Forensic Auditor - Restaurant & Retail Risk Investigator

Private Advertiser; Angeles; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a meticulous Forensic Auditor (CPA) to join our financial oversight team on an urgent basis. You will investigate cash discrepancies, stock leakage, and POS anomalies across restaurant branches and F&B operations.

Applicants should have 2–4 years in internal or forensic auditing within retail or hospitality, with strong Excel, POS, and inventory software skills. Immediate start preferred; relocation benefits not specified.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy required.
• CPA license required.
• 2–4 years of internal/forensic auditing experience, preferably in restaurant/retail/hospitality.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel; POS and inventory software familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic audits across cash handling, POS, purchasing, inventory, and store-level records.
• Identify discrepancies, shrinkage, unauthorized discounts, void abuses, or unrecorded sales.
• Perform unannounced cash counts, inventory spot checks, and store-level audits.
• Lead confidential investigations into suspected fraud or misconduct; prepare evidentiary reports.
• Reconcile daily sales, POS, and third-party payouts.
• Analyze cost variances, waste logs, yield, and recipe costing for leakage detection.
• Review vendor contracts and invoices to prevent over-billing or fraud.
• Evaluate internal control policies across locations and suggest improvements.
• Create standardized audit checklists for managers and cashiers.
• Provide risk assessment reports to leadership highlighting red flags.

Skills

Forensic auditing

Internal audit

Excel pivot tables

POS systems

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy

CPA license

Tools

SAP

QuickBooks

Restaurant management platforms

Job description

Private Advertiser is seeking a meticulous Forensic Auditor (CPA) to join our financial oversight team on an urgent basis. You will investigate cash discrepancies, stock leakage, and POS anomalies across restaurant branches and F&B operations.

Applicants should have 2–4 years in internal or forensic auditing within retail or hospitality, with strong Excel, POS, and inventory software skills. Immediate start preferred; relocation benefits not specified.