Cost Controller

InterContinental Hotels Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic pre-opening team as a Cost Controller in a prestigious hotel. This role is vital for managing finances, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and enhancing profitability. You will implement accounting practices, monitor systems, and support the Director of Finance. If you have a strong analytical mind, excellent communication skills, and a passion for the hospitality industry, this is your chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking company. Embrace this opportunity to grow your career in an exciting environment where every day brings new challenges and rewards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a hotel-related field.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and control new system implementations and accounting practices.
• Assist in reconciling accounts monthly and ensuring compliance with policies.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Integrity

Education

Higher Diploma in Accounting

Finance Degree

Tools

Sun Ledger

SCM System

POS System

MS Office Excel

MS Office Word

Job description

Hotel: Hong Kong TST (HKGKH), 11 Middle Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Bottom line? We’re looking for a Cost Controller at Kimpton Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong comfortable with balancing the books when it comes to managing the needs of owners, auditors and regulatory agencies while also monitoring and improving hotel profitability, providing full support to Director of Finance & Business Support.

A little taste of your day-to-day

Every day is different, but you’ll mostly be:

• Working as an important member of hotel pre-opening team and assisting in building your future finance team and culture.
• Monitoring and controlling new system implementations including general ledger, points of sales system, procurement system, to name but a few.
• Implementing and maintaininghigh standard accounting practices and procedures as required by InterContinental Hotels Group Policy,USALI, andHKFRS.
• Assisting in ensuring all accounts are reconciled on monthly basis, reviewing and approving those reconciliations.
• Assisting in implementing and maintaining acceptable accounting practices and procedures as required by IHG policies and procedures, generally accepted accounting practices and as affected by local conditions.
• Conducting periodical purchase price comparisons of food & beverage items as well as operating supplies with other hotels.
• Assisting in providing safe keeping, including proper storage and access, for all contracts, leases and other financial records.
• Pre-costing all restaurant and banquet menus of all purchases and prepared items. Developing information to pre-cost all food items purchased.

What we need from you

• A minimum of 3 years’ work experience in hotel related field.
• A higher diploma in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Strong integrity sense is a must.
• Hands-on, responsible, attention to details, possess good analytical mind.
• Excellent communication skills both internally and externally.
• Familiarized with Sun Ledger, SCM and POS system is an advantage.
• Advanced users in MS Office Excel and Word.
• Proficiency in both English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), speaking and writing.

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