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A comptroller or controller is a person who supervises cash flow in an organization. A Comptroller is typically a public official responsible for auditing government accounts and sometimes certifying expenditures. A Controller is an accountant in a corporation who performs similar functions.

In the United States and United Kingdom, a Controller or Financial Controller is a senior position within most companies, often reporting to a Chief Financial Officer.

Ireland

The office of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is outlined in Article 33 of the Constitution of Ireland. The CAG is appointed by the President on the nomination of Dáil Éireann. Based in Dublin Castle, the CAG operates independently of government. The office is required to audit spending authorized by the legislature. The current holder of the office is John Purcell. The comptroller directly deals with the citizens along with other city officials.

United States

In the U.S. government, the Comptroller General is the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an agency founded in 1921 to ensure the accountability of the federal government. Banks are supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.[1]

United Kingdom

The title of comptroller is also used in British Politics - the Comptroller of the Household is a senior Whip, a senior member of the Royal Household, though his duties in this regard are purely nominal. The Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, however, is a full-time member of the Royal Household. His duties are concerned with the arrangement of ceremonial affairs rather than financial affairs.

In the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands, Comptroller is the name for second-most senior Law Officer of the Crown. This corresponds to the office of Deputy Attorney-General in Jersey and other jurisdictions.

Etymology

The term comptroller arose simply as a misspelling of the word controller, due to confusion over that word's French and Latin roots. Middle English countreroller was mixed with the French compte ("on account"). Nonetheless, it is still a relatively common spelling of the job description.[2][3]

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Cash flow is a term that refers to the amount of cash being received and spent by a business during a defined period of time, sometimes tied to a specific project. Measurement of cash flow can be used
  • to evaluate the state or performance of a business or project.

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A financial audit, or more accurately, an audit of financial statements
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government is a body that has the power to make and the authority to enforce rules and laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group.[1]
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Accountant, or Qualified Accountant, or Professional Accountant, is a certified accountancy and financial expert in the jurisdiction of many countries. Such as other legally-restricted professions including medical doctors and lawyers, different countries have their
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Business organizations
Basic forms:
Sole proprietorship
Corporation
Partnership
(General · Limited · LLP)
Cooperative
USA:
Business trust · LLC · LLLP
Delaware corporation
Nevada corporation
UK/Commonwealth:
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Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a company or public agency is the corporate officer primarily responsible for managing the financial risks of the business or agency.
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Republic of Ireland

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Ireland

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  • Referendum
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President of Ireland (Irish: Uachtarán na hÉireann) [uːəxt̪ˠəɾaːn̪ˠ n̪ˠə heːɼən̪ˠ] is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland.
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Dáil Éireann

Type Lower house of Oireachtas

Ceann Comhairle John O'Donoghue, Fianna Fáil
since 14 June 2007

Members 166
Political groups Fianna Fáil
Fine Gael
Labour Party
Green Party
Independents
Sinn Féin
Progressive Democrats
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Dublin Castle (Irish: Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, is a major Irish governmental complex, formerly the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland until 1922.
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The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, project or product.
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Oireachtas (IPA: [ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ]) is the "national parliament"[1] or legislature of the Republic of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann.
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The Comptroller General of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office), a legislative branch agency founded by Congress in 1921 to ensure the accountability of the federal government.
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Government Accountability Office

Agency overview
Formed July 11921

Headquarters 441 G St., NW
Washington, D.C.
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (or OCC) was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and the federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States.
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The Politics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland takes place in the framework of a constitutional monarchy in which the Monarch is head of state and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government.
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The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member.
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In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. The term originated in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and derives from the "whipper-in" at a fox hunt.
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The royal household in all the early medieval monarchies of Western Europe formed the basis for the general government of the country.
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A bailiwick is the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff. The term was also applied to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a Crown grant.
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Anthem
"God Save the Queen" (official)
"Sarnia Cherie" (official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required)


Capital St Peter Port

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Channel Islands (Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes/Îles de la Manche) are a group of islands in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy, but dependent on the British Crown.
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Anthem
"God Save the Queen"  (official)
"Ma Normandie" ("My Normandy")  (official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required)
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The Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member.
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In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. Treasurers are also employed by organizations to look after funds.

Government

The Treasury of a country is the department responsible for the country's economy, finance and revenue.
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Auditor general may refer to,
  • Comptroller and Auditor-General
  • Auditor General for Scotland
  • Auditor General of Canada
  • Auditor General of Pakistan

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