Senior Cost Controller
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About the Role
Elegancia Services Group is hiring a Senior Cost Controller for its catering operations in Lusail, Qatar. The role involves monitoring food, beverage, and operational costs, analyzing profitability, managing inventory, and supporting procurement.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor and control food, beverage, and operational costs across all catering sites and projects
- Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports and identify variances
- Ensure compliance with approved budgets and cost control procedures
- Review and validate catering contract profitability and margins
- Conduct detailed cost analysis and recommend corrective actions to management
- Develop and maintain standardized recipe costing sheets
- Monitor food cost percentages and consumption trends
- Analyze menu profitability and recommend menu engineering initiatives
- Track wastage, spoilage, and yield variances to minimize losses
- Supervise inventory control processes across central kitchens, warehouses, and catering sites
- Prepare monthly Food Cost Reports, Inventory Reports, and Profitability Analysis
- Support internal and external audits
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or related field
- Professional qualification (CMA, ACCA, CPA) is preferred
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Cost Control within large scale catering, remote site catering, industrial catering, or hospitality operations
- Experience managing multiple catering sites and high volume meal production is highly preferred
- Strong knowledge of Food Cost Control and Inventory Management
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or FMCG/Catering software
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query)
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities
- Knowledge of menu costing, recipe costing, and catering contract profitability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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Department & Industry
- Department: Finance / Catering Operations
- Industry: Catering, Hospitality, Food Services, Facilities Management
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and control food, beverage, and operational costs across all catering sites and projects
- Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports and identify variances
- Ensure compliance with approved budgets and cost control procedures
- Review and validate catering contract profitability and margins
- Conduct detailed cost analysis and recommend corrective actions to management
- Develop and maintain standardized recipe costing sheets
- Monitor food cost percentages and consumption trends
- Analyze menu profitability and recommend menu engineering initiatives
- Track wastage, spoilage, and yield variances to minimize losses
- Supervise inventory control processes across central kitchens, warehouses, and catering sites
- Conduct periodic physical stock counts and reconciliation
- Prepare monthly Food Cost Reports, Inventory Reports, and Profitability Analysis
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or related field
- Professional qualification (CMA, ACCA, CPA) is preferred
- Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Cost Control within large scale catering, remote site catering, industrial catering, or hospitality operations
- Experience managing multiple catering sites and high volume meal production is highly preferred
Required Skills
- Strong knowledge of Food Cost Control and Inventory Management
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or FMCG/Catering software
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query)
- Strong analytical and reporting capabilities
- Knowledge of menu costing, recipe costing, and catering contract profitability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Food Cost % vs Budget
- Inventory Variance %
- Waste Reduction %
- Contract Profitability
- Purchase Price Variance (PPV)
- Stock Accuracy & Reconciliation
- Labor Cost % vs Revenue
- Monthly Cost Savings Achieved
- Timeliness and Accuracy of Cost Reports
Preferred Experience
- Industrial Catering
- Remote Camp Catering
- Oil & Gas Catering Operations
- Facilities Management Catering Services
- Central Kitchen Operations
- High Volume Catering (5,000+ meals per day)
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