Controller Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Financial Services

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Controller Skills List in Financial Services

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Controller role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Controller job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 45% of Controller job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
45%
collections
39%
credit control
34%
customer service
23%
credit controller
17%
recoveries
12%
invoicing
12%
finance team
12%
confidentiality
12%
billing
12%
meet deadlines
12%
reconciliation
12%
true team player
12%
controller
12%
debt
12%
debt management
12%
financial controller
12%
collections advisor
6%
operations
6%
proactive approach
6%
meticulous
6%
senior finance
6%
qualified finance
6%
qualified accountant
6%
financial accountant
6%
collections team
6%
team leader
6%
nhs
6%
assertiveness
6%
communication skills
6%
highly detailed
6%
self-motivated
6%
commercial finance
6%
sales
6%
accounts
6%
balance sheets
6%
birmingham
6%
days-based
6%
excel
6%
funds
6%
invoices
6%
loss
6%
midlands
6%
payments
6%
invoice
6%
sutton coldfield
6%
trends
6%
west
6%
accounting
6%
data
6%
management
6%
manufacturing
6%
allocation
6%
category
6%

While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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