Cost Controller

Th8palmdubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform

Room discount

Training

Job summary

IHG in Dubai seeks a Cost Controller to independently manage financial tasks, focusing on cost analysis, inventory control, and reporting. You will track expenses, coordinate with departments, resolve discrepancies, and keep leadership informed to support operational efficiency and strategic decisions.

The role emphasizes proactive analysis, accuracy, and collaboration across hotel operations, with responsibilities spanning invoices, GL checks, audits, and cost allocations to drive financial

Qualifications

• Experience in cost control and inventory management.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Knowledge of VAT and hospitality accounting.
• Ability to audit and report variances.

Responsibilities

• Control invoices and verify GL for food and other costs.
• Prepare reports and manage inter bar transfers.
• Conduct inventory counts and spot checks.
• Prepare variance reports for Beverage, Tobacco, and Minibar.
• Reconcile SUN and Birch Street Inventory GL weekly.
• Post Inventory and Complimentary JVs.
• Calculate VAT for Complimentary, Health Club, and SPA.

Skills

Cost analysis

Inventory control

Financial reporting

VAT knowledge

GL reconciliation

Interdepartmental communication

Tools

SUN

Birch Street Inventory GL

Job description

As a Cost Controller, you independently manage financial tasks, focusing on cost analysis, inventory control, and reporting. You ensure accurate tracking of expenses, communicate effectively across departments, resolve discrepancies, and keep leadership informed. Your proactive and analyatical approach supports operational efficiency and strategic decision-making.

Your day to day

Control invoices and verify GL for food and

other costs.

Manage FMC tasks: approvals, article additions, price updates, rights assignments.

Prepare Complimentary Reports and manage Inter Bar Transfers.

Conduct property rounds and other daily audits.

Review daily temperature logs and address queries from receiving, stores, and departments.

Perform recipe costings and cafeteria costing.

Conduct inventory spot checks and physical inventory counts (punching & uploading).

Perform audits for new menu additions.

Analyze supplier changes and new product additions.

Reconcile SUN and Birch Street Inventory GL weekly.

Prepare and post Inventory and Complimentary JVs.

Calculate VAT for Complimentary, Health Club, and SPA.

Allocate costs for General Store and other stores.

Prepare variance reports for Beverage, Tobacco, and Minibar. Perform monthly inventory balance sheet reconciliations.

All colleagues must be flexible and to carry out any other reasonable duties and responsibilities within the job capability as assigned, including redeployment to alternative departments/areas if required, to meet business demands and guest service needs.

All colleagues must assess situations and to be able to react accordingly through analysis and perspective.

All colleagues should be available in front of the guests and colleagues - in accordance to their position - and to serve as an example for other employees.

All colleagues are required to comply with every reasonable request from their hierarchical supervisor(s) within an amount of time that it takes to comply under normal circumstances.

All colleagues must be ready to work and assist in any of our other Business Units as required as per business needs.

What we need from you

Acknowledge IHG Rewards Club members and returning guests, in person or on the phone

Take and manage guest bookings, up-selling opportunities and telling them about ways to improve their stay

Handle cash and credit transactions

Stay one step ahead of guests' needs - record and act on their preferences, and handle their messages, requests, questions and concerns

Be a trusted contact for all guests. Help them with anything from bill issues to local knowledge, and loop in management when necessary

Take pride in your appearance and place as a brand ambassador

Other duties as assigned.

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people, and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It's what connects every colleague in all IHG hotels.

Each IHG hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests

True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay

True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs

True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There's so much more to the job than we can capture here. It's simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.

What we offer

We'll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits - including uniform, great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you'll become part of the global IHG family - and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together - we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.