Location
London

Hours
Full Time, flexible around month-end, stock counts, and audits

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional F&B Cost Controller to join the pre-opening team of Delano London. Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will lead end-to-end financial governance of procurement, inventory, and cost of sales across restaurants, bars, kitchens, and events, occasionally supporting other operational departments. As part of the Finance team, you will partner closely with the Director of F&B, Executive Chef, and Bar Manager to safeguard margins, optimise working capital, and ensure robust reporting, controls, and audit readiness.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the pre-opening mobilisation of all Food & Beverage cost control processes such as supplier onboarding, opening stock planning, par level establishment, recipe costing, inventory system configuration, stock count procedures, receiving controls, menu cost validation, and preparing the first 90-day cost control and performance reports.

Delano London, set to open in 2026, will blend historic charm with contemporary luxury, offering a distinctive lifestyle destination where design, dining, nightlife, and wellbeing seamlessly converge in a 67-key luxury retreat with soft minimalist design, generous living spaces, and park views.

Key Responsibilities:
- Procurement finance and supplier management including sourcing best-value F&B products balancing cost, quality, and risk
- Ensuring accurate purchase orders and commitment tracking
- Monitoring price movements, negotiating cost improvements, rebates, and terms
- Maintaining complete vendor records and managing rebate agreements
- Performing daily cost control over voids, discounts, transfers, promotions, and staff meals
- Ensuring accurate recipe costing and partnering on menu engineering to improve margins
- Producing weekly flash P&L reports and delivering month-end close inputs
- Maintaining strong internal controls and procurement policy compliance
- Verifying goods received against purchase orders and leading monthly stock counts
- Monitoring inventory KPIs and recommending actions to optimise working capital
- Managing three-way match of POs, delivery notes, and invoices
- Providing actionable insights to operations on portion control, cost variances, and profitability
- Collaborating on pricing decisions and menu changes to achieve target margins while maintaining brand standards

Experience
Proven experience in hotel or luxury hospitality F&B cost control and procurement with clear ownership of COGS, inventory, and supplier financials. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail with a controls mindset and accountability for financial outcomes. Solid understanding of F&B operations, product standards, seasonality, yield/portion control, and their P&L implications. Proficiency with purchasing and inventory systems such as Astore, Adaco/Infor, or similar, and confident Excel/Sheets skills including lookups, pivots, variance and sensitivity analysis.

About you
Clear, professional communicator with the credibility to influence operational teams and challenge constructively. Analytical, deadline-driven, and comfortable managing multiple priorities across close, stock counts, and reporting cycles. Flexible and collaborative with a service-oriented approach.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications are advantageous but not explicitly required; emphasis is placed on experience, skills, and a strong controls mindset.