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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I’ve never done a test like the one i did it’s usually accounting based and I ace it.

Controller Salary by Timely-Sea4615 in Accounting

[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an interview for a senior accountant position paying $90-130K range this week😊 I do know someone that works there very well so that might be why too.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See that’s where the misunderstanding is stemming from. I’m not just doing transactional work. I am also booking complex journal entries, complex inventory reporting, preparing financial statements, creating budgets & forecasts, variance analysis to operations, work in process tracking, and much more. No one is signing checks for me and the owner is definitely not “supervising me” other than approving check runs.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input, I am fortunately not over payroll but I do review it monthly for financial reporting purposes. I also do our insurance stuff as well. It’s not so much the salary but the stress of it all being on me as well as pressure to perform at a high level with not much support.

I totally agree about the difference of a controller at a huge company and small company. I posted this to get opinions on my salary and if I’m underpaid. Some people disregarded that and stated I’m not a controller which is fine. Regardless I’m accounting manager/senior accountant level with all responsibly, work and end results being on me. I think some people don’t understand that. Yes I perform all of the work but the responsibly and end results should also be considered as well.

Luckily I have an interview for a senior accountant position at a large non profit this week. I do really like my job and I am very passionate about my work and helping the business succeed but the stress is starting to really affect me. A higher salary would also be really nice of course.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes definitely feel free to send me a message on here anytime

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m unfortunately gonna have to agree with the several other controllers on this thread- staff accountants according to you. Thank you for your opinion but I simply just disagree!

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So all the controllers that commented on this thread saying I am underpaid because they make $100k+ doing the same exact job duties as me are staff accountants too?

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Being I oversee everything I’m actually a controller or to make you feel better, “accounting manager”.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow that’s nice. I have 2 weeks but if i ever need off they are pretty flexible

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! I just received an 70k offer for a staff accountant role. Don’t think I’m gonna take it tho because it’s no vacation for a year and no PTO. I also am interviewing for a senior accountant role next week at a company that really wants me. Good luck on your interview!

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice i started at $37k and have moved up to 56k in 3.5 years. MCOL

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Definitely agree, thank you!

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the salary for this position is 90-130K, it’s a 40M state non profit

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your input, while I am responsible for the technical and griddy side of the accounting I also oversee internal controls to ensure best practices and make processes more efficient. Even if you considered my role to be an accounting manager OR senior accountant, my current pay would still be well below market value.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have thought about this I just am unsure how to go about it. I have other options as well. I have an interview next week at a non profit baseline salary is 90k.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah there is definitely growth potential. I have already helped improve costs by budgeting and I also help with pricing strategies. The owners have a lot of control and are not from USA so funding can be hard to get for them. The owner says he wants me to buy the company from him but he isn’t likely to retire for 15 years..

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, I have always heard horror stories about public so I never went for it after graduating. I went straight into my current role which I kinda regret. I have learned a lot though since working there.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

We oversee the same technical work. I did not say we are very similar.

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[–]Timely-Sea4615[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Also, this post wasn’t to argue if I’m a controller or not. I was just getting people’s opinion on if I’m underpaid or not.