Modeled career paths · Accounting

Where does a Controller go next?

What employers are asking a Controller for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
VP Accounting+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
91% of modeled moves out of Controller go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Marketing+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
VP Sales+74% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Sales. 3% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Marketing Officer+130% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Marketing. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Marketing+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
5% of modeled moves out of Controller go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Sales+22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
5% of modeled moves out of Controller go here
lateral93% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.