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Assistant Cost Controller Job Kempinski Hotels

Job Title: Assistant Cost Controller
Date Posted: 09/11/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Job Level: Middle
Employer: Kempinski Hotels
Industry: Finance
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 12/11/2026

Finance Jobs, Kempinski Hotels Jobs. The Assistant Cost Controller oversees hotel cost control, inventory, and stores procedures, requiring a business-related degree and 3+ years experience in a 5-star hotel cost control section (income audit experience preferred). Full-time role in Nairobi.

Key Responsibilities

  • Stock taking of various stores during month end and timely spot checks.
  • Conduct the biannual operating equipment inventory and report the losses.
  • Verify spoilage reports and report the same to cost controller for proper accounting.
  • Assist Cost Controller in conducting market survey of food products especially fruits and vegetables.
  • Input additions, new pricing and menus into the micros POS. 
  • Daily import of micros item sales in outlets to FBM for inventory reconciliation. 
  • Accounting for daily inter-outlet transfer requests for proper cost allocation while maintaining accurate inventory reconciliation. 
  • Perform beverage outlet spot checks on random basis. 
  • Conduct spot checks on receiving items, verifying invoice quantities and weights against actual quantities and quality received. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

  • Degree in any business-related field.
  • A minimum of three years of experience, preferably in a 5* hotel cost control section with a good understanding of hotel operations especially stores & receiving procedures.
  • Experience in income audit is an added advantage
  • Ability to work and communicate in a multinational environment.
  • Computer literacy adapted to the field of training.
  • Working knowledge in MC, OPERA, Micros & SUN.
  • Knowledge of the generally accepted accounting principles and local regulations.

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