comptroller

kənˈtrəʊlə

Definition

Definition of comptroller - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance officer

official responsible for financial oversight

The comptroller reviewed the budget reports thoroughly..

finance manager

treasurer

accounting

chief accountant of a company or government

The comptroller presented the annual financial report.

accountant

auditor

controller

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Origin of comptroller

Middle English, countreroller (controller)

Terms with comptroller included in their meaning

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CAG

acr.

acr: Comptroller and Auditor General

official who audits government accounts

compt.

abbr.

abr: Comptroller

person who manages money for a company or government

OCC

acr.

acr: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

government office overseeing banks

SCO

acr.

acr: State Comptroller's Office

government office managing state finances

comptrollership

business

position of a comptroller in an organization

Examples of comptroller in a sentence

The new comptroller implemented stricter budget controls.
The comptroller audited the department's expenses.
A new comptroller was appointed to oversee the budget.

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French:contrôleur financier, ...
German:Rechnungsprüfer, ...
Italian:controllore, ...
Spanish:interventor, ...
Portuguese:controlador financeiro, controlador, ...
Chinese:财务总监, 总会计师, ...
Japanese:監査役, 経理部長, ...
Arabic:مُرَاقِب مَالِيّ, رَئِيس الحِسابات, ...
Hebrew:מְבַקֵּר חֲשְׁבּוֹנוֹת, רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן רָאשִׁי, ...
Russian:финансовый контролер, контролёр, ...
Ukrainian:фінансовий контролер, контролер, ...
Hindi:नियंत्रक, मुख्य लेखाकार, ...
Bengali:হিসাবরক্ষক, ...
Catalan:comptable, ...
Czech:kontrolor, hlavní účetní, ...
Danish:revisor, chefrevisor, ...
Dutch:controleur, financieel directeur, ...
Greek:ελεγκτής, λογιστής, ...
Hungarian:pénzügyi ellenőr, főkönyvelő, ...
Khmer:អ្នកត្រួតពិនិត្យហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ប្រធានគណនេយ្យករ, ...
Korean:재무 감독관, 감사관, ...
Persian:کنترل‌کننده مالی, حسابدار ارشد, ...
Polish:kontroler finansowy, kontroler, ...
Portuguese (BR):controlador financeiro, controlador, ...
Romanian:controlor financiar, contabil-șef, ...
Swedish:revisor, huvudrevisor, ...
Thai:ผู้ควบคุมการเงิน, หัวหน้าฝ่ายบัญชี, ...
Turkish:mali denetçi, muhasebe müdürü, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm soát viên tài chính, kế toán trưởng, ...

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Definition of comptroller - Reverso English Dictionary

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