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controller

(also US comptroller)
 
 
/kənˈtrəʊlər/ noun [C] (also financial controller) ACCOUNTING

Definition

a senior manager who is responsible for preparing a company’s financial reports and making certain that the company’s accounts are regularly checked and correct: The controller must advise on potential acquisitions and business decisions made by the company.
(Definition of controller noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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