You don't know the half of it. Recruiters are offering mid $200s for assistant controllers. More for Controllers. Director of SEC Reporting about the same as Assistant Controllers.
I know cause they email me every day looking to see if I know someone.
The recruiter gets $40k ish for filling the slot. I get nothing. I am not a recruiter.
But one thing they want is 5 years exp. and a CPA, MS/MBA not necessary.