Cost Controller

Job description / Role

A rapidly expanding hotel and restaurant business with a number of popular upscale restaurants is currently on the lookout for a diligent Cost Controller to join their team in Dubai.

As a Cost Controller, you will be responsible for calculating costs of food and beverage items, record information and produce control reports periodically to help maintain a suitable inventory of food and beverage items for the groups of restaurant.

Responsibilities:
- To control the Food & Beverage Cost
- Engineer the menu in terms of costing
- Prepare variance analysis for food & beverage and communicating / discussing with relevant parties
- Help change price menus or change the prices of certain items based on the information they collect
- Recommend solutions if food or beverage shortages occur
- Continuously study weaknesses in controls implemented at the restaurant and suggest for improvements
- Prepare the daily and monthly cost report department in relation to cost of sales
- Maintain a daily record of inventory purchased for every chart of account and ensure it is balance with account payable

Requirements

- Minimum 2 years of cost controlling experience within the hospitality, F&B or catering industry
- A degree in accounting or similar from a Western university ideally with a specialization in controlling
- Excellent analytical skills with capability to find pragmatic solutions
- Attention to detail
- Outstanding interpersonal skills

An above par tax-free salary package and an opportunity to grow one’s career within a well-established business awaits the successful candidate.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.