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January 8th, 2010 at 10:45 pm

What job title would you give this?

My company isn't big on titles. You could call yourself whatever you want essentially. The only purpose they develop titles is to let outside companies know what role that person serves internally. For example, I've seen my boss refer to herself as the Partner Manager or as an Account Rep. The person who coordinates the deals has called himself the VP of Business Development or Advertising Director.

So just to give you guys a background as to WHY I'm confused.

But anyhow, I'm updating my resume and for my current job I don't know what to put. I don't work in Quickbooks. So I don't want to put a false title associated with my resume as I plan to apply to public accounting firms.

So here's what I do... essentially I have been called a "Data Analyst", "Business Analyst", "Budget Analyst", and I'm just not sure what the most appropriate "title" is.

 Developed & evaluated compliance with the departmental budget in accordance with the company’s overall strategic planning.
 Performed variance analyses to identify areas for improvement in the department’s budgeting process.
 Reconciled vendor invoices against contracts to ensure proper billing.
 Ensured that vendor accounts were paid on time and in accordance to contract terms.

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3 Responses to “Job title”

  1. Suzanne Says:
    January 8th, 2010 at 11:42 pm 1262994168
    1262994168

    In my opinion any of those titles would work as long as you are listing out your responsbilities like you did above. What's important is what you know how to do, not what they called you. Good luck!

  2. gertymac Says:
    January 9th, 2010 at 05:09 am 1263013799
    1263013799

    I think you should think about where you want to go in your career, and use a job title equal to or similar to the next step in your career path.

  3. Amber Says:
    January 9th, 2010 at 02:27 pm 1263047256
    1263047256

    I agree with Suzanne; in addition, I would go with something similar to the position you are applying for. Since resumes are more likely sent via e-mail its just a click away to chnage the job title...good luck

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