COST CONTROLLER

Job Purpose: To audit back-of-house functions; namely, materials management (previously purchasing, receiving and stores if separate function) and the commissary kitchen. To audits the day-to-day operation of all food and beverage outlets

• Generally, controls, monitors and manages the costs of the Hotel
• Controls, monitors the ordering, purchasing, receiving, storing and issuing functions as well as tracks records of all costs issues
• Reports and summarizes all costs concerns, presents cost and budget analyses and recommends strategic cost controlling/revenue management tactics and plans of action
• Ensures consistent menu engineering and planning in order to determine optimal pricing structure
• Performs price checking to ensure best quality/price decisions are achieved at all times
• Ensures the correctness and timely updates of all standard pricing tables and unit of measure tables
• Updates menu costs quarterly for all outlets and meal periods
• Provides support and costs information for the preparation of complete and accurate management reports
• Participates in the planning, monitors daily salvages, controls and usage of usable daily leftover food and Spa items including banqueting and special events
• Checks and ensures purchasing procedures are being adhered to, i.e., at least three update quotations have been obtained for each item procured, purchase orders and requisitions have been issued
• Ensures that adequate controls are maintained over all goods received to final delivery
• Ensures that all the goods in the various stores are properly locked, secured and controlled
• Takes monthly inventories of food and beverage and Spa & Wellness
• Conducts month end inventory counts and audit of stock taking of all stores including Dry, General, Beverage, Kitchen, Outlet Bars, Spa & Wellness, Engineering, or other and prepares reconciliation for all stockrooms
• Reconciles all inventory accounts based on actual purchases and actual inventory stock taking and allocates the expenses to the respective department based on their requisitions