Certified public accountant and Cost accountant

Certified public accountant noun - An accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state.

Cost accountant and certified public accountant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cost accountant" instead a noun phrase "Certified public accountant".

Cost accountant noun - A specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production.

Certified public accountant and cost accountant are semantically related. You can use "Certified public accountant" instead a noun phrase "Cost accountant".