Cost Clerk
ANZSCO 551112
8,600
15%
24%
42 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Cost Clerks calculate and investigate the cost of wages, materials, overheads and other operating expenses.
What they typically do
- Calculates, analyses and investigates the costs of proposed expenditure, wages and standard costs.
- Prepares bank reconciliations.
- Allocates expenditure to specified budget accounts.
- Summarises expenditure and receipts.
- Prepares records of standard costs and values for items such as raw materials and packaging supplies.
- Records cost variations and contract price movements.
- Compiles cost data for preparation of operating budgets, and profit and loss calculations.
- Investigates the costs of proposed expenditures, quotations and estimates.
- Prepares reports of total costs, inventory adjustments and selling prices and profits.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Cost Clerk.
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Advanced Diploma of Accounting
FNS60222 · AQF 5 · 60 providers
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Advanced Diploma Of Accounting C6181
HE-MT5ZHEBQ · AQF 5 · 1 providers
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Accelerated International Masters Qualifying Program
· AQF 9 · 1 providers