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Treasurers and Controllers

Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.

Most important skills

  1. Complex Problem Solving
  2. Judgment and Decision Making
  3. Management of Financial Resources
  4. Reading Comprehension
  5. Active Listening
  6. Speaking
  7. Mathematics
  8. Critical Thinking

Key knowledge

  1. Economics and Accounting
  2. Administration and Management
  3. Mathematics
  4. English Language
  5. Computers and Electronics
  6. Administrative
  7. Personnel and Human Resources
  8. Customer and Personal Service

What the work involves

  • Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
  • Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
  • Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
  • Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
  • Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.
  • Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for activities, such as budget administration, cash and credit management, and accounting.

Strongest interest areas (O*NET): Conventional, Enterprising, Social.

Qualifications and licensing

Most common education
Bachelor's Degree (48% of expert ratings)
Related experience
Over 10 years (48%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (21.7%)
Preparation level
O*NET job zone 4: Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Licensing
Not yet verified. Check your state licensing board.
Check before planning
  • Licensing for Treasurers and Controllers is not yet verified for any state: check the state licensing board before planning.
  • Projection education uses SOC 11-3031 (detailed_parent); it may describe a broader group.
Limits
  • Distributions show what current workers or occupational experts report, not legal minimums.
  • Requirements vary by employer and state; time to qualify is not estimated.

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections · dataset 2026.10.8 · method e3-qualification-1.0.0

Work environment

How the typical conditions of this occupation compare with 911 occupations in O*NET (very low = the lowest fifth).

Levels are relative. Most occupations involve a lot of contact with people, for example, so “very low” can still mean regular contact; the last column shows what workers actually reported.

Rankings compare typical U.S. occupation-level work conditions; individual jobs and employers vary. Data: O*NET 31.0 Work Context and BLS wages (May 2025).
ConditionLevelCompared with other occupationsMost common answer (O*NET survey)
Contact with othersModerateHigher on contact with others than 57% of occupations compared64% of surveyed respondents chose “Constant contact with others”
Dealing with the publicVery lowLower on dealing with the public than 88% of occupations compared36% of surveyed respondents chose “Fairly important”
TeamworkModerateLower on teamwork than 53% of occupations compared54% of surveyed respondents chose “Very important”
Freedom to make decisionsLowLower on freedom to make decisions than 66% of occupations compared64% of surveyed respondents chose “Some freedom”
Time pressureHighHigher on time pressure than 68% of occupations compared44% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a week or more but not every day”
Conflict situationsLowLower on conflict situations than 61% of occupations compared42% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a month or more but not every week”
Dealing with unpleasant or angry peopleVery lowLower on dealing with unpleasant or angry people than 92% of occupations compared46% of surveyed respondents chose “Once a year or more but not every month”
Consequence of errorModerateHigher on consequence of error than 58% of occupations compared44% of surveyed respondents chose “Very serious”

Work-pressure profile

  • Time pressure: high
  • Conflict situations: low
  • Dealing with unpleasant or angry people: very low
  • Consequence of error: moderate

Each part is shown on its own. There is no combined stress score, and conditions vary by employer and role.

Full answer distributions

Contact with others

  • No contact with others: 0%
  • Occasional contact with others: 0%
  • Contact with others about half the time: 16%
  • Contact with others most of the time: 20%
  • Constant contact with others: 64%

n = 25, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Dealing with the public

  • Not important at all: 28%
  • Fairly important: 36%
  • Important: 24%
  • Very important: 8%
  • Extremely important: 4%

n = 25, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Teamwork

  • Not important at all: 0%
  • Fairly important: 4.17%
  • Important: 4.17%
  • Very important: 54.17%
  • Extremely important: 37.5%

n = 24, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Freedom to make decisions

  • No freedom: 0%
  • Very little freedom: 8%
  • Limited freedom: 8%
  • Some freedom: 64%
  • A lot of freedom: 20%

n = 25, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Time pressure

  • Never: 4%
  • Once a year or more but not every month: 0%
  • Once a month or more but not every week: 16%
  • Once a week or more but not every day: 44%
  • Every day: 36%

n = 25, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Conflict situations

  • Never: 8.33%
  • Once a year or more but not every month: 33.33%
  • Once a month or more but not every week: 41.67%
  • Once a week or more but not every day: 16.67%
  • Every day: 0%

n = 24, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Dealing with unpleasant or angry people

  • Never: 29.17%
  • Once a year or more but not every month: 45.83%
  • Once a month or more but not every week: 20.83%
  • Once a week or more but not every day: 4.17%
  • Every day: 0%

n = 24, Occupational Expert 08/2026

Consequence of error

  • Not serious at all: 12%
  • Fairly serious: 20%
  • Serious: 16%
  • Very serious: 44%
  • Extremely serious: 8%

n = 25, Occupational Expert 08/2026

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