We are looking for a detail-oriented Internal Auditor to monitor financial transactions, review store operations, ensure compliance with company policies, and identify operational and financial risks across retail outlets.

Key Roles & 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.

Requirements

- Strong knowledge of Internal Audit, Accounting,



and Financial Controls.

- Experience in retail audits, store audits, and inventory audits.

- Knowledge of POS billing, cash management, and sales reconciliation.

- Good understanding of purchase, sales, stock, and vendor processes.

- Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.

- Proficiency in MS Excel and accounting/ERP software.

- Ability to identify discrepancies and investigate irregularities.

- Good communication, report-writing, and coordination skills.

- Willingness to travel to retail outlets and branches.

Preferred Experience

- 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.

Benefits

- Attractive salary based on experience and skills.

- Career growth opportunities in Finance & Audit.

- Exposure to multi-store retail operations.

- Qualified learning and development opportunities.

- Travel allowance / reimbursement as per company policy.

- Other benefits as per company norms.

📌 Internal Audit Executive (Madurai)
🏢 Smart Work Consultants
📍 Madurai