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Finance & Law
Financial Controller
The numbers person everyone trusts
€45k–€95k Demand: Medium
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Read a company's annual report and try to understand each section.
Management accounting
Financial reporting
IFRS/GAAP
What the work is really like
Financial controllers oversee accounting operations, produce financial reports and ensure the numbers are accurate — the engine room of every finance function.
1Reviewing month-end accounts before they go to the CFO
2Investigating a variance that doesn't make sense
3Coordinating the annual audit with external auditors
4Building a more efficient month-end close process
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Strengths you already bring
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Skills to develop
Management accounting
Financial reporting
IFRS/GAAP
Audit management
Team leadership
ERP systems
Estimated to job-ready: ~6 months of focused effort.
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