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

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Cost Controller Skills List in Accountancy

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for a Cost Controller role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Cost Controller job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 50% of Cost Controller job descriptions contained financial controller as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

financial controller
50%
cima
50%
acca
50%
aca
50%
management accountant
40%
finance manager
40%
finance business partner
40%
cost accounting
40%
cost accountant
40%
variance analysis
30%
business partnering
20%
bookkeeping
20%
bookkeeper
20%
credit control
20%
management accounts
20%
commercial finance
20%
business planning
20%
prepayments
10%
pnl
10%
journals
10%
costings
10%
balance sheet reconciliations
10%
balance sheet
10%
accruals
10%
aat
10%
auditing
10%
forecasting
10%
real estate
10%
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