Cost Control Clerk/ Cost Control Supervisor

MAIN OBJECTIVE:

Assists the Cost controller in maintaining, and increasing the profitability of the Food & Beverage Department; regularly and controlling and reconciling food and beverage costs by thoroughly analyzing invoices, requisitions, products received, menus, and production

 TASKS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 F & B COST CONTROLS

 CONTROL AND RECONCILE FOOD AND BEVERAGE COSTS BY ANALYSIS

• To conduct regular spot–checks to ensure compliance with standard purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing procedures.
• To conduct regular spot-checks to assure the accuracy of the “Daily Receiving Report'', storeroom requisition, and inventory extensions.
• Ensures compliance with standard purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing procedures.
• Maintains cost percentages regularly for food and prepares a daily flash report.
• Observes and conducts storeroom inventory procedures and takes action when necessary
• Supervise and assist in taking physical inventories of all food & beverages and General stores.
• Prepares and distributes the monthly Food & Beverage and General operating analyst’s report.
• Spot- checks of guest checks are performed regularly,  to ensure that correct the prices are charged.
• Ensures that all price quotations are in writing and are accessible at any time.
• To ensure posting all Goods deceived and issued out of stores daily  
• To monitor the slow-moving items and work out a plan with the Executive Chef to use them on time or return them to suppliers to get the credit or replacement, same as the General store items.
• Investigates and comments on the variance between actual and potential Food & Beverage costs.
• Works closely with Food and Beverage Manager to develop menu pricing of food and beverage products.
• Coordinates with the storekeeper to ensure that goods purchased first are issued first.
• To keep good relations with other hotels, to make the market survey regularly, and to compare it with hotel prices and deviation to be reported to Purchasing Manager and Financial Controller.
• Ensure that all liquor bottles are stamped with an identification mark (Stamp) when received and issued to the outlet, to ensure that all imported & local Alcohol bottles are issued from the store when empty bottles are returned.
• Introduce and monitor par stock levels in all Beverage outlets (excluding Banquets) in line with RHG policy and procedures.
• Perform continual housekeeping duties on MC and maintain correct set up of products for purchase and recipe use.
• To liaise with the Central Purchasing department on any supply or pricing issues

 Requirement

• Must have experience growing in talent, MC System, Micro…etc.
• Computer skills: POS, MS Office, Access/experience in using a variety of accounting software
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong work ethic/ conscientious, self-motivated, leadership, management, demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Be committed to receiving the best of achievements
• MUST BE HONEST and hard-working, working well with the team. BE A TEAM PLAYER!

• Must be a Sierra Leone national

 Qualification:

·         HND or Diploma Accounting of Finance.

·         Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related accounting field is an asset.

·         Minimum 3 years experience in an accounting role or similar capacity.

·         Language skills: Excellent command of written and spoken English

MAIN OBJECTIVE:

Assists the Cost controller in maintaining, and increasing the profitability of the Food & Beverage Department; regularly and controlling and reconciling food and beverage costs by thoroughly analyzing invoices, requisitions, products received, menus, and production

 TASKS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 F & B COST CONTROLS

 CONTROL AND RECONCILE FOOD AND BEVERAGE COSTS BY ANALYSIS

• To conduct regular spot–checks to ensure compliance with standard purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing procedures.
• To conduct regular spot-checks to assure the accuracy of the “Daily Receiving Report'', storeroom requisition, and inventory extensions.
• Ensures compliance with standard purchasing, receiving, storing, and issuing procedures.
• Maintains cost percentages regularly for food and prepares a daily flash report.
• Observes and conducts storeroom inventory procedures and takes action when necessary
• Supervise and assist in taking physical inventories of all food & beverages and General stores.
• Prepares and distributes the monthly Food & Beverage and General operating analyst’s report.
• Spot- checks of guest checks are performed regularly,  to ensure that correct the prices are charged.
• Ensures that all price quotations are in writing and are accessible at any time.
• To ensure posting all Goods deceived and issued out of stores daily  
• To monitor the slow-moving items and work out a plan with the Executive Chef to use them on time or return them to suppliers to get the credit or replacement, same as the General store items.
• Investigates and comments on the variance between actual and potential Food & Beverage costs.
• Works closely with Food and Beverage Manager to develop menu pricing of food and beverage products.
• Coordinates with the storekeeper to ensure that goods purchased first are issued first.
• To keep good relations with other hotels, to make the market survey regularly, and to compare it with hotel prices and deviation to be reported to Purchasing Manager and Financial Controller.
• Ensure that all liquor bottles are stamped with an identification mark (Stamp) when received and issued to the outlet, to ensure that all imported & local Alcohol bottles are issued from the store when empty bottles are returned.
• Introduce and monitor par stock levels in all Beverage outlets (excluding Banquets) in line with RHG policy and procedures.
• Perform continual housekeeping duties on MC and maintain correct set up of products for purchase and recipe use.
• To liaise with the Central Purchasing department on any supply or pricing issues

 Requirement

• Must have experience growing in talent, MC System, Micro…etc.
• Computer skills: POS, MS Office, Access/experience in using a variety of accounting software
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong work ethic/ conscientious, self-motivated, leadership, management, demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills and negotiation skills
• Be committed to receiving the best of achievements
• MUST BE HONEST and hard-working, working well with the team. BE A TEAM PLAYER!

• Must be a Sierra Leone national

 Qualification:

·         HND or Diploma Accounting of Finance.

·         Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related accounting field is an asset.

·         Minimum 3 years experience in an accounting role or similar capacity.

·         Language skills: Excellent command of written and spoken English