cost analyst
ISCO: 2411. Skills: 33. Essential: 13.
Essential skills
- assess financial viability
- company policies
- control of expenses
- cost management
- evaluate budgets
- financial department processes
- identify process improvements
- interpret financial statements
- liquidity management
- perform cost accounting activities
- prepare cost-plus pricing models
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- synthesise financial information
Supporting skills
- advise on tax planning
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse financial risk
- analyse transportation costs
- calculate production costs
- carry out tendering
- create a financial plan
- create a financial report
- disseminate information on tax legislation
- enforce financial policies
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- exert expenditure control
- explain accounting records
- financial forecasting
- manage budgets
- manage inventory
- manage payroll reports
- negotiate supplier arrangements
- prepare financial statements
- support development of annual budget