Cost Controller: F&B Analytics Leader

Accor; Umluj; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SLS The Red Sea in Umluj is seeking a Cost Controller to monitor costs, manage inventory, and deliver accurate cost insights across Finance, Procurement, F&B and operations.

You will collaborate with culinary and hotel teams to review prices and budgets, prepare monthly cost reports, and uphold strict cost‑control standards in a fast‑paced luxury hospitality environment. Strong Excel and English skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience in Cost Control, Finance, or similar roles in hospitality.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory control, and F&B operations.
• Proficiency with hospitality systems such as FMC, Adaco, FutureLog, Materials Control, Sun Systems, Opera, or Micros.
• Excellent Excel and analytical capabilities.
• Strong English communication, both written and spoken.
• Attention to detail and accuracy; strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Good cross‑department collaboration and ability to meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily costs and expenses across hotel departments, with a focus on F&B.
• Review and analyze food and beverage costs, consumption, wastage, and inventory movement.
• Conduct and audit regular inventories, stock counts, transfers, and spoilage reports.
• Compare actual costs against budgets and forecasts, investigate variances, and highlight areas for action.
• Collaborate with Procurement to review purchase prices, orders, and supplier cost information.
• Review storeroom procedures and cost allocation accuracy.
• Coordinate with Culinary and F&B on recipe costing and menu cost analysis.
• Prepare regular cost reports including food, beverage, inventory movement, and other cost indicators.
• Identify opportunities to reduce wastage and improve cost control practices.
• Support month‑end closing activities including inventory valuation, journals, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Maintain audit‑ready cost-control records and documentation.
• Ensure all cost-control activities follow hotel policies and Finance procedures.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory control

Analytical skills

Excel

English communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Cross‑functional coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

FMC

Adaco

FutureLog

Materials Control

Sun Systems

Opera

Micros

Job description

SLS The Red Sea in Umluj is seeking a Cost Controller to monitor costs, manage inventory, and deliver accurate cost insights across Finance, Procurement, F&B and operations.

You will collaborate with culinary and hotel teams to review prices and budgets, prepare monthly cost reports, and uphold strict cost‑control standards in a fast‑paced luxury hospitality environment. Strong Excel and English skills are essential.