Junior Cost and Accounting Engineer

COST GOVERNANCE AND ALLOCATION FRAMEWORKS

Cost management is not the same as accounting or financial reporting; this role focuses on designing and governing how costs are structured, allocated, tracked, and controlled across the business.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Build cost allocation frameworks within their embedded function from scratch
• Manage overhead allocations from HQ across business units
• Track project‑wise cost allocations—direct and indirect costs
• Produce accurate, timely budget reports for their service line without being chased
• Identify where costs are miscoded, duplicated, or untracked and fix them
• Give leadership cost visibility in real time, not retrospectively
• Transition into acquisitions integration in the future

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• CMA qualification or active study toward it (primary signal on a CV)
• Experience in a tech company, portfolio company, ...