comptroller

Etymology

From late Middle English compteroller, a spelling variant of countreroller (from which controller) due to folk etymology: the word was thought to have an etymological connection with Middle French compte (“account”) (Middle French compteroleur is attested circa 1375). Originally the two spellings were equivalent and pronounced identically; the modern pronunciation with [mp] is based on the spelling.

noun

1. The chief accountant of a company or government.
   The terms of the licence shall, in default of agreement, be settled by the comptroller. 1988, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 237