Food and Beverage Cost Controller

Food and Beverage Cost Controller - Hotel Finance Job Snapshot

Role: Food and Beverage Cost Controller - Hotel Finance

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospitality

Function: Financial Control

Experience: 3-5 years

Job Type: Full-time

Job Overview Food and Beverage Cost Controller - Hotel Finance in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Hospitality hiring opportunity with Accor for an experienced finance professional responsible for controlling food and beverage costs, monitoring inventory, analyzing purchasing and consumption variances, and supporting outlet profitability. The role works closely with Finance, Purchasing, Stores, Culinary, and Food and Beverage Operations teams to strengthen cost control, improve reporting accuracy, and protect hotel margins.

Job Details Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospitality Function: Financial Control Salary: 7000-11000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context The Food and Beverage Cost Controller provides financial visibility across hotel dining operations by tracking the movement, consumption, and cost of food and beverage inventory. Accurate cost control allows management to understand outlet profitability, identify unusual variances, manage waste, and make informed pricing and purchasing decisions. The position combines operational finance with detailed inventory analysis. By comparing theoretical and actual food and beverage costs, reviewing purchase prices, monitoring stock movements, and validating recipe and menu costing, the role helps maintain disciplined financial controls while supporting commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor food and beverage costs across hotel restaurants, bars, kitchens, banqueting operations, and other applicable outlets.
• Prepare accurate daily, weekly, and monthly food and beverage cost reports.
• Conduct scheduled inventory counts for food, beverage, and related operating stock.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and determine the underlying causes of material variances.
• Compare theoretical food and beverage costs against actual consumption and reported results.
• Maintain and review recipe costing to ensure ingredient prices and yields are accurately reflected.
• Calculate menu item costs and support pricing analysis where required.
• Maintain beverage costing records and evaluate changes in purchasing or consumption patterns.
• Monitor supplier prices and identify significant purchasing cost movements.
• Review receiving transactions to confirm appropriate quantities, pricing, and documentation.
• Track stock transfers between stores, kitchens, outlets, and other operating locations.
• Monitor wastage, spoilage, breakage, and stock adjustments for accuracy and proper authorization.
• Highlight unusual consumption patterns or excessive losses requiring management attention.
• Identify practical opportunities to reduce food and beverage costs without compromising product quality or guest experience.
• Provide cost information that supports outlet profitability and commercial decision-making.
• Work with Culinary teams to review portioning, recipe yields, and ingredient usage.
• Coordinate with Food and Beverage Operations on cost performance and operational variances.
• Collaborate with Purchasing to review pricing trends and supplier-related cost issues.
• Work closely with Stores and Receiving teams to strengthen inventory controls.
• Ensure food and beverage transactions comply with established hotel financial controls and operating policies.
• Support Finance with budgeting and forecasting activities related to food and beverage operations.
• Provide cost data and analysis for monthly financial reporting.
• Assist with month-end closing procedures, inventory valuation, and cost reconciliations.
• Prepare supporting schedules and variance explanations for management review.
• Maintain accurate records within financial management and inventory control systems.
• Use Microsoft Excel to analyze trends, reconcile data, and prepare management reports.
• Support internal control reviews and provide documentation when required.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy when handling financial, inventory, and operational data.
• Communicate material cost issues promptly to relevant department heads and finance leadership.

Ideal Profile

Candidates should hold a bachelor 's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline and have between 3 and 5 years of food and beverage cost control experience within a five-star hotel, luxury hospitality property, or similarly complex food servic