Comptroller — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who maintains and audits business accounts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈuːmɪnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstɹɪkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstɹɪkt/

3 syllables Say it as /kjˈuːmɪnz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

accountant controller

Word Forms

accountantship	noun	the position of accountant
accountancy	noun	the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
account	verb	keep an account of
comptrollership	noun	the position of comptroller
controllership	noun	the position of controller
control	verb	verify by using a duplicate register for comparison

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Controller

jemand, der Geschäftskonten führt und prüft

🇫🇷French

contrôleur

quelqu'un qui tient et vérifie les comptes d'entreprise

🇪🇸Spanish

contralor

alguien que mantiene y audita cuentas comerciales

🇮🇹Italian

controllore

qualcuno che mantiene e controlla i conti aziendali

🇳🇱Dutch

controleur

iemand die zakelijke rekeningen bijhoudt en controleert

🇵🇹Portuguese

controlador

alguém que mantém e audita contas comerciais

🇷🇺Russian

контролер

тот, кто ведет и проверяет коммерческие счета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंट्रोलर

कोई व्यक्ति जो व्यावसायिक खातों का रखरखाव और लेखापरीक्षा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রক

এমন কেউ যিনি ব্যবসার অ্যাকাউন্ট রক্ষণাবেক্ষণ করেন এবং নিরীক্ষা করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டுப்படுத்துபவர்

வணிக கணக்குகளை பராமரிக்கும் மற்றும் தணிக்கை செய்யும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

కంట్రోలర్

వ్యాపార ఖాతాలను నిర్వహించే మరియు ఆడిట్ చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नियंत्रक

व्यवसाय खात्यांची देखरेख आणि ऑडिट करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિયંત્રક

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વ્યવસાય એકાઉન્ટ્સ જાળવે છે અને ઓડિટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ

ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಖಾತೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಲೆಕ್ಕಪರಿಶೋಧಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൺട്രോളർ

ബിസിനസ്സ് അക്കൗണ്ടുകൾ പരിപാലിക്കുകയും ഓഡിറ്റ് ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਟ੍ਰੋਲਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰੀ ਖਾਤਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਾਂਭ-ਸੰਭਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਆਡਿਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنٹرولر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کاروباری کھاتوں کی دیکھ بھال اور آڈٹ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主计长

维护和审计企业账户的人

🇯🇵Japanese

監査役

ビジネスアカウントを維持および監査する人

🇰🇷Korean

감사관

비즈니스 계정을 유지하고 감사하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người kiểm soát

người duy trì và kiểm toán tài khoản doanh nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ควบคุม

คนที่ดูแลและตรวจสอบบัญชีธุรกิจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengawas

seseorang yang mengelola dan mengaudit akun bisnis

🇵🇭Filipino

tagakontrol

isang taong nagpapanatili at nag-audit ng mga account ng negosyo

🇲🇾Malay

pengawas

seseorang yang menyelenggara dan mengaudit akaun perniagaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مراقب

شخص يحافظ على الحسابات التجارية ويراجعها

🇮🇷Persian

کنترل کننده

شخصی که حساب های تجاری را نگهداری و حسابرسی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

denetçi

işletme hesaplarını koruyan ve denetleyen biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבַקֵר

מישהו שמנהל ומבקר חשבונות עסקיים

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