Senior Cost Controller

Key facts

About the role

Highlights

• JOB OVERVIEW & RESPONSIBILITIES
• POSITION DETAILS:
• Title: Senior Cost Controller
• Employer: Ramada by Wyndham
• Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Application Deadline: Within 15 days from the date of announcement
• JOB SUMMARY:
• Responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and controlling hotel food, beverage, operational, and departmental costs to maximize financial efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance, F&B, Purchasing, Stores, Kitchen, and Operations teams to maintain precise cost records, identify variances, and enforce cost-control measures.
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Budget & Cost Control: Monitor food, beverage, and operational expenditures against approved budgets and targets.
• Variance & Financial Analysis: Perform daily and monthly F&B/operational cost analysis and calculate cost percentages, gross profit margins, and departmental profitability.
• Inventory & Reconciliations: Conduct regular and month-end physical inventory counts, reconcile physical stock with system balances, and resolve discrepancies.
• Wastage & Transfer Audits: Review F&B consumption, wastage, spoilage, internal transfers, and complimentary offerings.

Required qualifications

• QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
• EDUCATION:
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or related field.
• WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum 3 years or more of relevant experience in the hotel industry.
• Previous experience in a Senior Cost Controller or similar supervisory role is preferred.
• TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
• Strong knowledge of hotel accounting, inventory control, F&B costing, and purchasing procedures.
• Hands-on experience with hotel property-management, inventory, and accounting systems.
• Proficiency in English is required.
• REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Problem solving
• DESIRED SKILLS:
• Communication
• Attention to detail

How to apply