Cost Controller at FMR AGENCY

Ideal candidate will be primarily responsible for calculating costs of food and beverage items and also responsible for the short and long-term planning of the F & B controlling and pricing aspects.

Additionally responsible to record information and produce control reports periodically to help maintain a suitable inventory of food and beverage items for the entire hotel. He/she also changes the price of menus items based on the costing information they collect and also actively take part in engineering the menu in terms of the pricing.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Able to effectively control the Food & Beverage Cost.
• Control the Food and Beverage outlets in terms of wastage, pilferage and efficiency.
• Prepare variance analysis for food & beverage and communicating with relevant parties.
• Check and cross verify if all sales have been transferred correctly to the Property Management systems (PMS).
• Continuously study weaknesses in F&B control implemented at the Hotel and provide suggestions for improvements.
• Check the daily Food & Beverage revenues report submitted by the income audit for the accuracy of covers and average check.
• Responsible for monthly F&B Report and distribute to management.
• Prepare the daily and monthly cost report department in relation to cost of sales.
• Participate in stock taking at the restaurants.
• Check and ensure that no material is issued out from the store without requisition or approval from the respective department head.
• Coordinate with restaurant management and finance to sort out issues pertaining to F&B.
• Responsible to maintain the Menu Pricing, Consumption and POS systems.
• Any other tasks as and when required by the management.
• Identify potential cost overruns and recommend corrective action
• Assist in the development of project budgets
• Review change orders to determine their impact on the project budget

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in cost accounting or financial analysis
• Proven ability to develop and implement cost-saving initiatives
• At least 3 years’ experience at the same role with an up-scale (4/5 Star) hospitality environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Location: Owerri, Imo State

Salary: 120k