Costing Clerk

Costing clerks calculate and investigate wages, materials, overheads and other operating costs.

Costing clerks may perform the following tasks:

  • gather information through analysis of documents such as payroll sheets, time sheets, records of materials issued and suppliers' invoices
  • prepare records of standard costs and values for items such as raw materials and packaging supplies
  • record cost variations and contract price movements
  • provide cost data for preparation of operating budgets and profit and loss calculations
  • investigate the cost of proposed expenditures, quotations and estimates
  • prepare reports of total costs, inventory adjustments, selling prices or profits
  • estimate future costs and analyse variances between estimated and actual costs
  • provide information to assist in determining selling prices of products and for calculating quotations and tenders for future business.

Costing clerks usually work in offices.

Required Skills - Costing Clerk

  • good at maths
  • able to meet deadlines
  • good at using computers

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