To establish guidelines and ensure accountability over safeguarding the company’s investment in F&B inventory by preventing and limiting excessive costs. Ensures that the hotel’s policies are adhered to in the areas of purchasing, receiving, storing and issuing and revenue control. Supplies management with the tools for planning and controlling of the F&B Department. Responsible for preparing accounting information relating to food and beverages and enabling timely preparation of financial and statistical reports in accordance to MEA Standard.

 RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of the role include:  

• Complete issues reports (storeroom requisition)

• Verify and contra-sign invoices after reconciling with daily receiving Log

• Checks receiving report & market list

• Balance Food & Beverage system with account payable

• Perform Price comparison for suppliers and comp sets as required

• Analysis food & beverage sales history

• Update standard recipes & buffet

• Create item sales button on My Micros upon request of F&B

• Update butcher test

• Attend BEO meetings and work with Events Team and Executive chef on DDR package allocation/prices and item creation in My Micros screen for banqueting team

• Forward closing information to accounting

• Monitor and reconcile usage of “Open food” and “Open beverage” option

• Update standard recipes & buffet. Assist in establishing standardized food portions and standard food recipes, and periodically review the calculation and preparation of them to ensure that the optimum cost is maintained

• Complies with MEA health, safety and hygiene standards

·         Control food and beverage preparation, on a redefined timely basis, by means of cost ratios (which are the cost of goods sold expressed in relation to actual sales).

·         Calculate standard potential food costs based on the sales history and the standard recipes, and compare them with the actual results.

·         Inspect the receiving and storing/issuing departments and confirm that the established MEA Addis Ababa procedures are maintained.

·         Review the work of the food checkers and/or cashiers, to make sure that there are no irregularities and that the pricing of the guest checks is in accordance with the current menus and that no food is leaving the kitchen without being checked and priced.

·         Prepare desired financial and statistical results by taking into consideration the established calendar of reports.

• Attend meeting with Purchasing team to discuss any open items

·         Supervise activities performed by storekeeper and receiving agents

·         Prepare, analyze and report slow moving store items to concerned departments

• Prepare, analyze and report nearly expiring store items to concerned departments

• Beverage pars are audited.

·         Perform other duties assigned by his/her Supervisor.

·         Approve REQ/PO in BirchStreet as per LSOP threshold (storeroom requisitions)

 PROFILE

Experience

-         Must have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in Cost Control Position with MEA or another hotel company.

 Education

-         College Degree 

Required Skills

 -         Ability to maintain hotel’s standards, policies and procedures

-         Ability to maintain positive and engaging relations with all inquiries

-         Organized and focused in high stress situations

-         Proficiency in Outlook and Microsoft Excel

-         Ability to multi task and take on cross functional tasks when required

-         Ability to direct and supervise others

-         Ability to train and develop others

-         Ability to be clear forward thinker, analyze and resolve problems using good judgment in pressure situations.

-         Ability to focus on details, analyze and resolve numerical problems.

-         Ability to work with constant interruptions and maintain a calm, pleasant and professional attitude.

-         Ability to ensure confidentiality of pertinent hotel data/information.

-         Ability to work without direct supervision.

-         Ability to communicate in English with guests, visitors and hotel staff.

-         2 years’ experience in a similar position.

-         Computer, Cost Analysis and general ledger knowledge.

 I acknowledge receipt of my job description.  I have read and understand my responsibilities and agree to carry them out.  I also understand that it is not the intent of this job description to cover all aspects of the position but to highlight the most important areas of responsibilities.  From time to time, my job description may change or I may be asked to perform reasonable duties outside of this scope, by which I am expected to abide. 

 Job Requirements

·         Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related major; minimum two years' experience in Supervisory level, Having experience in 5-star hotel is advantageous.

Must have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in Cost Control Position with MEA or another hotel. 

How to Apply

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