Resort F&B Cost Controller

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Food and Beverage Cost Controller at Cheeca Lodge & Spa

Join Our Finance Team: Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a luxury resort in Islamorada, FL, is seeking an experienced Food and Beverage Cost Controller. This role will oversee the financial administration of all F&B operations, including Morada Bay Beach Café and Pierre’s. The Cost Controller will ensure accurate financial tracking, cost control, and vendor management, reporting directly to the Complex Director of Finance.

Position Overview:

Job Title: Food and Beverage Cost Controller
Location: Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada, Florida Keys

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Oversee the financial administration of all F&B operations, with an initial focus on Morada Bay Café & Pierre’s.
Lead and manage the Birchstreet purchase order process, ensuring compliance, proper receiving of goods, and daily transfers.
Track daily revenues, average checks, and ensure accurate reporting.
Use Avero to verify voids in POS systems and maximize server sales.
Validate menu pricing in POS systems and ensure accuracy.
Lead monthly inventory counts for food and beverage outlets and derive real-time daily costs.
Ensure integrity of cash and product handling, generate end-of-shift POS reports, and conduct spot checks at F&B outlets.
Review forecast vs. actuals monthly and assist in financial reporting and forecasting.
Work with vendors like Sysco and Source One for optimal procurement, focusing on delivery frequency, drop size, and favorable pricing through contracted rebates.
Assist culinarians and management with menu costing, event quoting, and pricing evaluations.

Required Qualifications:

Proven experience in food and beverage cost control, preferably in hospitality.
Strong financial acumen and experience with procurement processes.
Proficiency in Birchstreet, Avero, and POS systems.
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to work independently.
Experience working with vendors and ensuring favorable pricing.
Knowledge of financial reporting, inventory management, and cost control techniques.

Benefits Include:

401(k) with employer matching.
Employer Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance.
AD&D insurance.
Dental, health, and vision insurance.
Employee discounts.
Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
Life insurance.
Paid time off.

Why Join Cheeca Lodge & Spa: As the Food and Beverage Cost Controller, you will play a critical role in maintaining the financial integrity and efficiency of Cheeca Lodge & Spa’s F&B operations. Join a world-class team in a luxury resort setting, and help optimize our food and beverage performance. Apply today to contribute to the financial success of our resort and restaurants.

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Cheeca Lodge and Spa

214 Room Hotel

WELCOME TO CHEECA

A Legendary Tropical Hideaway

Since 1946 the historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa has enchanted guests with world-class fishing, exceptional accommodations, and gracious hospitality. Come experience this lush oceanfront retreat, considered the premier luxury resort in the Florida Keys.

The Legend of Our Grand Florida Keys Hotel Resort

You've found it...the crown jewel of Islamorada Florida Keys hotels.

Hardy Keys pioneers called Conchs chose this very beach to carve out a tenacious living in the isolated beauty of the undiscovered Florida Keys. Here, they formed a Methodist congregation and built a two-room school house and a cemetery. Cheeca has preserved this Pioneer Cemetery, where members of the founding families of Islamorada are buried. You can explore it today; it is a designated historical site. The Angel with the Broken Wing watches over the grave of Etta Pinder, who died in 1914. Here lies the first footprint of Islamorada – "Purple Isle" in Spanish.

The early 1940's brought electricity and fresh water. Mrs. Clara Mae Downey from Olney, Maryland, opened the Olney Inn in 1946. She described this early bellwether of Cheeca as "different – rather comparable to the tropical estate of a gifted host." Clara's first guest was President Harry Truman, who cherished his time loafing around the pool and wondering amidst the resort's 22 quaint bungalows.

Fast horses, high society and a healthy dose of Keys vivacity marked the reign of the Twitchell Family in the 1960's. Cynthia, better known as "Chee," was an heiress to the A&P grocery chain and owner of a top thoroughbred racing farm. "We took my nickname, combined it with my husband Carl's, and came up with "Cheeca," she recalled. The Twitchells completely refurbished the property, adding the main lodge, the oceanfront villas, tennis courts, golf course and Cheeca's trademark wooden fishing pier. Chee raised miniature tarpon and her beloved seahorses in the aquariums throughout the resort. "Suzy the Seahorse" became Cheeca's mascot and logo, gracing the resort's menus, brochures, towels and linens.

Avid outdoorsman and Coca Cola magnate Carl Navarre purchased Cheeca Lodge in 1976, hosting his Fortune 500 friends in for sunny days of sportfishing and golf. Celebrities flocked to the hotel and famous guests were reeling in giant bonefish right off the resort's pier. The "Sportfishing Capital of the World" was born, seducing wealthy adventurers from around the world.

In 2005, Cheeca Lodge underwent over $30 million dollars in renovations, restoring the property and its surrounding grounds to their original grandeur, ensuring that we will be a cherished destination for generations to come. Following a fire on New Year's Eve 2008, the Main Lodge was completely rebuilt once again, with a fabulous open-air lobby, a spectacular oceanfront banquet room with panoramic views, and an exclusive indoor / outdoor lounge area for club members.

81801 Overseas Highway

Islamorada, FL 33036

Website www.CheecaJobs.com

Managed by Northwood Hospitality

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