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, 31% of Cost Accounting job descriptions contained acca as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

acca
31%
cima
31%
part qualified
31%
management accountant
24%
revenue recognition
16%
finalist
16%
manufacturing
16%
assistant financial analyst
16%
analysis
16%
forecasting
16%
intercompany
16%
project
16%
accountant
8%
assistant accountant
8%
cost accountant
8%
cost accounting
8%
finance analyst
8%
accounts payable
8%
sap
8%
aat
8%
finance business partner
8%
finance manager
8%
home working
8%
nottingham
8%
nottinghamshire
8%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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