Tribeka Holdings Limited F&B Cost Controller Job in Nairobi Kenya

Jul 28, 2017

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of F&B Cost Controller at Tribeka Holdings Limited in Nairobi.
 

Job Purpose: Plan and manage all hotel costs concern.

Responsible in assisting management with building an annual operating budget for the company; managing purchasing and labor practices in order to keep costs within budget while maintaining the company’s production schedule.
 

 

Duties:

• To control the Food & Beverage Cost together with chef engineer menu in terms of costing.


• Prepare variance analysis for food & beverage and communicating / discussing with ‎relevant parties.‎


• Update and maintain receipts into the systems.


• Update selling prices in POS as per the instruction from authorized persons.‎


• Continuously study weaknesses in controls implemented at the restaurant and ‎suggest for improvements.


• Check the daily Food & Beverage revenues report submitted by the income audit for ‎accuracy.


• Prepare the daily and monthly cost report department in relation to cost of sales.


• Participate for stock take at the Hotel.


• Maintain a daily record of inventory purchased and ensure ‎it balances with accounts payable.


• Ensure proper receiving procedures and 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.‎


• Prepare daily staff meal cost report.‎


• Organize and do stock take and monthly stock taking.


• Check invoices against receiving record and compare them with purchase order and ‎purchase request, and to ensure that all invoices are stamped and signed by the ‎authorized person.


• Record the total daily purchase by chart of accounts and accumulate for month end ‎balancing with account payable.


• Check and ensure that all inventories purchased are in balance with account payable ‎on a bi-monthly basis.


• Ensure that purchasing obtain up – to – date and accurate prices by comparing ‎prices against suppliers quotations.‎


• Check and review filled requisitions and ensure that goods issued are not more than ‎requested.‎


• Conduct spot check to ensure that the goods received are as per specifications and ‎the deliveries of goods by suppliers are consistent with the receiving schedule and ‎the storerooms are not overstocked especially during month – end.‎


• Audit monthly stock and prepare reconciliation on all rooms. ‎


• Post actual stock results in the system and print inventory valuation report.‎


• Reconcile all inventory accounts based on actual purchases and actual inventory ‎stock take and allocate the expenses to the respective department based on their ‎requisitions.


• Organize the bi-yearly stock –take on all operating equipment of the restaurant and ‎prepare detail loss and breakage quantities and amount.‎


• Updating the material control system with goods received notes ‎‎(GRNs), stock transfers etc. and updating sales from POS system at the ‎restaurants.‎


• Maintain Material Control System.‎


• Coordinate with group IT division and/or service provider for systems maintenance.


• Guides and directs storekeeper on order schedules, shopping lists and deadlines.


• You will promote team work, team spirit, and friendliness among your fellow work mate and colleagues.


• Ensure that established controls and procedures in respect of the controller’s areas of responsibility are complied with at all times.


• Provide management with timely reviews of operating financial status; researches inventory and cost of food variances and prepares monthly internal cost of product analysis reports using sales and inventory reports from various systems.


• To ensure that there are at all times proper procedures and controls for purchasing, receiving stores and requisitioning.


• Maintain proper and complete records of the Hotel to ensure that the accounts, records and transactions of the Hotel are accurate and correct at all times.


• Any other task assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in Food and Beverage cost control department


• Computer literate with knowledge of accounting packages such as Quick books/Sage.


• Must have worked in a similar position in the hospitality institution.


• Must have sound knowledge of material control, MS word, MS office Excel.


• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.


• Able to work  under pressure.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should email their CV and Application letter only to; talentexperts254@gmail.com Cc to jobs@tribekaholdings.co.ke so as to reach us by August 18, 2017. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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