# Cost Accounting

Skill · Finance and Accounting

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cost-accounting

Cost accounting is a branch of managerial accounting that focuses on capturing, analyzing, and controlling a company's costs of production, including direct materials, labor, and overhead. Cost accountants use methods like standard costing, activity-based costing, and variance analysis to help management set prices, budget, and improve operational efficiency. It differs from financial accounting in that it's used primarily for internal decision-making rather than external reporting.

## Cost Accounting in the job market

- Open roles: 14
- Employers hiring: 10
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside Cost Accounting

Measured from the 14 open roles that name Cost Accounting, not from a curated list.

- [Financial Reporting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-reporting) — 5 roles (35.7%)
- [Lean Manufacturing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/lean-manufacturing) — 4 roles (28.6%)
- [Microsoft Excel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-excel) — 4 roles (28.6%)
- [GAAP Compliance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gaap-compliance) — 3 roles (21.4%)
- [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management) — 3 roles (21.4%)
- [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sap) — 3 roles (21.4%)

## Roles that use Cost Accounting

- [Accountant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/accountant) — 3
- [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/controller) — 2
- [Financial Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/financial-manager) — 2
- [Business Development Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/business-development-manager) — 1
- [Director of FP&A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-fp-a) — 1
- [Manufacturing Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/manufacturing-manager) — 1

## Employers hiring for Cost Accounting

- [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — 3 open roles
- [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — 2 open roles
- [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 2 open roles
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 1 open role
- [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — 1 open role
- [Dippin' Dots](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dippin-dots) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Budgeting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/budgeting), [Variance Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/variance-analysis), [Cost Control](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/cost-control), [Operating Expense](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/operating-expense), [Operating Cost](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/operating-cost), [Contract Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/contract-accounting), [Project Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-accounting), [Product Costing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-costing), [Resource Consumption Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/resource-consumption-accounting), [Depreciation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/depreciation), [Financial Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/financial-accounting), [Specialized Accounting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/specialized-accounting)

## Open roles requiring Cost Accounting (14)

- [Director of Business](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/26b863e7-7a40-48b8-aa67-7c49b806a040/director-of-business-at-crane-co) at [Crane Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/crane-co) — Chandler, AZ
- [Value Stream Manager II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b06c002b-e8d2-427f-82df-ea7e4521cd4b/value-stream-manager-ii-at-andersen-corporation) at [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — Locust Grove, GA, $111,137 – $172,263
- [Lead – Enterprise-wide Business Systems Analysis](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7379643b-175d-475d-9d79-7829ca8d2b6b/lead-enterprise-wide-business-systems-analysis-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Albuquerque, NM, $101,000 – $154,000
- [Sr Team Lead Line Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ed0c0279-97f0-436a-b521-17c73580c960/sr-team-lead-line-lead-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Robinson, IL
- [Controller I- Gainesville, GA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d5b07d89-3047-4e9a-86da-8e73cd8b0d20/controller-i-gainesville-ga-at-tyson-foods) at [Tyson Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tyson-foods) — Gainesville, GA
- [Plant Finance Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/ea47e49b-180c-44b6-987d-59947e593d2a/plant-finance-lead-at-moderna) at [Moderna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/moderna) — Full-time
- [Director FP&A](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/51165dcc-2108-474d-a9f9-fd2727eb403f/director-fp-a-at-f5) at [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5) — Seattle, WA, $177,600 – $266,400
- [Division Finance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/978bb950-7859-4f85-bbb2-846420e47071/division-finance-manager-at-axiom-space) at [Axiom Space](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/axiom-space) — Houston, TX
- [Staff Accountant, Payments](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0321a744-35bc-4eb6-966c-e0a6419d3b4d/staff-accountant-payments-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Philadelphia, PA
- [Controller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/56228e8e-92e7-425f-a964-76427fea6b9f/controller-at-dippin-dots) at [Dippin' Dots](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/dippin-dots) — Carrollton, TX, $120,000

All 14 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=0ff391a8-dce0-4b6f-86d6-9ed4c4e46de8