# Competences — financial controller

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5e5b1b61-1351-4d3b-a293-deb3661715dd).

## Essential

- **accounting department processes** (knowledge)
- **analyse financial performance of a company** (skill/competence)
- **create a financial plan** (skill/competence)
- **develop financial statistics reports** (skill/competence)
- **enforce financial policies** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with accounting conventions** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate budgets** (skill/competence)
- **exert expenditure control** (skill/competence)
- **explain accounting records** (skill/competence)
- **financial department processes** (knowledge)
- **financial statements** (knowledge)
- **follow the statutory obligations** (skill/competence)
- **interpret financial statements** (skill/competence)
- **prepare financial statements** (skill/competence)
- **synthesise financial information** (skill/competence)
- **tax legislation** (knowledge)
- **track key performance indicators** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
- advise on tax planning (skill/competence)
- analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
- check accounting records (skill/competence)
- disseminate information on tax legislation (skill/competence)
- draft accounting procedures (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- insolvency law (knowledge)
- inspect government expenditures (skill/competence)
- liaise with auditors (skill/competence)
- liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
- liaise with shareholders (skill/competence)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage profitability (skill/competence)
- manage the general ledger (skill/competence)
- prepare financial auditing reports (skill/competence)
- prepare tax returns forms (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- supervise accounting operations (skill/competence)
- support development of annual budget (skill/competence)
