Beatrice Okuna

Cost Controller Professional

Nairobi, Nairobi AreaMember since April 17, 2024

Cost Control Auditing and Periodic ReportsMenu engineering in terms of pricingFood and beverage costs managementFood and Beverage expenditure record keepingBudget controlManagement Reports and BudgetingFixed Asset register maintenanceMaterial controls

About

I am an intellectual and a pro active cost controller professional with 7 years experience handling financial information that can be relied upon by top level Management. I have a proven track record of supporting senior management in cost reduction and profit maximization through provision of accurate and complete reports. With extensive experience, I'm highly organized, efficient, personable and able to deliver consistently high results in challenging work environments.

Experience

Unit Accountant - Hotel Nokras (K) Limited

(2023-07)

Budget Integrity per department on a monthly basis
Maintaining creditors aging at 14 days and below
Adherence of all projects in the hotel to be in tandem to budgetary expenditure and RoI reports
Intime reports shared before set deadlines with recommendations
Creditors payment fortnightly with feedback projection every managerial meeting
Departmental approvals done within 5 minutes
Staff shortages reconciled within 2 days and closed by 25th of every month for payroll implementation
P&L draft reports by 5th of every month and final P&L by 7th of every month with recommendations
DRR reports on a daily basis
Debtor aging report weekly
Creditor aging report weekly
Bank reconciliation reports on a daily basis
Daily sales reconciliation report
Target analysis report every month
Departmental cost summary report on a daily basis
Events payment status report on a daily basis and a consolidated report on a monthly basis
PM Reports on a daily basis (opening balances)
Police and security payment report
Weekly expenditure report
Daily departmental activity report
all expenditure to be approved before disbursement of funds
Adherence to schedules and training plans
Adherence to Performance review timelines
Compliance to Leave Management Policy

F & B Cost Controller - Nokras Riverine Hotel & Spa Sagana - Sagana, Kenya

(2019-05 - 2023-06)

Spearhead cost control financial reporting on weekly management meetings and monthly director's meetings
Controlling and forecasting of daily, monthly and weekly hotel food & beverage income and expenditure
Carrying out daily alcoholmeter testing on all alcoholic beverages in the bar to ensure that quality is maintained
Daily receiving from stores, the goods received note and analyzing as specified in food & beverage procedures
Participate in monthly departmental stock take activities
Generating and presenting monthly consumption reports
Generating monthly F&B control report and submit to the management
Ensure that every end month a stock reconciliation is prepared after stock take
Liaison with the accounts to ensure that the goods received notes are reconciled and supported every end month
In liaison with the purchasing department, assist with the preparation of the market survey report
Carry out regular spot checks on bin cards to ensure inventory integrity
Ensuring that areas of control weakness identified from reports are actioned
Receiving/ witness fuel deliveries which includes industrial diesel and LPGs
Carry out general hotel fuel & generator reserve valuation

F & B Controller - Sovereign Hotel Kisumu - Kisumu, Kenya

(2018 - 2019)

F & B Controller - Pinecone Hotel Kisumu - Kisumu, Kenya

(2016 - 2017)

F & B Controller - Whirlspring Hotel Kisumu - Kisumu, Kenya

(2010 - 2016)