Food & Beverage Cost Controller

Southern Sun; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Sun is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Controller to join our finance team in Abu Dhabi. The role supports cost management and financial reporting across hotel operations, ensuring accurate recording of costs and timely reporting for operational decision making.

The successful candidate will collaborate with operational teams to drive efficiency and profitability, perform inventory controls, and contribute to month-end closings.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in Excel and comfortable using accounting or hotel property management systems; experience with Sun Systems and/or finance systems advantageous.
• Experience in F&B cost control, financial reporting or accounting roles within hospitality or related sector preferred.

Responsibilities

• Controls and records the flow of goods between F&B outlets and stores to user departments.
• Checks receiving vouchers against supplier invoices and purchase orders for accuracy.
• Ensures supplier tax invoices are compliant with local guidelines.
• Produces daily food cost of sales reports and manages stock counts per policy.
• Performs monthly analysis of sales, cost of sales and productivity.
• Prepares month-end closing reports for food, beverage, tobacco, stock and operating supplies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Finance qualification

Tools

Sun Systems

Job description

Southern Sun welcomes job applications from passionate and hard-working team players who want to be part of our ever growing Southern Sun family. We value our employees and provide them with the means to grow within the company opening many doors in the process. If this is an offer that excites you send in your application and you could be the newest addition to our family.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Controller to join our finance team. The successful candidate will support cost management and financial reporting across hotel operations ensuring accurate recording of costs timely reporting and effective collaboration with operational teams to drive efficiency and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Our successful F&B Cost Controller

  Controls and records the flow of goods between Food and Beverage outlets as well as issues from stores to user departments.

  Checks the receiving voucher against the suppliers invoice and purchase order for accuracy.

  Ensures suppliers tax invoices are compliant with the FTA guidelines.

  Production of daily food flash cost of sales reports

  Ensures that the 10 20 days and monthly food & beverage stock counts are performed as per company policy and procedures.

  Costing of all recipes before implementing a new dish on a menu to ensure right pricing.

  Analysis of the monthly sales statistics and highlighting slow moving items to the responsible head of department.

  Analyse outlet activity on a monthly basis. The analysis should include revenue cost of sales and productivity.

  Prepares the month end closing reports for the following: food beverage and tobacco general stock and operating supplies.

  Oversee the management of hotel stores and ensure the stockholding is in line with business levels.

  adhoc analysis and restaurant spot checks

Person Specification - Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in F&B cost control financial reporting or accounting roles within hospitality or a related sector preferred.

• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy.

• Good knowledge of budgeting variance analysis and inventory valuation methods.

• Proficient in Excel and comfortable using accounting or hotel property management systems; experience with Sun Systems and/or finance systems advantageous.

• Effective communication skills; able to present financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues.

• Organised able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Problem-solving mindset and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications and Training

• basic knowledge of financial management budgets and cost controls sound MS Office skills (Word Excel and Outlook)Relevant accounting or finance qualification

• strong communication skills.

• Experience of or training in inventory control stocktaking procedures and cost accounting is advantageous.

• Full on-the-job training will be provided on company systems internal procedures and reporting standards.

• A finance related tertiary qualification will be advantageous