Treasurers & Controllers

Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.

On the job, you would:

• Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
• Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
• Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.

Education

• bachelor's degree
• master's degree

Business

• accounting and economics
• management

Arts and Humanities

• English language

Math and Science

• arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Basic Skills

• reading work related information
• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

• thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
• measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Enterprising

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

• Integrity
• Attention to Detail
• Dependability
• Analytical Thinking
• Persistence
• Stress Tolerance

Verbal

• read and understand what is written
• communicate by speaking

Math

• choose the right type of math to solve a problem
• add, subtract, multiply, or divide

Ideas and Logic

• make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
• notice when problems happen

Visual Understanding

• quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things