Junior Cost Controller - Food and Beverage

Job description

We are seeking a detail‑oriented and analytical F&B Cost Controller to ensure accurate inventory management, cost monitoring, and compliance with company policies. You will work closely with Finance, Procurement, and F&B teams to meet budget targets and maintain quality standards. Responsibilities include maintaining recipe costing and item pricing, leading menu‑engineering meetings, delivering daily, weekly and monthly cost‑of‑sales reports, monitoring F&B costs against budget, analyzing cost variance reports, investigating waste and inefficiencies, overseeing physical stock counts and reconciling POS, stock control and accounting systems, collaborating with Procurement for cost‑effective high‑quality products, monitoring supplier pricing and negotiating contracts, submitting timely month‑end reports to the Financial Controller/F&B Director, and ensuring compliance with procedures, audit standards and local regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Hospitality Management
• proven 3-5 years experience as a Cost Controller in restaurant, fast‑food or hospitality industry
• strong analytical and numerical skills with exceptional attention to detail
• excellent knowledge of F&B operational processes
• strong communication and interpersonal skills for cross‑department collaboration
• ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
• ability to identify cost‑saving opportunities
• ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• proficiency in Materials Control (MC System)
• proficiency in Micros POS (Oracle Hospitality)
• advanced MS Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Macros)
• Sun System / Vision (preferred)
• Future Log (preferred)
• Netsuite (Oracle) (preferred)
• English required
• Arabic a plus.

Skills