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, 73% of Controller job descriptions contained credit control as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

credit control
73%
finance
28%
finance team
19%
collections
19%
microsoft word
10%
financial services
10%
microsoft office
10%
confident
10%
debt recovery
10%
excel
10%
litigation
10%
outlook
10%
billing
10%
confidentiality
10%
invoicing
10%
meet deadlines
10%
reconciliation
10%
true team player
10%
aca
10%
sales ledger
10%
debt
10%
communication skills
10%
analytical
10%
aat
10%
customer accounts
10%
credit controller
10%
credit
10%
customer service
10%
financial controller
10%
self-motivated
10%
proactive approach
10%
meticulous
10%
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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.

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