Treasurers & Controllers

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $203,720.00
Average: $166,050.00
Hourly
Average: $79.83

What they do:

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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

100% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
96% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
94% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
91% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
88% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
88% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
87% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
85% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
84% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
83% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
83% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
80% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
68% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
66% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
83% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

81% Working Conditions  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
78% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
78% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
72% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
67% Recognition  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
78% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
75% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
75% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Mathematical Reasoning  -  The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
72% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
69% Number Facility  -  The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
66% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
66% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

71% Management of Financial Resources  -  Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
68% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
66% Judgment and Decision Making  -  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Monitor flow of cash or other resources.
Monitor organizational compliance with regulations.
Prepare operational budgets.
Administer compensation or benefits programs.
Compile operational data.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Prepare reports related to compliance matters.
Direct financial operations.
Supervise employees.
Direct financial operations.
Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise.
Conduct financial or regulatory audits.
Manage control system activities in organizations.
Approve expenditures.
Evaluate employee performance.
Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities.
Direct financial operations.
Develop organizational policies or programs.
Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures.
Analyze financial records to improve efficiency.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Determine resource needs.
Recommend organizational process or policy changes.
Conduct employee training programs.
Collect payments for goods or services.
Calculate financial data.
Analyze financial records to improve budgeting or planning.
Determine pricing or monetary policies.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

100% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
98% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
97% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
91% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
91% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
88% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
86% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
84% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
84% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
84% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
80% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
78% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
75% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
72% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
67% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
90% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

94% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
94% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
92% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
91% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
86% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
86% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
83% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
82% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
80% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
78% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
78% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
74% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
74% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
72% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
72% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
71% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
71% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
68% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
67% Monitoring and Controlling Resources  -  Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
66% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
65% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Getting Started

Education:
56%
Bachelor's Degree
32%
Master's Degree

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