Cost Accountant
Nostra • Dublin, Ireland • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Nostra is a leading Managed Service Provider (MSP) in Ireland, dedicated to delivering advanced IT solutions that enable businesses to build reliable, secure, and scalable IT foundations. With a commitment to continuous improvement, we serve a diverse range of industries, providing exceptional services that empower our clients to focus on their core business goals.
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Cost Accountant to join our growing Finance team. This role will play a critical part in understanding, managing, and reducing costs across the business while supporting informed decision-making through detailed financial analysis and reporting.
The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Service Delivery, and Leadership teams to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve profitability, and ensure financial efficiency across all departments.
Nostra has offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork and Belfast. This role will be based in our Dublin office.
Responsibilities:
Cost Analysis & Cost Control:
- Analyse operational and departmental costs to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.
- Conduct regular reviews of direct and indirect business expenses.
- Monitor cost allocation methodologies and ensure accuracy across the organisation.
- Develop reporting frameworks to track cost performance against budget and forecast.
- Identify, recommend, and help implement cost-saving opportunities across the business.
- Partner with department managers to challenge expenditure and improve operational efficiency.
- Track and report on realised savings from cost optimisation projects.
- Review supplier expenditure and support vendor cost negotiations where required.
- Produce detailed monthly cost reports and variance analysis.
- Analyse actual costs against budget and forecast, identifying key drivers and trends.
- Support management reporting with actionable insights and recommendations.
- Provide profitability analysis by department, service line, customer, or project.
- Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting activities.
- Assist stakeholders with cost modelling and financial planning.
- Develop forecasting models to improve visibility of future expenditure.
- Review existing financial and operational processes to improve efficiency and control.
- Assist in implementing systems and reporting enhancements.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations.
- Work closely with leadership teams to support strategic decision-making.
- Provide financial insights that help drive profitability and sustainable growth.
- Act as a trusted advisor on cost management and business performance.
- 2 – 5 years’ experience in a Cost Accountant, Cost Analyst, Management Accountant, Financial Analyst, FP&A Analyst, or similar role.
- Strong financial analysis and reporting skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, and complex formulas.
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to interpret large data sets and present meaningful insights.
- Commercially focused mindset with a passion for improving business performance.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
- Generous professional development budget.
- Company Pension.
- Health Plan.
- Wellness Benefit.
- On-site Gym.
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