Cost Controller at a Reputable Hotel - HR-Aid Consults

HR-Aid Consults - Our client, a reputable Restaurant, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cost Controller

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are looking to hire a highly qualified Cost Controller for our client, a luxury upscale restaurant located in Victoria Island, Lagos.
• The Cost Controller monitors and safeguards the food & beverage cost by exercising adequate and prompt control over the recording of the cost of food and beverages purchased and checking the accuracy of menu pricing, based on analysis of the actual product costs of food and beverages served.

Job Responsibilities

• Close liaison with purchaser in order to obtain best quality and prices
• Ensure that official orders have been issued for all goods brought into the restaurant
• Ensure that the 10-, 20- and 30-day food and 15- and 30-day beverage stocks are carried out timely and accurately
• Ensure that menus are costed at regular intervals
• Work with the Chef to agree on the correct portion control in food
• Ensure that all beverage items required are available
• Ensure that the system of issues to bars is carried out correctly
• Ensure that the computer input is carried out daily
• Ensure that food and beverage stocks are held within the organization’s objective
• Balance food and beverage purchases with the relevant personnel at the end of each month
• Provide sales analysis of items by restaurants on a monthly basis
• Ensure that the goods receiving bay operates efficiently
• Ensure that requisitions and systems regarding operating equipment are carried out
• Establish issue times for all stores
• Provide assistance and guidance to all staff under him/her
• Produce a monthly food and beverage control report
• Updating prices of items when necessary
• Provide analysis of F&B stores consumption to handle the ordering of Food and Beverage as exact as possible
• Input in the computer all bar stock received and sold
• Work with the Manager to carry out spot-checks on the stores rotating stock-takes
• Control and ensure that not one item goes out from the stores without requisition
• Hold spot check on physical inventories held in the bars, food and beverage stores, galleys, and cellars daily
• Compile a physical inventory routine for each food & beverage location
• Verify level of inventory at least once daily in the bar
• Prepares daily reports at the end of each shift to be signed by the manager, Floor Manager, and Chef De Cuisine
• Run end of the day audit/analysis on all bar point of sales workstations
• Distribute daily sales analysis reports as required
• Ensure that all month end reports are submitted to the Manager
• Perform any other duty as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of progressive experience as a Cost Controller or a related work experience
• Extensive knowledge of F&B preparation techniques, health rules and regulations

Job Requirements:

• Good stock control management skills
• Knowledge of storage methods
• Good reporting skills. Excellent public relations and presentation skills
• Excellent organization, planning and coordination skills
• Exceptional leadership and people skills
• Strong multitasking skills
• Good negotiation skills
• Good intuition and administrative skills
• Ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Active listening and effective communication skill
• Excellent time management skills
• Good problem-solving and analytical skills
• Emotional intelligent skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Must be reliable/dependable
• Must always appear clean and tidy
• Must be confident, assertive, and honest
• Must be professional in attitude and appearance
• Must be a good team player
• Must possess good judgement
• Possess a strong emotional intelligence.

Salary
N350,000 - N400,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
10th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should their CV to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.