Daniel Gray (asker) Jan 21, 2022:

Thank you for all your help.

Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 19, 2022:

Hi David Haven't heard that word in decades, but it's more than appropriate.

David Hollywood Jan 19, 2022:

check this out and see to what extent "comptroller" would apply:

A comptroller is a management-level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization. A financial comptroller is a senior-level executive who acts as the head of accounting, and oversees the preparation of financial reports, such as balance sheets and income statements.

In most Commonwealth countries, the comptroller general, auditor general, or comptroller and auditor general is the external auditor of the budget execution of the government and of government-owned companies. Typically, the independent institution headed by the comptroller general is a member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions. In American government, the comptroller is effectively the chief financial officer of a public body.

In business management, the comptroller is closer to a chief audit executive, holding a senior role in internal audit functions. Generally, the title encompasses a variety of responsibilities, from overseeing accounting and monitoring internal controls to countersigning on expenses and commitments.

Ramey Rieger (X) Jan 18, 2022:

Senior accountant/auditor seems fine, as Phil suggests.

Steve Robbie Jan 18, 2022:

Management accounting "Controlling" is the German name for what we broadly refer to as "management accounting" in the UK. Larger German companies often keep this organisationally separate from the business of financial reporting (Rechnungswesen),* whereas British ones typically house both areas within a single "finance department". This can make it hard to translate - the distinction isn't as clear-cut in EN.

For your friend's CV you could try e.g. "accountant", "(senior) management accountant" or "financial controller" (the latter tends to be a fairly senior role). We all agree that controller on its own sounds weird in English.

* At any rate, that was the case when I lived there some years ago.