Vacancy title:
Food & Beverage Controller

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Management, Accounting & Finance, Restaurant & Hospitality]

Jobs at:
People FOCO

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, November 12 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Our client and Italian Restaurant is seeking an experienced Food & Beverage Controller to oversee cost control, inventory, purchasing, and financial reporting for all F&B operations. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and hands-on experience in restaurant or hotel cost management.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor, control, and analyze food & beverage costs, yields, and wastage
• Maintain recipe costing, portion control, and standard cost systems
• Conduct stock counts and reconciliations across bar, kitchen, and stores
• Verify F&B receiving, transfers, breakages, and consumption reports
• Work closely with procurement to ensure cost-efficient purchasing
• Review and approve purchase requests, pricing, and supplier invoices
• Prepare weekly & monthly F&B cost reports for management review
• Investigate variances between system stock and actual inventory
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, HACCP, and audit standards
• Support menu engineering, pricing strategy, and profitability analysis

Qualifications & Experience

• Diploma or Degree in Finance, Accounting, Hospitality, or related field
• Minimum 2–4 years F&B cost control experience in a hotel or restaurant group
• Knowledge of inventory, and cost control systems 
• Strong Excel and reporting skills
• Experience in recipe costing and food cost analysis is mandatory

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: associate degree

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