F&B Cost Controller (M/F)

Overview

In this role you will lead end-to-end financial governance for F&B procurement, inventory, and cost of sales across restaurants, bars, kitchens and events for a pre-opening luxury hotel. You will partner with the Finance Director and F&B leadership to safeguard margins, optimise working capital, and deliver robust reporting and controls. Your work supports the pre-opening mobilisation of cost control processes and initial performance reporting, shaping the financial foundations of Delano London’s launch. You will operate in a fast-growing, service-oriented environment where cross-functional collaboration and accuracy drive profitability and brand standards.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive package
• development opportunities
• impact on a visionary brand
• international group growth
• creative and rewarding environment

Responsibilities

• Assist sourcing of value-aligned F&B products within budget and lead-time targets
• Maintain accurate POs and commitment tracking for visibility into liabilities and cash needs
• Monitor price movements, negotiate improvements, quantify savings
• Manage vendor records, rebates, and timely invoicing
• Control voids, discounts, transfers, and staff meals; investigate P&L impact and drive actions
• Ensure accurate recipe costing and menu engineering support to improve gross margin
• Produce weekly F&B P&L flash analyses and commentary with action plans
• Close month-end with stock adjustments, accruals, rebates, and cost reclassifications; reconcile F&B COGS to movements
• Maintain internal controls for procurement policy compliance and audit readiness
• Lead/assist monthly stock counts, reconcile variances, and report shrinkage and waste avoidance
• Track inventory KPIs (days on hand, stock turn, write-off %, GRNI ageing) and propose working capital improvements
• Provide insights to Operations on portion/yield control, cost variances, and profitability by outlet and event
• Collaborate on pricing decisions and menu changes to maintain target margins while upholding brand standards

Key requirements

• Experience in hotel or luxury hospitality F&B cost control and ownership of COGS, inventory, and supplier financials
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation with a controls mindset
• Solid understanding of F&B operations, product standards, seasonality, yield/portion control, and P&L impact
• Proficiency with purchasing and inventory systems (e.g., Astore, Adaco/Infor) and advanced Excel/Sheets skills
• Clear, professional communicator with credibility to influence and challenge operations constructively
• Analytical, deadline-driven, able to manage multiple priorities across close, stock counts, and reporting cycles
• Flexible around month-end, stock counts, and audits; collaborative and service-oriented

• communication
• collaboration
• analytical thinking
• Astore
• Adaco/Infor
• Excel/Sheets (lookups, pivots, variance analysis)

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