noun
- the office, position, or term of a comptroller (a financial officer responsible for auditing accounts and managing finances)
Usage: formal; administrative
Examples
- She was appointed to the comptrollership of the university after twenty years in accounting.
- The comptrollership requires extensive knowledge of financial regulations and auditing standards.
- During his comptrollership, the city's budget deficit was significantly reduced.
- The board voted to establish a new comptrollership position to oversee all departmental spending.
- He declined the comptrollership offer to remain in his current role as chief financial officer.