Assistant Cost Controller

Overview

About Fitt Meals

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare daily flash reports comparing actual material usage against standard recipe costs, highlighting variances for immediate review.
• Support cost oversight during night shift operations by monitoring material consumption in real time and flagging variances as they occur.
• Conduct yield checks, portion control monitoring, and wastage tracking across kitchen and production lines.
• Coordinate with production and kitchen teams to ensure accurate, timely capture and reporting of consumption data which includes Material transfers D2C, B2B, Staff meals etc.
• Monitor and control recipes at the ingredient level, identifying and escalating ingredient substitutions or changes in real time.
• Validate and update recipe costs based on actual raw material costs, ensuring standard costs remain aligned with current pricing.
• Support month-end cost analysis, reconciliation, and reporting activities in collaboration with the Finance and Procurement teams.
• Investigate significant cost variances and material discrepancies, working with kitchen leads to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate, organized records of consumption data, recipe costings, and variance reports to support audit and review processes.
• Escalate recurring or material cost leakages to the Procurement Lead with supporting data.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data capture, calculation, and reporting.
• Working proficiency in Excel (formulas, pivot tables) and familiarity with ERP, inventory, or recipe-costing systems.
• Solid understanding of food costing principles, yield management, and portion control.
• Clear, professional communication skills for coordinating with kitchen, production, procurement, and finance teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage time-sensitive daily reporting deadlines, and prioritize under operational pressure.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, variances, and root causes in cost data.
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling cost and pricing information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Culinary Management, or a related field; equivalent practical experience will be considered.
• 2–4 years of experience in cost control, food costing, ideally within food and beverage, catering, or meal production environments.
• Other requirements
• Demonstrated experience working with recipe costing, standard vs. actual cost analysis, and inventory/consumption tracking.
• Comfortable working on the production floor and in kitchen environments, including periodic night shift coverage.

Key Performance Indicators

• Consistency and timeliness of daily flash report submission.
• Accuracy and timeliness of variance identification between actual consumption and recipe standards.
• Reduction in unexplained material variances and wastage over time.
• Completeness of night shift consumption monitoring and reporting.
• Timely completion of month-end cost reconciliation deliverables.

Yearly Airfare Allowance

Monthly Profit-Share Bonus

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Pay: AED5,000.00 - AED7,000.00 per month
• Ability to commute/relocate:
• Dubai: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(S)

• Can you Join Immediately?

Education

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience

• cost controler: 2 years (Required)

Language

• English (Required)

Location

• Dubai (Preferred)