Cost Clerk
As a cost clerk, you investigate the cost associated with operations, such ass wages, materials and overheads.
You compile data to prepare operating budgets, and profit and loss calculations.
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Benefits
- Office Work
A typical day may involve:
- calculating and analysing the costs of proposed expenditure, wages and standard costs
- preparing bank reconciliations
- allocating expenditure to budget accounts
- summarising expenditure and receipts
- preparing records of standard costs and values for items such as raw materials and packaging supplies
- recording cost variations and contract price movements
- investigating the costs of proposed expenditures, quotations and estimates
- preparing reports
It helps to be good at:
- maths and budgeting
- communicating clearly
- attention to detail
- using technology
Qualifications/pathway options:
- Cert III in Accounts Administration
- Cert III in Business Administration
- Traineeship
You may be able to work in:
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Government
Related Roles
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Bookkeeper
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Construction estimator
- Accounts Clerk
