Top skills for Cost Controller jobs
Based on 87 active Cost Controller postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Cost Controller postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Finance71%
- Accounting49%
- Business49%
- Procurement46%
- Budgeting36%
- Construction32%
- Accruals29%
- Invoices28%
- Variance Analysis28%
- Cash Flow27%
- Natural Resources26%
- Real Estate26%
- Expenses25%
- Supply Chain25%
- Decision Making20%
- Disabilities20%
- Hospitality20%
- Commercial Real Estate19%
- Construction Projects16%
- Cost Estimates15%
- Microsoft Office15%
- Change Orders14%
- Earned Value Management (EVM)14%
- Purchasing14%
- Scheduling14%
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