Cost Controller Supervisor - Holiday Inn & Suites Dubai Science Park

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Finance/Accounting professional for its Dubai properties. The role involves monitoring costs, conducting stock audits, and ensuring accuracy of purchases and invoices to align with budget and internal controls.

The ideal candidate has a Finance/Accounting degree, experience with Opera, strong organizational skills, and is proficient in English. Collaboration with hotel leadership and adherence to policies are essential.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role
• Good oral and written in English
• Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Finance/Accounting
• Working experience in Opera
• Strong organizational skills
• Adhere to the Hotel Handbook, as well as all hotel, finance, and general policies and procedures
• Report problems to Management with suggestions for resolution

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control food, beverage, and operational costs to ensure budget compliance.
• Conduct daily and monthly stock audits, inventory counts, and variance analysis.
• Review purchases, receiving, transfers, and store issues to ensure accuracy and proper documentation.
• Analyze cost reports and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve profitability.
• Calculate and maintain food and beverage recipe costs.
• Check voids, discounts, complimentary items, promotions, and staff meals.

Skills

English proficiency

Organization skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Opera

Job description

About Us

Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn, we help make it a joy.

About Us

Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn, we help make it a joy. Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guest’s stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irreversible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So, if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn family.

Your day to day

• Monitor and control food, beverage, and operational costs to ensure budget compliance.
• Conduct daily and monthly stock audits, inventory counts, and variance analysis.
• Review purchases, receiving, transfers, and store issues to ensure accuracy and proper documentation.
• Analyze cost reports and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve profitability.
• Calculate and maintain food and beverage recipe costs.
• Check voids, discounts, complimentary items, promotions, and staff meals.
• Conduct spot checks on restaurants, bars, stores, kitchens, and receiving areas.
• Verify supplier invoices, pricing, and inventory records in line with company procedures.
• Prepare regular cost‑control reports and present findings to management.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and audit requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Financial Accountant & Finance & Business Support Manager.

General Responsibilities

• Comply with the Company’s Corporate Code of Conduct.
• Perform tasks as directed by the Manager in pursuit of the achievement of business goals.

What We Need From You

Ideally, you’ll have some or all of the following competencies and experience we’re looking for:

• Previous experience in a similar role required
• Good oral and written in English
• Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Finance/Accounting
• Working experience in Opera
• Strong organizational skills
• Adhere to the Hotel Handbook, as well as all hotel, finance, and general policies and procedures.
• Report problems to Management with suggestions for resolution

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

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 is 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 competitive salary and benefits.

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.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.

Go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.

At IHG we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

Travel is a journey. We help make it a joy.

Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. At Holiday Inn family we thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irreversible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we’ve been on our journey since 1952. So, if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we’d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn family. Let's Go Further Together.