- Collecting and analyzing data about a company’s operational costs
- Setting standard costs of manufactured goods
- Developing and analyzing cost standards
- Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, including for small businesses
- Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
- Performing account reconciliations
- Preparing audit reports and presenting their findings to management
- Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit
- Advising executives and upper management on appropriate costing based on financial data
- Managing the company’s balance sheet and accounting books
- Supporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditure
Preferred QualificationsBachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or CommerceCMA, CPA, or equivalent (highly preferred)Experience in project costing or activity-based costing is a plusIndustry ExposureManufacturing or production-based companiesExperience with standard costing, inventory management, and process costingTechnical SkillsCost-volume-profit (CVP) analysisProduct costing and variance analysisStandard cost setting and updatesERP systems like SAP or Microsoft DynamicsAdvanced Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, macros)Account reconciliation and financial reportingGAAP/IFRS knowledge