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 aat as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

aat
31%
purchase ledger
31%
accounts payable
27%
accounts receivable
27%
finance
24%
accounts
24%
sales ledger
24%
accounts assistant
20%
sage
20%
payroll
16%
financial analysis
12%
cash flow
12%
credit control
12%
cost management
12%
financial controller
8%
finance business partner
8%
forecasting
8%
real estate
8%
variance analysis
8%
xero
8%
management accounts
8%
auditing
8%
energy
8%
manufacturing environment
8%
cost accountant
8%
accountant
8%
advanced excel
4%
cost benefit
4%
financial data
4%
financial planning
4%
financial reporting
4%
team leader
4%
mi reports
4%
microsoft excel
4%
finance manager
4%
matrix management
4%
accounts recievable
4%
ap
4%
ar
4%
ledger
4%
payable
4%
sap
4%
temp
4%
cost reduction
4%
key performance indicators
4%
mi
4%
accountancy and finance
4%
accounting
4%
acca
4%
analytics
4%
cima
4%
month end
4%
part qualified
4%
bank reconciliations
4%
bookkeeping
4%
expense management
4%
payment systems
4%
credit controller
4%
hr
4%
quickbooks
4%
financial goals
4%
fm
4%
management reporting
4%
partnering
4%
pivot tables
4%
journal entries
4%
financial accountant
4%
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