Cost Accounting Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Accountancy

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Cost Accounting Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Cost Accounting role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Cost Accounting job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 19% of Cost Accounting job descriptions contained accounts payable as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

accounts payable
19%
management accounts
19%
cost accounting
13%
finance analyst
13%
financial analysis
13%
assistant accountant
13%
management accounting
13%
purchase ledger
13%
part qualified
13%
acca
13%
accounts
13%
cima
13%
finance
13%
qbe
7%
reporting
7%
microsoft office
7%
sap
7%
revenue accounting
7%
cogs
7%
identifying process improvements
7%
e-commerce
7%
inventory
7%
part time
7%
mrp
7%
retail
7%
flexible
7%
stock management
7%
accounts assistant
7%
growth
7%
accounting
7%
microsoft excel
7%
hybrid working
7%
management accountant
7%
implementation
7%
cost management
7%
vat
7%
progression
7%
manufacturing environment
7%
study support
7%
ms excel
7%
working from home
7%
analysis
7%
costing
7%
financial accounts
7%
budgeting
7%
direct cost accounting
7%
manufacturing
7%
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