Finance Controller

Role Summary

Cost Controller will be responsible for controlling food cost, inventory, wastage, pilferage, and improving outlet-level profitability by enforcing SOPs, tracking daily numbers, and working closely with kitchen & purchase teams.

Key Responsibilities

Food Cost & Recipe Control

• Prepare & maintain standard recipe costing (gram-wise)
• Track daily & weekly food cost %
• Identify variance between ideal vs actual cost

Inventory Management

• Monitor daily stock inward, issue & closing
• Ensure FIFO compliance
• Flag over-stocking, dead stock & slow-moving items

Wastage & Pilferage Control

• Track prep wastage, expiry loss & returns
• Investigate abnormal consumption patterns
• Implement portion & handling controls

Purchase & Vendor Control

• Verify vendor invoices vs agreed rates
• Compare vendor pricing periodically
• Assist in vendor negotiations for cost optimisation

Aggregator (Zomato / Swiggy) Costing

• Track item-wise profitability
• Analyse commission, ads & net margins
• Recommend pricing / menu adjustments

Reporting

• Daily cost report
• Weekly margin summary
• Monthly outlet profitability report
• Skills RequiredStrong Excel / Google Sheets
• Understanding of restaurant operations
• Recipe & portion control knowledge
• Eye for numbers + discipline on ground