Cost Controller (Saudi National)📣 إعلان

About SLS The Red Sea

SLS The Red Sea is a luxury lifestyle destination located on the Red Sea coast in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, specifically serving Umluj and Tabuk. As part of Ennismore’s global portfolio, SLS Hotels are recognized for their design and service in hospitality. The resort features 150 keys, five Food & Beverage venues, and a spa.

The Role of Cost Controller

The Cost Controller (Saudi National) will monitor costs, control inventory, and analyze spending to ensure efficient hotel operations. This full-time role involves working closely with Finance, Procurement, F&B, Culinary, and other operational teams to provide cost insights, identify improvements, and maintain financial controls. The position requires 0-1 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor daily costs and expenses across hotel departments, with a focus on F&B operations.
• Review and analyze food and beverage costs, consumption, wastage, and inventory movement.
• Conduct and audit regular inventories, stock counts, transfers, and spoilage reports.
• Compare actual costs against budgets and forecasts, investigate variances, and highlight areas for action.
• Collaborate with Procurement to review purchase prices, purchase orders, and supplier cost information.
• Review storeroom procedures, consumption records, and internal transfers to ensure accurate cost allocation and control.
• Coordinate with Culinary and F&B teams on recipe costing, portion control, and menu cost analysis.
• Prepare regular cost reports, including food cost, beverage cost, inventory movement, and other operational cost indicators.
• Identify opportunities to reduce wastage, improve efficiency, and strengthen cost-control practices.
• Support month-end closing activities, including inventory valuation, journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready cost-control records and supporting documentation.
• Ensure all cost-control activities comply with hotel policies, internal controls, and Finance procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 0-1 years of experience in Cost Control, Finance, or a similar role, preferably within the hospitality industry.
• Understanding of cost accounting, inventory control, and F&B operations.
• Experience with hospitality systems such as FMC, Adaco, FutureLog, Materials Control, Sun Systems, Opera, or Micros is an advantage.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and analytical skills.
• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify cost variances and trends.
• Good communication and coordination skills for working across operational departments.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work effectively in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

Application Process

SLS The Red Sea is building a passionate team for this destination. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.