Food & Beverages Controller

Food & Beverages Controller

The Food & Beverages Controller is responsible for managing the financial and operational aspects of the hotel's food and beverage department. This includes cost control, inventory management, purchasing, revenue reconciliation, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor food, beverage, and operating costs to ensure they stay within budget.
• Conduct and verify stock counts, monitor stock movements, and investigate discrepancies or wastage.
• Check purchase orders, invoices, receiving records, and supplier prices.
• Calculate food and beverage costs and help set appropriate selling prices.
• Reconcile sales from restaurants, bars, room service, banquets, etc., against POS and accounting records.
• Compare actual costs and revenue with budgets or targets and explain significant differences.
• Analyze the profitability of menu items and identify products that are over- or under-performing.
• Monitor spoilage, breakages, complimentary items, staff meals, and unauthorized consumption.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly F&B cost and performance reports for management.
• Assist the Finance Manager/Financial Controller and F&B Manager with budgets and financial forecasts.
• Ensure proper procedures are followed for purchasing, receiving, storage, issuing, sales, and cash handling.
• Conduct spot checks and investigate unusual transactions, stock variances, or potential revenue leakages.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to wellscarlton42@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.