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, 29% of Cost Accounting job descriptions contained aat as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

aat
29%
accountant
22%
financial reporting
15%
finance manager
15%
advanced excel
15%
cost benefit
15%
cost management
15%
financial data
15%
financial planning
15%
finance
15%
manufacturing environment
15%
financial analysis
15%
cash flow
15%
variance analysis
15%
matrix management
15%
accounts payable
8%
payable
8%
ledger
8%
ar
8%
ap
8%
management accountant
8%
purchase ledger
8%
sap
8%
temp
8%
accounts recievable
8%
telford
8%
bookkeeping
8%
management accounting
8%
sheet reconciliations
8%
accounting
8%
compliance
8%
manager
8%
operations
8%
reporting
8%
acca
8%
assistant accountant
8%
assistant management accountant
8%
cima
8%
credit control
8%
quickbooks
8%
xero
8%
financial goals
8%
fm
8%
management reporting
8%
partnering
8%
pivot tables
8%
journal entries
8%
financial accountant
8%
accounts receivable
8%
cost accountant
8%
accounts assistant
8%
credit controller
8%
sales ledger
8%
team leader
8%
finance business partner
8%
management accounts
8%
mi reports
8%
cost reduction
8%
key performance indicators
8%
mi
8%
microsoft excel
8%
accounts
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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