Cost Accountant job description

About the job

We are looking for a cost accountant to work out the true cost of each product or service and analyse cost variances, so that management can base pricing and cost-saving decisions on accurate figures.

Duties and responsibilities

• Calculate the cost of products and services and keep cost sheets up to date
• Allocate overheads to cost centres and products
• Track raw material, labour and production costs and value inventory under the approved policy
• Analyse how actual costs vary from standard and budgeted costs and explain why
• Prepare pricing studies and analyse product and customer profitability
• Prepare monthly cost reports for management and suggest ways to cut costs
• Take part in preparing the production and expense budgets

Working conditions

• Taking part in stock counts in warehouses and production areas

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• 3 to 6 years of experience in cost accounting

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Costing
• Variance analysis
• Inventory
• Excel
• Budgeting
• Standard costing
• Profitability analysis
• ERP systems

Preferred

• The CMA certificate, or working towards it
• Experience in a factory or other production business
• Experience with the costing or inventory module of an ERP system