Cost Controller

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

About the role

• Spot check procedures, compliance with internal controls and policies and provide analysis that affect the Purchasing/ ordering, receipt, issuance, general controls and sales/consumption of food and beverage, as well as other general supplies and Engineering items in the hotel and to ensure that all control functions are established and enforced according to Four Seasons Finance and Accounting Manual.
• 根据四季财务和会计手册，对影响酒店食品、酒水、物品及工程用品的采购/下单、收货、发货、管理及销售/消耗的各个环节进行抽查和分析，确保所有控制程序已建立，实施并符合内部控制程序的要求。

What you will do

• Identify potential issues, work with respective Division Heads and Operating Department Head on an action plan for the operating departments to comply and resolve the issues identified.
• 发现潜在风险，与各部门负责人和运营部门负责人一起制定行动计划，确保运营部门按行动计划执行并解决发现的问题。
• Prepare daily cost reports as prescribed in the Accounting and Finance Manual. Make ensure the correctness of the data, analyze and inform the department of key control direction (Whether it’s food or beverage cost）.
• 按照财务要求编制每日成本日报表。确保数据的正确性，同时根据数据分析告知部门重点控制方向(食品和酒水成本）。
• Review monthly food purchase price, work with Culinary to ensure food & beverage cost control policies are in compliance.
• 审查每月食品购买价格，与厨房一起确保食品和饮料成本控制符合政策要求。
• Reasonably arrange the monthly inventory, it is necessary to inform the operation department by email one week in advance of the preparation matters, such as inventory time and inventory categories. To ensure that the monthly inventory is completed without affecting the normal operation of the department.
• 合理安排月度盘点，需要提前一周邮件告知营运部门进行准备事项，例如盘点时间，盘点类别。以确保在不影响部门正常营运的情况下完成月度盘点。
• After the monthly inventory count, it is necessary to complete the variance analysis. Maintain communication with operation department, understand the reasons. Supervise the department to make corrections, compile monthly cost analysis table and send it to the user department carbon copy to AFC/FC.
• 月度盘点完成后需要及时完成差异分析，与部门及时沟通以确保了解差异产生的原因。督促部门进行改正，同时编制月度成本分析表发送给与使用部门抄送直属经理。
• Cost control requires coordination with the purchasing department and the kitchen to complete the menu engineering setup. Monthly menu control analysis and issue cost analysis report. Ensure that the fluctuation of food cost rate is reasonable. Explain the unreasonable use of part of the department.
• 成本控制需要与采购部及厨房协同完成菜单工程的设置。每月的菜单控制分析并出具成本分析报表。以确保食品成本率的浮动是合理的。对于不合理的部分协同使用部门做出解释。
• Spot check on quotes obtained by Purchasing to ensure they are up to date and with accurate quotations.
• 抽查采购报价单，确保报价及时准确。
• Issue slow moving stock list at least once a month.
• 每月至少发送一次滞留存货清单。
• Attend Lumitics project monthly meeting and perform spot checks in the culinary area and verifying yielding and wastage.
• 每月参加Lumitics项目会议，负责对烹饪区进行抽查和检查生产和浪费情况。
• Ensure Culinary team is updating the Recipe costing timely and reviewing the potential cost through Avero & BSS and investigate the variances and make F&B Management aware of any problems including pricing.
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