F&B Cost Controller: Drive Margin & Inventory Excellence

Accorhotel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Accorhotel in London seeks a Procurement Finance professional to drive best-value F&B sourcing, manage supplier records, and support cost control initiatives across a luxury hospitality operation.

You will monitor pricing, negotiate cost improvements, and produce weekly P&L insights while ensuring strong internal controls and accurate invoicing. This role partners with Operations to optimize margins and inventory performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in hotel or luxury hospitality F&B cost control/procurement.
• Strong organisational skills with a controls mindset and accountability for financial outcomes.
• Solid understanding of F&B operations, product standards, seasonality, yield/portion control, and their P&L implications.
• Clear, professional communicator with the credibility to influence operational teams and challenge constructively.

Responsibilities

• Assist sourcing best-value, brand-standard F&B products within budget, cash flow, and lead-time targets, balancing cost, quality, and risk.
• Ensure accurate POs are raised by F&B and maintain commitment tracking to provide clear visibility of open liabilities and cash requirements.
• Monitor price movements and negotiate cost improvements, rebates, and terms; quantify savings and record benefits realisation.
• Maintain complete vendor records (contracts, specs, pricing, certifications, SLAs) with version control and expiry alerts.
• Manage rebate/retro agreements, post monthly accruals, and ensure timely, accurate invoicing.
• Three-way match POs, Delivery Notes, and invoices; resolve discrepancies with AP; maintain clean AP and clear aged items promptly.
• Produce weekly flash P&L for F&B: COGS %, purchase commitments, variance vs budget/forecast, and key drivers; present commentary and actions.

Tools

Astore/Adaco/Infor

Excel/Sheets

Job description

Accorhotel in London seeks a Procurement Finance professional to drive best-value F&B sourcing, manage supplier records, and support cost control initiatives across a luxury hospitality operation.

You will monitor pricing, negotiate cost improvements, and produce weekly P&L insights while ensuring strong internal controls and accurate invoicing. This role partners with Operations to optimize margins and inventory performance.