11-3031.01 Bright Outlook

Treasurers & Controllers

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

Career Cluster:Management & Entrepreneurship
Job Family:Management
Job Zone:Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
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Key Tasks

  • Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
  • Prepare and file annual tax returns or prepare financial information so that outside accountants can complete tax returns.
  • Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties.
  • 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.
  • Receive cash and checks and make deposits.
  • Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
  • Perform tax planning work.
  • Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of accounting and other financial staff, recommending and implementing personnel actions, such as promotions and dismissals.
  • Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
  • Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
  • Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.
  • Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.
  • Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.
  • Handle all aspects of employee insurance, benefits, and casualty programs, including monitoring changes in health insurance regulations and creating budgets for benefits and worker's compensation.
  • Lead staff training and development in budgeting and financial management areas.
  • Determine depreciation rates to apply to capitalized items and advise management on actions regarding the purchase, lease, or disposal of such items.

Skills

Reading Comprehension
78%
Complex Problem Solving
78%
Critical Thinking
78%
Judgment and Decision Making
78%
Speaking
75%
Management of Financial Resources
75%
Monitoring
72%
Active Listening
72%
Mathematics
69%
Active Learning
66%
Writing
66%
Systems Evaluation
66%
Coordination
60%
Time Management
60%
Systems Analysis
56%
Social Perceptiveness
53%
Management of Personnel Resources
53%
Negotiation
53%
Persuasion
50%
Learning Strategies
50%
Instructing
47%
Management of Material Resources
44%
Service Orientation
44%
Operations Analysis
41%
Operations Monitoring
22%
Quality Control Analysis
22%
Programming
16%
Technology Design
16%
Science
6%
Operation and Control
3%
Repairing
0%
Troubleshooting
0%
Installation
0%
Equipment Selection
0%
Equipment Maintenance
0%

Knowledge

Economics and Accounting
90%
English Language
80%
Administration and Management
76%
Mathematics
73%
Personnel and Human Resources
53%
Customer and Personal Service
46%
Law and Government
46%
Computers and Electronics
45%
Education and Training
39%
Administrative
37%
Communications and Media
25%
Sales and Marketing
24%
Psychology
23%
Public Safety and Security
20%
Production and Processing
19%
Sociology and Anthropology
15%
Geography
11%
Engineering and Technology
11%
Telecommunications
11%
Philosophy and Theology
10%
Foreign Language
10%
Transportation
7%
Design
6%
History and Archeology
5%
Therapy and Counseling
5%
Medicine and Dentistry
3%
Mechanical
2%
Food Production
2%
Building and Construction
1%
Fine Arts
1%
Physics
1%
Biology
0%
Chemistry
0%

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Abilities

Inductive Reasoning
78%
Written Comprehension
78%
Near Vision
75%
Oral Comprehension
75%
Deductive Reasoning
75%
Problem Sensitivity
75%
Oral Expression
75%
Written Expression
75%
Mathematical Reasoning
72%
Information Ordering
72%
Number Facility
69%
Speech Clarity
66%
Speech Recognition
66%
Category Flexibility
63%
Fluency of Ideas
56%
Originality
56%
Perceptual Speed
53%
Flexibility of Closure
50%
Speed of Closure
47%
Memorization
44%
Selective Attention
41%
Far Vision
35%
Visualization
35%
Time Sharing
35%
Finger Dexterity
28%
Visual Color Discrimination
22%
Hearing Sensitivity
19%
Auditory Attention
19%
Depth Perception
16%
Trunk Strength
13%
Dynamic Strength
6%
Wrist-Finger Speed
6%
Manual Dexterity
3%
Sound Localization
0%
Reaction Time
0%
Extent Flexibility
0%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
0%
Night Vision
0%
Stamina
0%
Static Strength
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Multilimb Coordination
0%
Spatial Orientation
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Control Precision
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
94%
Getting Information
94%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
92%
Analyzing Data or Information
91%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
86%
Working with Computers
86%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
83%
Processing Information
82%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
80%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
78%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
78%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
74%
Developing and Building Teams
74%
Coaching and Developing Others
72%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
72%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
71%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
71%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
68%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
67%
Thinking Creatively
66%
Documenting/Recording Information
65%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
64%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
63%
Scheduling Work and Activities
62%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
61%
Staffing Organizational Units
58%
Training and Teaching Others
56%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
54%
Selling or Influencing Others
53%
Performing Administrative Activities
52%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
51%
Assisting and Caring for Others
39%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
24%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
14%
Performing General Physical Activities
10%
Controlling Machines and Processes
9%
Handling and Moving Objects
8%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
4%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
4%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
3%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
0%

Work Context

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

100%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

98%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

97%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

91%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

91%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

90%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

88%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

86%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

86%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

84%

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

84%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

84%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

80%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

80%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

78%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

75%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

72%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

67%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

64%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

58%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

53%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

51%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

44%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

40%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

38%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

37%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

36%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

30%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

29%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

21%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

18%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

11%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

8%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

7%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

6%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

4%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

3%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

3%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

3%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

3%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

3%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

2%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

1%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

1%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

1%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

1%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

1%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

1%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

0%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

0%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

0%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

0%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

0%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

0%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

0%

Education

Bachelor's degree

56%

Master's degree

32%

Associate's degree

4%

Interests

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

87

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

86

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

28

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

23

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

5

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

0

Work Styles

Attention to Detail
100%
Dependability
98%
Integrity
98%
Cautiousness
87%
Leadership Orientation
86%
Achievement Orientation
76%
Intellectual Curiosity
69%
Self-Confidence
62%
Initiative
61%
Perseverance
59%
Self-Control
57%
Stress Tolerance
54%
Cooperation
43%
Adaptability
42%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
41%
Social Orientation
39%
Sincerity
33%
Innovation
32%
Empathy
11%
Optimism
9%
Humility
0%

Work Values

Working Conditions
81%
Achievement
78%
Independence
78%
Support
72%
Recognition
67%
Relationships
50%

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