Food and Beverage Controller – Fiesta Restaurant – Nairobi
Urgently Needed
Job Title: Food and Beverage Controller
Reports to: Finance Manager
Duty station: Fiesta Restaurant – Nairobi
Key task
Responsible for computing profits or losses on food and beverage items daily after confirming the amount and cost of items purchased and sold. He/She then records this information to help maintain a suitable inventory of food and beverage items for the Restaurant.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in pricing menus or change the prices of certain items based on the information they collect.
- Recommend solutions if food or beverage shortages occur.
- Ensure accurate bill summaries, in that cash bills total and credit bills prove to debits on customers’ accounts.
- Ensure that each bill has been correctly analysed.
- Ensure that official orders have been issued for all purchases and goods received.
- Ensure that stock records systems are accurate and up-to-date.
- Audit requisitions and issues of the Restaurant and highlight any inaccuracies.
- Ensure that all receivable costs for both kitchen and bar are processed speedily
- Ensure regular assets stocktakes are carried out.
- Assist with the checking of overhead costs to ensure that all sections within the Restaurant are aware of costs, particularly when there have been deviations from the acceptable norm.
- Provide closing stock figures and physically assist with stocktaking at stipulated intervals.
- Submit reports and identify possible reasons when results differ from anticipated targets.
- Compile revenue reports showing when controls are effective or highlighting discrepancies and recommend appropriate corrective action.
- Compile control reports for bar and kitchen showing percentage profits.
- Ensure that the prices entered in programmed or computerized cash registers are correct and updated when necessary.
- Ensure that menus are costed regularly.
- Ensure goods receiving procedures are strictly adhered to.
Job specification of Food and Beverage Controller
- Bachelors Degree in hotel management
- Two years experience in the hospitality industry and in the field of food and beverage management.
- Knowledge of cost control in food and beverage products
- Solid written and verbal communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Self motivated and proactive with good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work and perform effectively under pressure.
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