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"Accountests is a vital tool for improving hiring. By having systematized testing, we can have more confidence in the technical capabilities of our hires. Highly recommend! We use the tests for all of our new hires."
Jeremy Eckert, CPA, CMA, MBA - Partner, Trail CPA - Peoria, AZ
 

"The test helped to validate his experience in a way that we couldn’t otherwise assess him since he’s 3000 miles away and we aren’t familiar with the firms where he worked. Your test gets an A+ from our firm!"
Daryl Petrick, CPA, Partner - Bowman & Company LLP - CA, USA

 

Cost Accountant Test

$250.00
 

Test for Hiring Cost Accountants

The Cost Accountant Test is designed to assess candidates whose position will include providing cost accounting support to their organization. The test assumes a level of skill and competency that would normally be held by an accountant who is a member of their professional body, such as CPA, CIMA / CGMA, ACCA or similar. This test is also applicable to Non-CPA's but who have significant work experience in cost accounting.

The test covers four core cost accounting 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 US GAAP

Gain insight into a candidate's skills and knowledge in each of these four activities, as well as a comparative overall score and performance against a norm group of other cost accountants. You can also identify a candidate's performance in the activities most relevant to your vacant role.

Sample Candidate Test Report - Click Here

Example Cost Accountant Test Questions - Click Here.

  • Time to complete = 30 minutes
  • Number of Questions = 40
  • Question Levels – Basic = 12, Intermediate = 16, Advanced = 12
  • Questions per topic – Variances = 10, Costing Theory = 10, Practical Questions = 10, Accounting for Inventory = 10
  • Each test purchased allows you to test one candidate

When your candidate has completed the test you can use this Interpretation Video to help understand more about their test report.

Want to know more about your candidate?  Have a look at our Personality Profile.  You can easily add to your Accountests purchase - Cost Accountant test + Personality profile $505

Use the 'Additional Testing Options' menu on the top right of this page to select the bundle you need.  Links for all tests will immediately arrive in your inbox. 

Not sure which test is right for your candidate? Find out with our Which Test Table here

What our clients are saying

Here's what some of Accountests clients tell us

"The abilities being shown by the recruited candidate correlates with the outcome of their test, and they are progressing and delivering to expectations"

Partner

BDO

"The Accountest was an extremely useful tool which assisted in our recruitment decision. The person we engaged is at the standard we expected and is in-line with the skill rating in the test results"

Karen Abery

Practice Manager, Ingham Mora

"We now use these tests to assess all potential accounting staff as part of our recruitment process."

Dianne Wilson

Business Manager, McIntyre Dick

"The candidates that do well in the test certainly seem to be our better performers."

Arran Findlayson

CEO, The Back Office Co

"We have found that Accountests gives us the opportunity to understand our candidates accounting ability, which no other product has done until now. It also gives us the opportunity to base further questions for the candidate around what we can see their ability is and enable us to make an informed decision."

Sharlene Bryant

Director, Baker Tilly

"The tool was great and formed a good part of the pre-employment process for us."

Danielle Dwyer

HR Manager, Flavorite Marketing

"Hiring professionals and vetting them is one of the most challenging and subjective areas of running a business. Accountests allowed us to gauge a candidates skills so that we made more informed decision which saved us both time and money."

Ilona Brunner, CPA, MBA

Founder, Brunner Accounting Group

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