Cost Controller-Beverages/Hospitality

CDL was founded in early 2003 by its current Managing Director Lucy Mmari.Within her 14 year tenure in a well established logistics company, She honed her skill in human resources management and thereafter started CDL.

Cost Controller-Beverages/Hospitality

Role Summary

• We are seeking a hands-on and analytical Cost Controller to strengthen food, beverage, wine and spirits cost control, inventory accuracy and profitability across hospitality operations.

• The role will monitor actual costs against standards, reconcile sales and stock consumption, investigate losses and recommend practical improvements. The successful candidate will work closely with Finance, Operations, Kitchen, Restaurant, Bar, Stores and Purchasing teams to maintain accurate costing records and strengthen internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor food, beverage, wine and spirits costs against standard costs and budgets, and analyse cost-of-sales, gross profit and contribution margin variances.

• Maintain recipe and beverage costing, standard yields, portion sizes and pour measures, updating costs when purchase prices, recipes or serving sizes change.

• Reconcile POS sales and expected recipe consumption against actual inventory usage and ERP records, investigating missing postings, incorrect units of measure and unexplained variances.

• Review receipts, stock issues, outlet transfers, returns and stock adjustments to ensure accurate recording and appropriate approvals.

• Coordinate periodic and surprise stock counts, reconcile physical stock against system balances and follow up on approved corrective actions.

• Monitor stock ageing, slow-moving products and expiry risks, and investigate wastage, spoilage, breakages, shrinkage and over-pouring.

• Ensure staff consumption, complimentary items, promotions and other non-sale stock issues are properly authorised and recorded.

• Review purchasing and receiving controls, including purchase-price variances and quantity and price checks against approved orders and supporting documentation.