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Anonymous Employer Nairobi Full Time Posted 2026-09-06
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CountyNairobiCityNairobiContractFull TimePosted2026-09-06Close dateNot specifiedExperience3 yearsSourceBrighterMonday Kenya
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A full-time Cost Controller position in Nairobi focused on inventory management, cost analysis, and stock control within the hospitality sector. The role involves daily and weekly stock counts, variance analysis, POS verification, and ensuring accurate recording of purchases in Hotsoft and Quickbooks. Candidates should have a diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or Hospitality Management, CPA finalist status, and 3-5 years of relevant experience.

  • Full-time role in Nairobi with hospitality industry focus
  • Requires CPA finalist and 3-5 years cost control experience
  • Involves daily stock counts, variance analysis, and POS verification
  • Uses Hotsoft and Quickbooks systems for inventory and accounting
  • Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or Hospitality Management required

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  • PreferredPractical evidence in sales, restaurante, financeThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
  • RequiredAvailability to work in NairobiThe vacancy is associated with this location.
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Original source description

Job Purpose

  • The Cost
  • Controller must demonstrate exceptional skill and efficiency in maintaining
  • inventory levels, processing purchase orders as required, tracking orders, and
  • investigating variances. By working collaboratively with other departments, the
  • Cost Controller ensures accurate inventory usage, analyzes costs, and assesses
  • vendor relationships to maximize profitability and eliminate losses.

Responsibilities

  • 1. Ensure accountability for Mama Ashanti
  • inventory by analyzing inventory movement reports and investigating variances.
  • 2. Participate in daily physical stock counts for
  • both the Kitchen and Bar.
  • 3. Check, verify, and report voids in the POS
  • systems.
  • 4. Check, verify, and report discounts on the POS
  • systems.
  • 5. Analyze cost of sales and highlight anomalies.
  • 6. Validate weekly inventory requisitions
  • (compared to system on-hand stock) before purchases are made.
  • 7. Ensure all purchases of inventory and
  • consumables recorded in Back Office System (Hotsoft) are accurately captured
  • and classified in the accounting application (Quickbooks).
  • 8. Perform daily stock variance calculations for
  • each Distribution Point in the Hotsoft system.
  • 9. Ensure that material usage aligns with
  • approved recipes and highlight any deviations.
  • 10. Share daily shortages reports and identify
  • staff responsible for deductions in both Kitchen and Bar.
  • 11. Perform weekly stock variance calculations for
  • each Cellar in Hotsoft.
  • 12. Control Food and Beverage outlets in terms of
  • wastage, pilferage, and efficiency.
  • 13. Produce, circulate, and analyze purchase cost
  • variance reports weekly.
  • 14. Participate weekly in the requisition-making
  • process.
  • 15. Validate weekly inventory requisitions
  • (compared to system on-hand stock) before purchases are made.
  • 16. Participate in a monthly physical stock count.
  • 17. Analyze monthly transaction reports from both
  • Quickbooks and Hotsoft, and share noted discrepancies.
  • 18. Update and share the Fixed Asset report on a
  • monthly basis.
  • Qualifications &
  • Diploma/Degree
  • in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management or a related field.
  • CPA finalist
  • qualification
  • At least
  • 3-5 years’

Experience

  • in cost control, inventory, stores or accounting,
  • preferably within the hospitality industry.
  • Strong
  • knowledge of food and beverage costing, stock control and inventory
  • management.
  • Proficiency
  • in Microsoft Excel and accounting/inventory systems.
  • Strong
  • analytical, numerical and problem-solving skills.
  • High
  • level of accuracy, integrity and attention to detail.
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