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Financial Controller

6-month job volume
3,926

Job openings advertised on ACCA Careers in the past 6 months

Job openings trend
Growing

Growth trend for job openings on ACCA Careers

 
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Skills and Expertise

Skill and expertise held by people in the Financial Controller role
  • Budgets & Budgeting
  • Forecasting
  • Audit
  • Taxation
  • Internal Control
  • Cash Flows
  • Financial Statements/Financial Reports
  • Financial Report Writing
  • Payroll
  • Reconciliations

Education

Education held by people in the Financial Controller role
Most common education level
Bachelors degree
Education Subjects Studied
Accounting
Finance

Qualifications

Qualifications held by people in the Financial Controller role
  • (ACCA) Chartered Certified Accountant
  • (ACA-ICAEW) Chartered Accountant Qualification
  • (CIMA) Certified Management Accountant

Recruitment trends

Recruitment data for Financial Controller jobs on ACCA Careers

New job openings over time

Job openings trend
Growing
Growth trend for job openings on ACCA Careers
  • September 2024 New jobs: 386
  • October 2024 New jobs: 750
  • November 2024 New jobs: 659
  • December 2024 New jobs: 597
  • January 2025 New jobs: 812
  • February 2025 New jobs: 722

Career path

Real world examples of career paths taken by those in the Financial Controller role

Data recently sourced from Financial Controller CVs

    1. Accountant

      3 years

    2. Finance Manager

      4 years

    3. Financial Controller
    4. Head of Finance

      3 years

    5. Finance Director

      2 years

    1. Assistant Accountant

      2 years

    2. Accountant

      2 years

    3. Financial Controller
    4. Chief Financial Officer

      5 years

    1. Accountant

      3 years

    2. Senior Accountant

      7 years

    3. Financial Controller
    4. Finance Director

      3 years

    5. Chief Financial Officer

      2 years

Financial Controller jobs

  • VP - Finance Controller

    • Chennai, IN
    • A competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing
    • Standard Chartered Bank
    1 day to apply
  • Financial Controller

    • Cardiff
    • £50000 - £60000 per annum
    • Michael Page
    1 day to apply
  • Senior Financial Controller (remote or hybrid)

    • London - remote or hybrid
    • 70,000-85,000
    • Masabi
    3 days to apply