Accountests

Cost Accountant Test

This test is applicable for any English-speaking country and tests core cost accounting skills without reference to country-specific legislative requirements. It assumes a level of skill and competency normally held by a member of a professional accounting body including, but not limited to:

• CIMA/CGMA
• ICAEW (United Kingdom)
• CPA (United States)
• CAANZ (Australia and New Zealand)
• ISCA (Singapore)
• ACCA or similar

The test assesses the following activities:

• Variances—identifying, calculating and interpreting production variances
• Implementation—costing methods and terminology
• Practical issues—dealing with real costing issues
• Accounting—recording costing analysis including an understanding of IFRS

Recruiting managers will gain insight into the candidate’s skills, knowledge and competency in each activity. Overall score and performance are compared with other cost accountants.