cost accountant

Corporate number cruncher

A cost accountant specializes in analyzing and tracking the expenses involved in producing goods or services.

Where general accountants handle broad financial records, cost accountants focus on manufacturing costs, labor, materials, and overhead to help businesses price products and control spending: The cost accountant identified where we were losing money on each unit.

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expense · overhead · variance · depreciation · inventory · direct labor · payroll · fiscal · fiscal year · quarterly · margins · profit margin · forecast · balance sheet · invoice · receivables · billable · accrual

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Opposites
accounting specialization

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Levy calculation professional

tax preparer · external auditor · public accountant · forensic accountant · tax advisor

organizational role orientation

cost accountantsales director

Manager of selling operations

sales manager · sales representative · fundraiser · investment banker · venture capitalist

Family

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Top 500,000
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