As a Food and Beverage cost controller, you are primarily responsible for calculating costs of food and beverage items and also responsible for the short and long-term planning of the f&B controlling and pricing aspects.

Additionally responsible to record information and produce control reports periodically to help maintain a suitable inventory of food and beverage items for the entire hotel. He/she also changes the price of menus items based on the costing information they collect and also actively take part in engineering the menu in terms of the pricing.

• Able to effectively control the Food & Beverage Cost.
• Control the Food and Beverage outlets in terms of wastage, pilferage and efficiency.
• Prepare variance analysis for food & beverage and communicating with relevant parties.
• Update and maintain receipts into the systems (FMC).
• Check and verify voids in the POS systems.
• Check and verify discounts on the POS systems.
• Check and verify any happy hours discounts.
• Check and verify all complimentary sales in POS systems.
• Check and verify all staff meals and staff discounts.
• Check and verify all Package meals.
• Check and verify all settlements done on the POS system.
• Check and cross verify if all sales have been transferred correctly to the Property Management systems (PMS).
• Check and verify for any lost postings.
• Check the cost of sales in all F&B outlets and ensure that the costs are within budget.
• Check the menu pricing on the POS systems and ensure the correct prices are loaded.
• Check the restaurant and bar checks on daily.
• Check the complimentary and confirm that all are approved.
• Daily Import of Micros Sales to Materials Control system.
• Tally all end of shift reports generated from all POS tills.
• Continuously study weaknesses in F&B control implemented at the Hotel and provide suggestions for improvements.
• Check the daily Food & Beverage revenues report submitted by the income audit for the accuracy of covers and average check.
• Responsible for linking the articles and Recipes in Material Control.
• Responsible for preparing daily Food and Beverage Report and distribute to management.
• Responsible for monthly F&B Report and distribute to management.
• Responsible for surprise spot checks at all F&B outlets.
• Prepare Duty Drinks and management report and confirm that this is as per entitlement.
• Prepare the daily and monthly cost report department in relation to cost of sales.
• Prepare daily staff meal cost report.
• Participate in stock taking at the restaurants.
• Spot check on the receiving department to ensure that the scales are correct and goods are checked for quality.
• Check and ensure that no material is issued out from the store without requisition or approval from the respective department head.
• Check and ensure all menu items have a recipe.
• Coordinate with restaurant management and finance to sort out issues pertaining to F&B.
• Update selling prices in POS as per the instruction from authorised persons.
• Maintain the security of the information held by the department.
• Responsible to maintain the Menu Pricing, Consumption and POS systems.
• Any other tasks as and when required by the management.

Bachelor of Commerce or Similar or 4-year bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting or similar major

At least 3 years’ experience at the same role with an up-scale (4/5 Star) hospitality environment.