Cost Controller-Mercure Upperhill at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

What’s in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide.
• Learning programs through our Academies.
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21.

What you will be doing:

• To reconcile the cost of all officer and entertainment checks and apply credit to the respective departments.
• To prepare analysis on General Stores issues such as guest supplies against budget.
• To verify the accuracy of recipes for the outlets and kitchens for the purpose of inventory control and potential costing.
• To maintain records of inventory transactions which cannot be tracked through the system such as banquet events, cocktails and buffets.
• To audit inventory transactions and make adjustments when necessary.
• To collate and journalize month-end figures.
• To attend month end and other stocktaking activities in all Food & Beverage and general areas. 
• Reconcile and obtain explanation on variation and prepare Inventory Adjustment Authorization for the Director of Finance’s approval.
• To coordinate and assist in the inventory taking of operating equipment every four months.
• To maintain and keep track of all the FF&E items of the hotel and to coordinate and assist in the inventory taking of FF&E every year.
• To have a full working knowledge and capability to supervise, correct and demonstrate all duties and tasks in the assigned Place of Work to the standard set.
• To be entirely flexible and adapt to rotate within the different sub departments of the Accounting & Finance Division.
• To be fully conversant with all services and facilities offered by the hotel.
• To conduct market survey of different items so as to ensure that the prices paid by hotel should be below the market retail prices.
• To understand and audit the operating procedures (purchasing, receiving, store, preparation etc.) of Materials Management Division.
• To spot check periodically internal purchase orders for Food & Beverage items against their appropriate market lists.

Your experience and skills include:

• Focused personality with experience is essential.
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities.