Cost Controller - F&B

Job Information

• Job Opening ID ZR_939_JOB
• Date Opened 06/09/2026
• Job Type Full time
• Work Experience 3-5 years in F\&B cost control, preferably in restaurants, cafes, hotels, or catering operations.
• Job Opening Status Open
• Industry Real Estate
• Degree Bachelor's
• Job Role Cost Controller - F\&B
• City Muscat
• State/Province Masqat
• Country Sultanate of Oman
• Zip/Postal Code 0000

Monitor and control food, beverage, inventory, recipe, wastage, and operational costs to protect profitability and ensure strong financial discipline across F\&B operations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Cost Monitoring

• Calculate and analyze food cost, beverage cost, packaging cost, wastage, consumption, and cost of sales.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports with clear variance explanations and corrective actions.

Inventory Control

• Supervise stock counts, spot checks, inventory reconciliations, transfers, returns, and expiry monitoring.
• Investigate variances between system stock, physical stock, purchases, sales, and production usage.

Recipe \& Menu Costing

• Maintain standard recipes, portion costs, menu costing sheets, and selling price recommendations.
• Review menu profitability and highlight low-margin, high-wastage, or slow-moving items.

Controls \& Compliance

• Audit receiving, issuing, storage, wastage, staff meals, complimentary items, and approval processes.
• Implement controls to reduce leakage, theft, over-portioning, incorrect posting, and unauthorized adjustments.

Coordination

• Work with chefs, procurement, stores, accounting, and operations to improve cost performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, supplier price analysis, and management decision-making.

Requirements

Education \& Certifications

Bachelor degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality, Cost Control, or related field.

Experience

3-5 years in F\&B cost control, preferably in restaurants, cafes, hotels, or catering operations.

Technical Competencies

Inventory systems, POS, recipe costing, Excel, stock audits, variance analysis, menu engineering, purchasing controls.

Behavioral Competencies

Analytical thinking, firmness, integrity, accuracy, investigation skills, communication, follow-up, cost discipline.