Cost Accountant

Remote

💰 Finance

Cost Accountants are typically employed at consulting firms, accounting agencies or in-house accounting departments at large companies to analyze a company’s expenditures and create reports to advise on improving efficiency and reducing financial waste. They review a company’s financial documents and recommend new accounting procedures that could improve cash flow and make it easier to understand and itemize expense reports. Cost Accountants use financial software to identify inconsistencies and irregularities in operational costs and model the impact of possible budget changes on a company’s financial health. Their role is to improve financial efficiency and give data-driven advice to company leadership.

What does a Cost Accountant do?

A Cost Accountant , or Cost Analyst, is a financial professional who’s responsible for assessing business expenses and preparing optimized budget plans for their employer. Their duties include reviewing financial records, researching the market rate for key business costs and adjusting the company ledger to accurately reflect balance sheets.

Responsibilities

A Cost Accountant should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Cost Accountant should be able to execute:

Collecting and analyzing data about a company’s operational costs
Setting standard costs of manufactured goods
Developing and analyzing cost standards
Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, including for small businesses
Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
Performing account reconciliations

Required Skills

A competitive Cost Accountant will have certain skills and qualifications, including:

Advanced knowledge of mathematics and statistics
Understanding of organizational accounting concepts
Strong financial analysis skills
Ability to prepare financial reports and give recommendations based on available data
Superior knowledge of financial reporting software tools and ERP software
Ability to perform risk and security assessments

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