Nostra, a leading managed service provider in Ireland, is looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Cost Accountant to join the Finance team in our Dublin office. The role focuses on understanding, managing, and reducing costs across the business, while supporting informed decision-making through detailed financial analysis and reporting. The successful candidate will collaborate with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Service Delivery, and Leadership teams to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve profitability, and ensure financial efficiency across all departments. Responsibilities include: Cost Analysis & Cost Control – analyze operational and departmental costs to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement; conduct regular reviews of direct and indirect expenses; monitor cost allocation methodologies and ensure accuracy; develop reporting frameworks to track cost performance against budget and forecast. Cost Reduction Initiatives – identify, recommend, and help implement cost-saving opportunities; partner with department managers to challenge expenditure and improve operational efficiency; track realized savings; review supplier expenditure and support vendor cost negotiations where required. Financial Reporting & Analysis – produce detailed monthly cost reports and variance analysis; analyze actual costs against budget and forecast; provide profitability analysis by department, service line, customer, or project. Budgeting & Forecasting – support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting; assist stakeholders with cost modelling and fi

Nostra, a leading managed service provider in Ireland, is looking for a highly analytical and commercially minded Cost Accountant to join the Finance team in our Dublin office. The role focuses on understanding, managing, and reducing costs across the business, while supporting informed decision-making through detailed financial analysis and reporting. The successful candidate will collaborate with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Service Delivery, and Leadership teams to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve profitability, and ensure financial efficiency across all departments. Responsibilities include: Cost Analysis & Cost Control – analyze operational and departmental costs to identify trends, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement; conduct regular reviews of direct and indirect expenses; monitor cost allocation methodologies and ensure accuracy; develop reporting frameworks to track cost performance against budget and forecast. Cost Reduction Initiatives – identify, recommend, and help implement cost-saving opportunities; partner with department managers to challenge expenditure and improve operational efficiency; track realized savings; review supplier expenditure and support vendor cost negotiations where required. Financial Reporting & Analysis – produce detailed monthly cost reports and variance analysis; analyze actual costs against budget and forecast; provide profitability analysis by department, service line, customer, or project. Budgeting & Forecasting – support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting; assist stakeholders with cost modelling and fi