Internal Auditor - Hospitality / F&B

Reliant HR Consultancy; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliant HR Consultancy seeks an experienced Internal and Operational Auditor to conduct audits across kitchens, restaurants, outlets, and catering operations. You will review inventory, stock movement, and consumption while performing regular stock counts and variance analyses.

Responsibilities include monitoring food and beverage costs, examining purchasing and storage processes, ensuring SOP compliance, and reporting findings with corrective recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Professional internal audit certifications preferred (CIA/CPA/CFE).

Responsibilities

• Conduct internal and operational audits across kitchens, restaurants, outlets, and catering operations.
• Review inventory, stock movement, stock reconciliation, and consumption.
• Conduct regular stock audits and physical inventory checks.
• Analyze inventory variances, wastage, shortages, and discrepancies.
• Monitor food cost, beverage cost, and overall cost-control procedures.
• Review purchasing, receiving, storage, issuing, and consumption processes.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs, policies, and internal controls.
• Identify gaps in operational processes and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate with F&B and operations teams to strengthen controls and improve efficiency.
• Prepare detailed audit reports, findings, variance reports, and recommendations.
• Follow up on audit observations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Support management with analysis related to cost control, inventory, wastage, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

CIA/CPA/CFE preferred

Tools

MS Excel

Audit software

Job description

• Conduct internal and operational audits across kitchens, restaurants, outlets, and catering operations.

• Review and monitor inventory, stock movement, stock reconciliation, and consumption.

• Conduct regular stock audits and physical inventory checks.

• Analyze inventory variances, wastage, shortages, and discrepancies.

• Monitor food cost, beverage cost, and overall cost-control procedures.

• Review purchasing, receiving, storage, issuing, and consumption processes.

• Ensure compliance with established SOPs, policies, and internal controls.

• Identify gaps in operational processes and recommend corrective actions.

• Coordinate with F&B and operations teams to strengthen controls and improve efficiency.

• Prepare detailed audit reports, findings, variance reports, and recommendations.

• Follow up on audit observations and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

• Support management with analysis related to cost control, inventory, wastage, and operational efficiency.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or a related field.

• Professional certification such as Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) is highly preferred.Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Internal Audit, or a related field.

• 3–8 years of relevant experience in internal audit, operational audit, F&B audit, or cost control.

• Previous experience in hospitality, hotels, restaurants, catering, or F&B operations is strongly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of inventory control, food cost, stock auditing, and variance analysis.

• Understanding of kitchen, restaurant, outlet, or catering operations.

• Good analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify operational and financial discrepancies.

• Good communication and coordination skills.

• Proficiency in MS Excel and audit/reporting tools.