Luxury F&B Cost Controller: Precision & Profitability

SOFITEL; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SOFITEL Singapore is seeking a Finance professional with experience in cost control and inventory management in a luxury hotel setting. You will contribute to accurate menu costing, pricing of new menus, and evaluating recipes for cost efficiency.

Responsibilities include par stock establishment for F&B outlets, stock counts, timely month-end reconciliations with the general ledger, and preparing weekly and monthly cost reports to guide management decisions on revenue and cost control.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in finance, 5 star luxury environments preferred.
• Projects professional image at all times through personal presentation / interpersonal skills.
• Initiates contact and establishes rapport easily.
• Exceptional people and communication skills
• The highest level of attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Microsoft Office expertise to Intermediate or Advanced level
• Creativity and imagination
• Experience in preparing, writing and proofing advertising copy
• An affinity with technology in relation to Press Release distribution

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate menu costing and pricing of new menus and evaluate recipes.
• Cost all recipes, inter-kitchen transfers and any food and beverage consumed by the hotel ambassadors.
• Work with F&B in menu costing, pricing, testing, planning and auditing.
• Establish par stock for F&B outlets and beverage store.
• Perform physical counts of beverage stocks and reconcile with general ledger.
• Ensure accurate month end inventory are recorded and reconciled with general ledger.
• Account for inventory movements with proper documentation.
• Ensure proper cost management to reduce F&B wastages and ensure no pilferages.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost report, provide advice to management of F&B revenue and cost control.
• Oversee Receiving and Store Officer to ensure that the control policies and procedures are followed.
• Ensure proper record keeping of inventories.
• Check Market List, Receiving Record, Costing List to ensure the effectiveness of the control system.
• Review periodically F&B Sales against F&B produce report to make sure there is no irregularity, and that the pricing of Guest Checks is in accordance with current menu while on food is leaving the kitchen without being checked and priced.
• Auditing detailed food and beverage sales information.
• Perform daily and monthly Food and Beverage reconciliations, using POS-generated sales analysis reports and ensuring that all discrepancies are explained.
• Make suggestions for possible improvement in cost control procedures.
• Key member in procurement system conversion.
• Perform duty as and when required by EAM-F&B / Director of F&B / Director of Culinary.

Skills

Finance

Cost control

Inventory management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SOFITEL Singapore is seeking a Finance professional with experience in cost control and inventory management in a luxury hotel setting. You will contribute to accurate menu costing, pricing of new menus, and evaluating recipes for cost efficiency.

Responsibilities include par stock establishment for F&B outlets, stock counts, timely month-end reconciliations with the general ledger, and preparing weekly and monthly cost reports to guide management decisions on revenue and cost control.