Cost Controller

The Nairobi Safari Club has been a distinctive feature of Nairobi City’s landscape for decades, gracing the skyline with its unique white spherical design.Â

Cost Controller

Role Purpose

• To control hotel costs, inventories, stores, and food and beverage costing while ensuring accurate records, timely reporting, and effective cost-saving measures.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to):

• Supervise Cost Control and Stores operations, ensuring compliance with procedures and standards.

• Monitor stock levels, purchasing, receiving, storage, issuing. recording, and re-ordering.

• Conduct inventories, spot checks, reconciliations, and investigate discrepancies.

• Prepare cost control reports, including variances, slow- moving stock, and month-end inventory information.

• Maintain food and beverage recipes, menu costs, selling prices, and usage controls.

• Safeguard inventory against waste, spoilage, damage, and theft.

• Conduct market surveys and support Purchasing with pricing and availability information.

• Supervise, train, and appraise Cost Control and Stores staff.

• Identify cost-saving opportunities and process Improvements.

• Attend relevant meetings and perform other duties as assigned by Finance management.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of hotel cost control, inventory management, and food and beverage costing principles.