F&B Controller

InterContinental Hotels Group; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

InterContinental Hotels Group in Bengaluru seeks a finance professional to oversee F&B cost controls and procurement in a full‑service hotel. You will prepare cost reports, manage stock takes, verify P&L for banquets, and ensure purchase orders align with budgets.

The role requires 3–5 years in F&B controls within hotels, strong cost-control, inventory management, and reporting skills, with a focus on minimizing wastage and improving margins.

Qualifications

• Graduate with experience of F&B controls in hotel industry.
• Minimum 3–5 years in the same field.
• Strong cost-control, inventory and financial reporting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute monthly costing report of food and beverage.
• Manage and complete monthly stock-takes for F&B departments.
• Assist departments to be cost effective in purchasing to ensure profit margins.
• Ensure Beverage is issued to outlets based on authorized requisitions and follow policies.
• Alert Heads of Department on slow moving goods and expiry risks to limit wastage.
• Prepare monthly/weekly reports (par stock, slow moving, differences) for signature.
• Manage cost reporting on a weekly basis.
• Review spoilage and breakage.
• Prepare P&L for major banqueting events and verify bills.
• Review/prepare inter-department transfers and amenity reports.
• Close market list purchase orders and monitor pending orders weekly.
• Perform spot checks on slow moving items and report variances.
• Ensure stock levels align with approved par levels and report accordingly.
• Book purchases daily by receiving clerk against PO checks and allocate to departments.
• Account rebates, transfers, adjustments/entertainments in monthly JV.
• Take beverage store/outlets inventory, update system, review variances and close inventory.
• Balance beverage inventory with General Ledger and investigate differences.
• Strictly implement CSA and achieve 100% audit score for related section.
• Generate various F&B reports (food cost, beverage costing, menu costing, wastages).
• Maintain liquor/licensing records and liaise with excise authorities.

Skills

F&B Controls

Cost control

Inventory management

Procurement

Budgeting

Education

Graduate with experience of F&B Controls in hotel Industry

Job description

Your Day Today:

Financial Returns:

• Prepare and distribute monthly Costing report of food and beverage as directed.


• Manage and complete monthly stock-takes for Food & Beverage departments as required.


• Assist and guide all departments to be cost effective in purchasing to ensure profit margins are achieved.


• Ensure Beverage is issued to the Outlets based on authorized requisitions, and adhere to the Policies and Procedures in place


• Alert Heads of Department on slow moving goods and goods nearing expiry dates ensure wastage is limited and product ordering is altered accordingly.


• Prepare all monthly/weekly reports (Par stock count, slow moving report, difference report, surprise check on items received in the stores) review with Director of Finance & Business Support/Manager - Finance and send for signature


• Manage cost reporting on a weekly basis.


• Reviews and verifies spoilage and breakage.


• Prepare P&L statement of major banqueting events, verifying the banquet bills and BEO with Policies.


• Review and investigate Void check report, Discount reports, A&G, ENT & OC check and adhere to the Policies and Procedures in place.


• Review and prepare inter department transfer and amenity reports.


• Close all market list purchase orders and review all pending orders and close in necessary on weekly basis


• Perform spot checks & review slow moving items, prepare report and distribute to the concerned


• Ensure all stock levels are within maximum & minimum quantity as specified in the approved list and prepare report, take approval and distribute to the concerned.


• Ensure all purchases are booked on a daily basis by the receiving clerk after checking with the purchase orders (quantity, price, quality) and transferred them to the respective departments.


• Account all rebates, transfers, adjustments/Allocation, entertainments costs during the month and prepare monthly JV for cost/credit adjustments.


• Take Beverage store & outlets inventory on a blind sheet, update physical stock count in the system, take variance/difference report, review any variances & discuss with Manager-Finance and follow actions and then close inventory for all outlets/store and print monthly stock report.


• Balance Beverage store/outlets inventory value with General Ledger and investigate in any differences noticed.


• Strict implementation of the CSA and achieve 100% score in CSA Audit of related section.


• Performs related duties and special tasks assigned by Director of Finance & Business Support.


• Generating various reports for F&B such as food cost, beverage costing, menu costing, breakfast costing, breakages, wastages etc.


• Maintenance of Records related to liquor and licensing.


• Liasoning with excise officials for measurement of liquor during the process of audit

People:

• Identify, train and develop staff who require more awareness to reduce wastage and cost.


• Implement winning ways & brand service behavior in your professional approach.


• Complete all assigned E. Learnings and trainings on time.


• Ensure the Beverage Cellar maintains sufficient stock at all times as per with the Par stock levels.

Guest Experience:

• Carry out spot checks in Food receiving to ensure quality.


• Prepare the recipe costing for menus prepared by the Executive Chef and suggest the selling price.


• Respond to and resolve account queries promptly and efficiently.

Maintain good professional rapport with the internal and external customers.

Responsible Business

• Help Green Engage Team in ensuring energy and cost saving.


• Support hotel and IHG initiatives towards CSR.


• Ensuring that policies & procedures related to cost control are followed.


• Assist in market survey with purchase manager for controlling price.


• Verifying Excise registers and interacts with excise office for complying statutory requirement.

Accountability

This is the ground level assignment in the procurement function for a full-service hotel. Typically coordinates with a staff of professional and/or store /receiving operation positions.

What we need from you:

• He must be a Graduate (preferably a post graduate) with experience of F&B Controls in hotel Industry.

Minimum experience of 3-5 years in the same field.