Food & Beverage Cost Controller

Gleneagles Hotel, PH3 1NF, Auchterarder

**Come and join us...**
- As one of Scotland’s finest and most iconic 5-star hotels and country estates, we are currently seekinga focused, experienced
**Food & Beverage Cost Controller **with outstanding attention to detail, who is enthusiastic and highly motivated to join our Finance team.
- The performance and success of our business greatly depend on this small yet mighty team. With a broad range of roles and responsibilities within their remit, our Finance department is a major pillar and an essential ingredient to the smooth running of our business. Keeping a close and watchful eye to always ensure the efficient financial management and financial control necessary to support every operation across the estate.
- As an inclusive employer, we’re also open to having a conversation with you around flexible working.
- Location; Auchterarder, just off the A9. Gleneagles is also within easy reach of a number of Scottish towns and cities: Edinburgh City Centre (1hr), Glasgow or Dundee (50mins), Stirling and Perth (25mins).
- We are proud to pay the Real Living Wage for every role across the estate.

**Please note, this opportunity does not qualify for visa sponsorship. To be considered for this role you should already have the right to work in the UK.**

**Here's a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role**:

- Preparing and distributing daily revenue and cost reports to our business, swiftly and adeptly highlighting any potential issues, working together to resolve
- Reconciling daily, weekly and monthly for revenue and costs for our business partners
- Expertly maintaining the F&B Point of Sale system
- Participating in stock taking for the main cellar and outlets when required; preparing stock variance analysis for beverage, proactively supporting our teams in resolving any variance issues
- Managing the closure of the month end accounts pertaining to all F&B outlets, including interrogation of account codes to provide analyses to the teams
- Assisting our Purchase Ledger department with all supplier invoice queries relating to F&B
- Supporting our Goods Received & Stores team to ensure all daily internal orders are accurately captured
- Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful, and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations, playing your part in making their stay with us 5 star in every way

**The kind of person we're looking for**:

- You have impeccable attention to detail with a flair for accuracy; your ability to analyse data and prepare results to facilitate decision making is outstanding
- Supremely reliable, you like to ensure every job is completed to the highest standards consistently
- You have strong IT skills, and a great working knowledge of Oracle MICROS is a definite advantage
- Flexible, with the ability to react and prioritise to support our wider teams, you’re also enthusiastic, confident, and able to build relationships seamlessly internally and externally
- Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you're passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with the Gleneagles brand
- You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
- A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you're well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
- You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way

**What’s in it for you**:

- As well as a competitive salary, as a member of the Gleneagles team, you will also enjoy a fantastic range of perks, benefits and rewards including:

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Time to let your hair down**:

- 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) that increases with service
- Seasonal parties and local social events
- 50% discount on Food & Beverage, Country Pursuits, Spa and Hair Salon (Mon-Thurs) and the Golf Driving Range
- Golf Membership (with access to all 3 championship courses) for £50.00 per annum
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Treats in your pocket**:

- Personal membership to Perkbox, an employee perk platform offering a huge variety of retail discounts, a free Café Nero each week, and a cinema ticket each month, with our compliments.
- Free ‘pay day’ lunch and monthly drinks offers
- A generous ‘refer a friend’ scheme
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Be our guest**:

- Stay with us as a guest at Gleneagles for 2 nights per year at £65.00 per room B&B per night
- Friends & Family rate of £95.00 B&B per night
- Make a holiday of it with Hoxton Hotels in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, NY, Chicago and LA for just £45 per room, per night
- Subsidised, single occupancy, en-suite accommodation available on our estate
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Investment in your development and wellbeing**:

- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and confidential advice for you and your family when you need it most
- Ongoing investment in your person