Food & Beverage Controller

Department: Finance / Food & Beverage Operations
Reports To: Director of Finance / Corporate Leadership
Location: Central or Southwest Florida, with flexibility for the right candidate.
Position Type: Full-Time

The Food & Beverage Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial performance, reporting, and internal controls of food and beverage operations across assigned homeowner association (HOA) communities and amenity facilities. This position plays a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy, cost control, budget compliance, and operational efficiency across restaurants, bars, cafés, catering, banquet services, and other community dining venues.

Working closely with General Managers, Food & Beverage Directors, Executive Chefs, Community Association Managers, and corporate finance leadership, the Food & Beverage Controller monitors revenue, expenses, inventory, labor costs, purchasing, and profitability while ensuring that financial practices align with company policies, approved budgets, and community association requirements.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in hospitality accounting or food and beverage financial management, preferably within HOA, country club, private club, resort, or community association management environments. This individual understands the unique financial considerations of amenity-driven residential communities, including association budgets, resident dining operations, and the importance of maintaining financial transparency and accountability. Working knowledge of hospitality POS systems, such as Toast, is preferred.

• Oversee financial reporting and accounting functions for food and beverage operations across assigned communities.
• Prepare and analyze monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets, revenue reports, and operational financial summaries.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, gross profit margins, and operating performance against established budgets and forecasts.
• Reconcile food and beverage sales, point-of-sale (POS) transactions, credit card settlements, daily deposits, and general ledger accounts.
• Review POS reports to verify sales activity, discounts, voids, refunds, complimentary items, and other transaction adjustments.
• Review financial records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established accounting procedures.
• Identify financial discrepancies, unusual spending patterns, and opportunities to improve operational performance.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes, financial audits, and reporting requirements.

• Assist in developing annual food and beverage operating budgets and periodic financial forecasts.
• Monitor food costs, beverage costs, labor expenses, and other controllable operating costs.
• Analyze cost of goods sold (COGS), gross profit margins, labor cost percentages, and departmental performance.
• Establish and monitor financial benchmarks to evaluate the performance of individual venues and communities.
• Partner with operational leaders to identify cost‑saving opportunities without compromising service quality or resident satisfaction.
• Review expenditures, vendor invoices, purchase orders, and expense allocations for accuracy and proper authorization.
• Investigate budget variances and work with management to develop corrective action plans.
• Utilize POS and financial reporting data to identify sales trends, revenue opportunities, and areas of unnecessary expense.

• Oversee inventory control procedures for food, beverage, liquor, supplies, and other operational assets.
• Review inventory counts, usage reports, waste, spoilage, transfers, and adjustments for accuracy.
• Implement and monitor procedures to…