{"id":90802,"date":"2026-02-18T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/food-beverage-cost-controller\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:02:40","slug":"food-beverage-cost-controller","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/food-beverage-cost-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"Food &amp; Beverage Cost Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>Reporting to the Chief accountant, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:<\/p>\n<p>\tAuditing, reconciling, and analysing the Hotel Daily revenues by ensuring night audit daily checks are done; packaging reconciliation, reviewing daily reports before they are circulated, ensuring revenue taxes are accounted for in accordance with the laws and regulations, ensuring daily banking\u2019s are reconciled and any over-and shortages are investigated.<br \/>\n\tPerforming monthly end month procedures related to revenue by ensuring all the revenue and collections are reconciled.<br \/>\n\tExamining all food, beverage and general items invoices, verifying quantities ordered and received against the order sheets and purchase orders.<br \/>\n\tComparing quoted prices to invoice prices.<br \/>\n\tVerifying food, beverage and general items invoices on a selective basis and occasionally spot-checking invoice unit costs to match them with the market quotation sheet.<br \/>\n\tTotaling and coding invoices on a daily basis.<br \/>\n\tEnsuring that all items requisitioned are properly accounted for by observing the requisitioning process.<br \/>\n\tReviewing total food and beverage requisitions for pricing and by extension accuracy.<br \/>\n\tMaintaining cost percentages on a daily basis for both food and beverage and preparation of a daily report.<br \/>\n\tMaintaining liquor storeroom perpetual inventory.<br \/>\n\tWorking with the Executive Chef to coordinate tracking of high-cost items in the food area.<br \/>\n\tReconciling all food, beverage and general items\u2019 cost deviations between requisitioned costs and physical inventory costs monthly.<br \/>\n\tUpdating menu costs quarterly for all outlets and meal periods.<br \/>\n\tObserving storeroom and kitchen inventory procedures and acting when necessary.<br \/>\n\tSupervising and assisting in taking physical inventories of all food and beverage.<br \/>\n\tPerforming closing duties relevant to the accounting of the revenue, food and beverage department.<br \/>\n\tPricing and extending all monthly food and beverage inventories.<br \/>\n\tDebiting miscellaneous food cost deductions to proper ledger accounts and crediting food and beverage cost accounts so that both sides balance.<br \/>\n\tPreparing preliminary food and beverage cost reports to summarise purchases.<br \/>\n\tPreparing menu potentials by developing and compiling accurate menu abstracts.<br \/>\n\tDeveloping potential cost of sales and future menu pricing adjustments with the Food and Beverage Manager.<br \/>\n\tChecking merchandise received daily to determine that it conforms to weight, trim, and count specifications.<br \/>\n\tTesting for suitable quality and accurate menu pricing by performing yield tests of specific products.<br \/>\n\tWorking closely with Food and Beverage Manager to develop menu pricing of food and beverage products.<br \/>\n\tEnsuring daily inventory count for the Bar through Materials Control revenue import, any variances are investigated and brought to the attention of the Director of Finance.<br \/>\n\tPreparing cost breakdowns of food and beverage.<br \/>\n\tInsuring that items are prepared and stored as specified.<br \/>\n\tReviewing daily food production as it relates to cover forecasts to make sure that it is according to plan.<br \/>\n\tSupporting a safe hotel by applying hotel regulations, and adhering to existing laws and regulations.<br \/>\n\tAnticipating possible and probable hazards and conditions and acting to prevent them from happening.<br \/>\n\tMaintaining the highest standards of personal hygiene, dress, uniform, appearance, body language and conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications<\/p>\n<p>\tMore than 3 Years of Experience in the same field.<br \/>\n\tBachelor\u2019s Degree Finance\/Hospitality or Related Field.<br \/>\n\tCPA Section 1<br \/>\n\tKnowledge in Sun System, Opera Cloud, Materials Control &amp; Symphony.<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>jobs.smartrecruiters.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/jobs.smartrecruiters.com","_company_name":"Fairmont Hotels & Resorts","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.fairmont.com\/norfolk-hotel-nairobi\/","_company_tagline":"The Fairmont Norfolk is a historic hotel in Nairobi, Kenya and is owned by the luxury hotel chain, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. 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