Cost Controller – Premium Resort, Diani

About the role

A premium resort in Diani, Kenya, is looking for an experienced Cost Controller to safeguard financial integrity and profitability through rigorous cost management, inventory governance and financial discipline across all operational departments. The role optimises costs without compromising 5-star service standards, product quality or guest experience, and delivers accurate, timely and audit-ready financial reporting to management and ownership.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and maintain cost control systems, preparing and analysing daily, weekly and monthly cost reports across revenue and support departments.
• Monitor departmental performance against approved budgets, forecasts and benchmarks, and report material variances and irregularities with corrective recommendations.
• Oversee end-to-end inventory control for consumables and high-value items across F&B, retail, housekeeping, engineering stores, spa and operational supplies.
• Enforce inventory governance including FIFO, shelf-life management, par levels, quality standards and zero tolerance for undocumented expired, damaged or obsolete stock.
• Ensure compliance with systems, controls and statutory requirements by reviewing requisitions, transfers, adjustments, supplier invoices and POS-inventory integrations.
• Support menu, recipe and product costing, staff meal controls, and investigations into wastage, shrinkage, losses and revenue leakage.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, audits and ownership reporting, and improve cost control SOPs in line with luxury hospitality best practice.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline, or CPA Level 4.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience as a Cost Controller in a 5-star or high-end multi-outlet hotel or resort.
• Proven experience in audit-driven, ownership-reporting environments with high standards of financial governance.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of hospitality inventory management systems and POS platforms.
• Exceptional analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to work with operational teams while protecting margins and brand standards.