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Cost Control Accountant
MALAMA Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
3 days ago Over 200 applicants
Skills:
SAP FICO
Job Description
Apply. Save. Job Summary. Responsible for monitoring, controlling, and analyzing the company's cost structure across all brands and branches, including COGS, purchasing, inventory, production, and waste. The role identifies cost variances, investigates their root causes, and provides management with accurate analysis and actionable insights to improve cost efficiency. This is a great opportunity to build a career in the SAP FICO domain. Interested candidates looking to grow in SAP FICO are encouraged to apply. This role offers hands-on exposure to real-world SAP FICO projects.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities. Monitor and analyze the cost structure across all brands and branches, including COGS, purchasing, inventory, consumption, production, waste, and transfers. Review recipes, standard costs, yields, and actual consumption on Foodics, and ensure costing data is accurate. Analyze actual costs against budget, standard cost, and previous periods. Prepare monthly cost reports, variance analyses, and cost KPIs. Monitor purchasing prices and flag abnormal increases or variations. Investigate abnormal variances, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions. Coordinate with Operations, Purchasing, Warehouse, Central Kitchen, and Finance to implement corrective actions, and follow up until issues are resolved. Review branch and Central Kitchen costs and identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities. Support the analysis of operating costs, including labor, utilities, maintenance, marketing, and delivery. Support month-end COGS closing and reconciliation, and coordinate with Accounts to ensure cost data consistency between Foodics and Xero. Monitor compliance with approved budgets, costing standards, and company policies. Requirements. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Minimum 3 years of relevant Cost Control experience, preferably in Restaurants / F&B. Hands-on experience with Foodics (mandatory). Hands-on experience with Xero (mandatory). Strong Excel and data analysis skills. Solid understanding of COGS, inventory, purchasing, OPEX, budgeting, variance analysis, and waste control. Experience working across multiple branches and/or brands. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate variances and find root causes, not only prepare reports. Strong communication and coordination skills with different departments. Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to take full ownership of assigned responsibilities. Show less. Seniority level. Entry level. Employment type. Full-time. Industries. Food and Beverage Services Candidates with strong communication skills and a willingness to learn are encouraged to apply. Freshers and experienced professionals meeting the above criteria are welcome to apply. Only candidates matching the required skill set and experience level will be considered.