The controller position is one of the most important within the SBE. It can be shared by multiple students, so long as they are able to work together to achieve their objectives. All students involved in accounting and bookkeeping must obviously have developed skills necessary for those fields, including great attention to detail, solid math skills, organization, and trustworthiness. Money, after all, can be tempting to some. So you must trust whatever students are tasked with managing the business’s finances.
The controller(s) must also have a firm grasp on the basics of accounting and bookkeeping. Accurate bookkeeping is critical to running an efficient and effective SBE, as the business’s numbers will have wide-ranging effects on every other department of the business. The controller(s) must then be able to communicate necessary accounting information with other departments. It is especially important that the controller(s) can explain to each department those aspects of the business’s finances that are relevant to that department.
Responsibilities:
Recording Expenses
Recording Revenue
Create Financial Reports
Create Sales Forecasts
Skills Required:
Organization
Must Know:
Accounting Principles
Basic Bookkeeping
