Business Controller Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Business Controller Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Business Controller role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Business Controller job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 70% of Business Controller job descriptions contained credit control as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

credit control
70%
credit controller
25%
collections agent
20%
collections
20%
accounts assistant
20%
accounting
20%
aat
20%
sales ledger
15%
communication skills
15%
microsoft office
15%
billing
10%
cima
10%
acca
10%
aca
10%
accounts receivable
10%
debt management
10%
self management
10%
outsourcing
10%
computer literate
10%
customer service
10%
ledger
10%
english language skills
10%
true team player
10%
friendly personality
10%
interpersonal skills
10%
microsoft excel
10%
organisational skills
10%
responsiveness
10%
vat returns
5%
manufacturing accounts
5%
purchasers
5%
sales invoices
5%
purchase ledger
5%
collaboration
5%
credit check
5%
haulage
5%
invoice finance
5%
negotiating
5%
sage accounts
5%
financial controller
5%
cis returns
5%
balance sheet review
5%
bank reconciliation
5%
bank reconciliations
5%
hybrid
5%
flexible working
5%
didsbury
5%
written communication
5%
onsite
5%
numerical ability
5%
finance department
5%
finance
5%
credit
5%
controller
5%
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