Assistant Cost Controller
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About the Role
FITT Meals is hiring an Assistant Cost Controller in Dubai to oversee cost-related activities in kitchen and production operations. The role involves daily flash reporting, variance tracking, and consumption monitoring.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare daily flash reports comparing actual material usage against standard recipe costs, highlighting variances for immediate review
- Support cost oversight during night shift operations by monitoring material consumption in real time and flagging variances
- Conduct yield checks, portion control monitoring, and wastage tracking across kitchen and production lines
- Coordinate with production and kitchen teams to ensure accurate, timely capture and reporting of consumption data
- Monitor and control recipes at the ingredient level, identifying and escalating ingredient substitutions or changes in real time
- Validate and update recipe costs based on actual raw material costs
- Support month end cost analysis, reconciliation, and reporting activities
- Investigate significant cost variances and material discrepancies, working with kitchen leads to identify root causes and corrective actions
- Maintain accurate, organized records of consumption data, recipe costings, and variance reports
- Escalate recurring or material cost leakages to the Procurement Lead with supporting data
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Culinary Management, or related field; equivalent practical experience considered
- 2–4 years of experience in cost control, food costing, ideally within food and beverage, catering, or meal production environments
- Working proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables) and familiarity with ERP, inventory, or recipe costing systems
- Solid understanding of food costing principles, yield management, and portion control
- Comfortable working on the production floor and in kitchen environments, including periodic night shift coverage
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Role Overview
- The Assistant Cost Controller plays a key role in FITTMEALS' cost control function, providing dedicated, day to day oversight of cost related activities across kitchen and production operations serving both D2C and B2B channels.
- This role is central to protecting financial performance at the production level — ensuring daily flash reporting, recipe to actual cost variance tracking, and consumption monitoring are consistently and accurately carried out.
- This is a hands on, floor based role that requires close coordination with kitchen and production teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare daily flash reports comparing actual material usage against standard recipe costs, highlighting variances for immediate review
- Support cost oversight during night shift operations by monitoring material consumption in real time and flagging variances as they occur
- Conduct yield checks, portion control monitoring, and wastage tracking across kitchen and production lines
- Coordinate with production and kitchen teams to ensure accurate, timely capture and reporting of consumption data which includes Material transfers D2C, B2B, Staff meals etc.
- Monitor and control recipes at the ingredient level, identifying and escalating ingredient substitutions or changes in real time
- Validate and update recipe costs based on actual raw material costs, ensuring standard costs remain aligned with current pricing
- Support month end cost analysis, reconciliation, and reporting activities in collaboration with the Finance and Procurement teams
- Investigate significant cost variances and material discrepancies, working with kitchen leads to identify root causes and corrective actions
- Maintain accurate, organized records of consumption data, recipe costings, and variance reports to support audit and review processes
- Escalate recurring or material cost leakages to the Procurement Lead with supporting data
Skills & Competencies
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data capture, calculation, and reporting
- Working proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables) and familiarity with ERP, inventory, or recipe costing systems
- Solid understanding of food costing principles, yield management, and portion control
- Clear, professional communication skills for coordinating with kitchen, production, procurement, and finance teams
- Ability to work independently, manage time sensitive daily reporting deadlines, and prioritize under operational pressure
- Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, variances, and root causes in cost data
- High level of integrity and discretion when handling cost and pricing information
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Culinary Management, or a related field; equivalent practical experience will be considered
- 2–4 years of experience in cost control, food costing, ideally within food and beverage, catering, or meal production environments
Other Requirements
- Demonstrated experience working with recipe costing, standard vs. actual cost analysis, and inventory/consumption tracking
- Comfortable working on the production floor and in kitchen environments, including periodic night shift coverage
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Yearly Airfare Allowance
- 1 FITT Meals main meal per day
- Educational Allowance
- Monthly Profit Share Bonus
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