Company: Country Chicken Co. (Country Chicken Private Limited)

Job Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Job Type: Full-Time | Permanent | Company Payroll

Experience: 3–6 Years

Salary: ₹50,000 Gross per Month (Fixed) + Travel Reimbursement

Working Days: 6 Days a Week (Sunday Working)

Joining: Preferably Within 30 Days of Offer

Job Summary

Country Chicken Co. is looking for an experienced and independent Stock & Store Auditor to oversee physical stock verification, inventory reconciliation, cash and billing audits, and operational compliance across its retail stores and processing unit in Hyderabad.

This is a field-based audit role with direct reporting to the Founder & CEO. The selected candidate will independently conduct scheduled and surprise audits, identify inventory and financial discrepancies, investigate potential stock or cash leakages, and ensure audit findings are properly documented and resolved.

The role requires strong analytical skills, hands-on stock counting experience, attention to detail, and the confidence to independently report audit findings.

Key Responsibilities

1. Physical Stock & Inventory Audits

- Conduct unannounced physical stock audits across company-owned stores and the processing unit.
- Verify live birds, chilled/frozen chicken, mutton, seafood, eggs and packaged products against inventory records.
- Reconcile physical stock with system records and previous day's closing stock.
- Identify stock discrepancies, shortages, excess inventory and potential leakage.

2. Stock Conversion, Yield & Wastage Verification

- Verify live bird-to-meat conversion and actual yield.
- Check cut-wise weights, wastage records and product disposal/dump logs.
- Validate FIFO practices, product shelf life and storage conditions.
- Identify unusual wastage patterns and inventory losses.

3. Cash, Billing & POS Audits

- Reconcile POS billing with cash, UPI and online payment settlements.
- Verify discounts, cancelled bills, void transactions and refunds.
- Match delivery orders against dispatch records.
- Review CCTV footage of billing and cutting counters wherever discrepancies require investigation.

4. Store Operations & Compliance Audits

- Conduct independent store audits using the company's 100-point audit checklist.
- Verify licences, temperature records, pest-control practices and daily closing stock sign-offs.
- Identify deviations from operational and quality procedures.




- Ensure critical compliance parameters are checked during every store visit.

5. Customer Complaint Verification

- Cross-check complaints received through phone calls, WhatsApp and online reviews.
- Ensure genuine customer complaints are properly recorded, tracked and closed.
- Identify discrepancies in complaint reporting and resolution records.

6. Audit Reporting & Investigation

- Submit detailed stock and financial variance reports within 24 hours of each audit.
- Prepare weekly audit summaries highlighting discrepancies, root causes and financial impact.
- Track audit observations and follow up with operations teams until closure.
- Investigate suspected stock or cash leakage using physical records, bills, CCTV footage and relevant statements.
- Report significant findings and recommendations directly to the Founder & CEO.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Every store audited at least once a week through unannounced visits.
- Processing unit audited at least twice a week.
- Accurate physical stock counts and reconciliation reports.
- Audit findings and variance reports submitted within 24 hours.
- Identification and monitoring of stock and cash discrepancies.
- Tracking of inventory shrinkage as a percentage of store sales.
- Timely closure of audit observations and corrective actions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

- 3–6 years of relevant experience in Retail Stock Audit, Inventory Audit or Internal Audit.
- Hands-on experience conducting physical stock verification and inventory reconciliation.
- Experience in supermarkets, grocery chains, QSRs, meat/fresh-food retail businesses or audit firms handling retail stock audits.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel or Google Sheets, including reconciliation, variance analysis and reporting.
- Familiarity with POS billing systems, inventory management modules and stock movement processes.
- Ability to independently conduct surprise audits and communicate discrepancies confidently.
- Fluent in Telugu with good written communication skills in English.




- Hindi communication skills will be an added advantage.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including early mornings, late evenings and Sundays.
- Must own a two-wheeler or car and be comfortable travelling across Hyderabad for store audits.

Good to Have

- B.Com / M.Com / CA Inter / CMA Inter qualification.
- Experience in meat, poultry, seafood, grocery or fresh-produce retail operations.
- Knowledge of live-to-meat conversion, yield calculation and wastage control.
- Experience reviewing CCTV footage for audit and investigation purposes.

Key Role Requirements

- This is a field-based, independent audit position and not a desk-based accounting or documentation role.
- Candidates must have personally conducted physical stock counts and reconciliations.
- The role reports directly to the Founder & CEO, independently of store and operations management.
- Candidates should be comfortable reporting discrepancies objectively and professionally, even when findings involve operational teams.
- A six-day working week applies, with Sunday working. Audit schedules may involve early-morning and late-night visits.

Compensation & Benefits

- CTC: 3,00,000 - 6,00,000
- Travel expenses reimbursed for official store and processing-unit visits.
- Full-time employment on company payroll.
- Employee PF and ESI contributions, wherever applicable, will be deducted from gross salary. Employer contributions will be paid by the company over and above the gross salary.

About Country Chicken Co.

Country Chicken Co. (Country Chicken Private Limited) is a Hyderabad-based meat and eggs brand offering country chicken, country mutton and country eggs sourced from naturally raised livestock through a network of 630+ farmer households across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

The company operates its own retail stores and home-delivery network, with 6 company-owned stores currently operating and plans to expand to 11 stores by February 2027, followed by its Bangalore launch in 2027.

Country Chicken Co. is backed by Upaya Social Ventures, is DPIIT-recognised and ICAR-incubated.

Application Process

Interested candidates can share their updated CV along with the following details:

- Current Salary
- Expected Salary
- Notice Period / Earliest Joining Date
- Current Location

Apply via: WhatsApp 97041 22348 / Email – [HIDDEN TEXT] / Call: 91 97041 22348

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