Cost Controller

We are a dynamic restaurant group operating across Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, specializing in authentic Bukhari cuisine and modern Middle Eastern dining. Home to distinctive brands like Dunia Al Bukhari, Uzbek Bukhari, and Agha Bukhari, our vision is to become a leading hospitality player in the Gulf. We blend traditional culinary heritage with modern hospitality, driven by our core values of excellence, originality, nourishment, and mastery. Role Purpose: We are looking for an analytical and detail-oriented Cost Controller to monitor, analyze, and optimize food, beverage, and operational costs. This role is essential for maximizing profitability, controlling inventory, and minimizing waste across all company branches. Key Responsibilities: • Analyze daily and monthly F&B costs, tracking yields, recipe variances, and waste percentages across all locations. • Conduct and oversee comprehensive physical inventory counts, investigating and resolving any stock discrepancies. • Establish and maintain standard recipe costing (Menu Engineering), updating financial systems as ingredient prices fluctuate. • Monitor purchasing processes to ensure procurement secures the best market prices without compromising on quality. • Audit receiving procedures to verify that delivered goods exactly match purchase orders and invoices in quantity, quality, and price. • Prepare detailed daily cost reports and monthly variance analysis, providing actionable recommendations to management. • Collaborate with the culinary and operations teams to implement effective cost-saving measures and portion controls. Qualifications and Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Hospitality Management. • Proven, verifiable experience working as a Cost Controller specifically within the Food & Beverage and restaurant industry. • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex data auditing, yield analysis, and cost modeling. • Hands-on experience with modern restaurant POS systems, inventory management platforms, and accounting ERP software. • Deep understanding of standard F&B recipes, batch processing, butchery yields, and restaurant supply chain cycles. • Valid and transferable residency in Kuwait. Show more Show less

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Hospitality Management. Proven, verifiable experience working as a Cost Controller specifically within the Food & Beverage and restaurant industry. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex data auditing, yield analysis, and cost modeling. Hands-on experience with modern restaurant POS systems, inventory management platforms, and accounting ERP software. Deep understanding of standard F&B recipes, batch processing, butchery yields, and restaurant supply chain cycles. Valid and transferable residency in Kuwait.

Analyze daily and monthly F&B costs, tracking yields, recipe variances, and waste percentages across all locations. Conduct and oversee comprehensive physical inventory counts, investigating and resolving any stock discrepancies. Establish and maintain standard recipe costing (Menu Engineering), updating financial systems as ingredient prices fluctuate. Monitor purchasing processes to ensure procurement secures the best market prices without compromising on quality. Audit receiving procedures to verify that delivered goods exactly match purchase orders and invoices in quantity, quality, and price. Prepare detailed daily cost reports and monthly variance analysis, providing actionable recommendations to management. Collaborate with the culinary and operations teams to implement effective cost-saving measures and portion controls.