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

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Financial Controller Skills List in Financial Services

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Financial Controller role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Financial Controller job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 31% of Financial Controller job descriptions contained finance as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

finance
31%
financial controller
24%
credit control
16%
aat
8%
buying
8%
property
8%
collections
8%
trend analysis
8%
supplier relationship management
8%
retail
8%
permanent
8%
hybrid working
8%
full time
8%
ethical
8%
client support
8%
buyer
8%
purchasing
8%
forecasting
8%
customer service
8%
microsoft word
8%
ledgers
8%
cashiers
8%
microsoft excel
8%
communication skills
8%
qbe
8%
prepayments
8%
ms office
8%
month end
8%
management accounts
8%
acca
8%
it literate
8%
finance analyst
8%
excel
8%
data. reporting
8%
business analyst
8%
analytical
8%
accruals
8%
winchester
8%
finance controller
8%
tax
8%
reporting
8%
controller
8%
cima
8%
audit
8%
accounting
8%
aca
8%
insurance
8%
junior
8%
graduate accountant
8%
graduate
8%
accountant
8%
trainee accounts assistant
8%
accounting graduate
8%
financial operations
8%
payroll
8%
resilience
8%
purchase orders
8%
purchase ledger
8%
financial reporting
8%
debt
8%
cash flow
8%
accounting software
8%
reconciliation
8%
sales ledger
8%
finance administrator
8%
finance administration
8%
data entry
8%
administration
8%
credit
8%
wealth management
8%
wealth
8%
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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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