Treasurers and Controllers
Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
$166,570 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 54%
- 44%
- 1%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 16%. Today's estimate: 21%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 22 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.Done daily by most who do it. | 20% | 3.3 h50 min to 1 work day | 28%Half by Feb 2027 | |
| Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 14% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | Stays with people | |
| Supervise employees performing financial reporting, accounting, billing, collections, payroll, and budgeting duties.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.3 h25 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Handle all aspects of employee insurance, benefits, and casualty programs, including monitoring changes in health insurance regulations and creating budgets for benefits and worker's compensation.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Analyze the financial details of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 4% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 2.5 work days | 8%Half by Sep 2027 | |
| Conduct or coordinate audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.3 work weeks | 1%Half by Jul 2028 | |
| Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | 97%Half by now | |
| Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
- Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only)113,190 people
- Management of Companies and Enterprises94,170 people
- Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities70,400 people
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services59,650 people
- Insurance Carriers34,690 people
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.