Audit Executive

Smart Work Consultancy; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive salary

Career growth opportunities

Exposure to multi-store operations

Learning and development

Travel allowance / reimbursement

Job summary

Smart Work Consultancy seeks an Internal Audit Specialist to conduct audits across retail stores, warehouses, and head office operations. You will verify daily sales, cash handling, bank deposits, and inventory movements, and review POS transactions for accuracy and compliance.

Ideal candidates will have exposure to stock, cash, and compliance audits, with knowledge of ERP/POS systems and retail accounting processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in supermarkets, departmental stores, food retail, FMCG retail, fashion retail, or multi-outlet retail chains.
• Exposure to stock audits, cash audits, operational audits, and compliance audits.
• Knowledge of ERP/POS systems and retail accounting processes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular internal audits of retail stores, warehouses, and head office operations.
• Verify daily sales, cash collections, bank deposits, and cash balances.
• Audit POS billing, discounts, returns, refunds, and promotional transactions.
• Monitor inventory, stock movements, GRN, stock transfers, and physical stock verification.
• Identify stock discrepancies, wastage, pilferage, and process deviations.
• Verify purchase bills, vendor payments, expenses, and supporting documents.
• Review petty cash, expense claims, and store-level financial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOPs, and company policies.
• Identify financial irregularities, operational risks, and control weaknesses.
• Prepare audit reports with observations, findings, and corrective action recommendations.
• Follow up with departments and store teams to ensure audit observations are closed.
• Conduct surprise audits and periodic compliance checks.

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Conduct regular internal audits of retail stores, warehouses, and head office operations.
• Verify daily sales, cash collections, bank deposits, and cash balances.
• Audit POS billing, discounts, returns, refunds, and promotional transactions.
• Monitor inventory, stock movements, GRN, stock transfers, and physical stock verification.
• Identify stock discrepancies, wastage, pilferage, and process deviations.
• Verify purchase bills, vendor payments, expenses, and supporting documents.
• Review petty cash, expense claims, and store-level financial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, SOPs, and company policies.
• Identify financial irregularities, operational risks, and control weaknesses.
• Prepare audit reports with observations, findings, and corrective action recommendations.
• Follow up with departments and store teams to ensure audit observations are closed.
• Conduct surprise audits and periodic compliance checks.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience in supermarkets, departmental stores, food retail, FMCG retail, fashion retail, or multi-outlet retail chains.
• Exposure to stock audits, cash audits, operational audits, and compliance audits.
• Knowledge of ERP/POS systems and retail accounting processes.

Perks and benefits

• Attractive salary based on experience and skills.
• Career growth opportunities in Finance & Audit.
• Exposure to multi-store retail operations.
• Professional learning and development opportunities.
• Travel allowance / reimbursement as per company policy.