2.1 KiB
2.1 KiB
Competences — cost analyst
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/84871c2a-abd1-45eb-b03a-65e51a26fd84).
Essential
- assess financial viability (skill/competence)
- company policies (knowledge)
- control of expenses (skill/competence)
- cost management (knowledge)
- evaluate budgets (skill/competence)
- financial department processes (knowledge)
- identify process improvements (skill/competence)
- interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
- liquidity management (knowledge)
- perform cost accounting activities (skill/competence)
- prepare cost-plus pricing models (skill/competence)
- provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
- synthesise financial information (skill/competence)
Optional
- advise on tax planning (skill/competence)
- analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
- analyse financial risk (skill/competence)
- analyse transportation costs (skill/competence)
- calculate production costs (skill/competence)
- carry out tendering (skill/competence)
- create a financial plan (skill/competence)
- create a financial report (skill/competence)
- disseminate information on tax legislation (skill/competence)
- enforce financial policies (skill/competence)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- exert expenditure control (skill/competence)
- explain accounting records (skill/competence)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- manage budgets (skill/competence)
- manage inventory (skill/competence)
- manage payroll reports (skill/competence)
- negotiate supplier arrangements (skill/competence)
- prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
- support development of annual budget (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 56 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- cost estimating — 39 %
- cost analysis — 36 %
- budgeting — 23 %
- data analysis — 20 %