Internal Auditor

About the role

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out assigned store audits, including unannounced visits, according to the approved audit plan.
• Gather store data before each visit (cash variances, POS exceptions, wastage, shrinkage) to focus audit testing.
• Help update the store risk-scoring model with results from completed audits.
• Perform surprise cash counts and check cash handling, safe, and deposit procedures.
• Review POS voids, refunds, and discounts for unusual patterns.
• Match POS sales to bank deposits and aggregator and payment provider settlements for audited stores.
• Conduct inventory cycle counts at audited stores.
• Compare actual vs. theoretical usage and document reasons for significant variances.
• Check wastage logs and stock transfer records.
• Complete the store compliance checklist on every audit: permits, BIR registration, POS accreditation, and official receipts.
• Report missing or expired permits and follow up until they are resolved.
• Discuss findings with store and area managers before leaving the store.
• Log findings in the audit findings tracker with owners and agreed due dates.
• Follow up on open findings and re-test closed ones on later visits.
• Prepare complete working papers using the Store Audit Manual and audit programs.
• Draft audit reports within 3 working days after each store visit.
• Provide data and analysis for the quarterly findings summary.
• Suggest control improvements based on recurring issues seen in stores.

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA preferred; recent CPA board passers are welcome to apply.
• Experience in retail, QSR, or multi-site operations is an advantage.
• Basic understanding of internal controls, cash handling, and inventory processes.
• Awareness of BIR requirements for POS, official receipts, and local permits.
• Good Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables) for reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Honest, detail-oriented, and careful with evidence.
• Clear written and verbal communication with store teams.
• Confident and respectful when raising findings.

Qualifications:

• 1 to 3 years in internal or external audit, or in store or branch controllership.
• Does not process, approve, or reconcile the store transactions being audited.
• Reports findings as observed, without changes unless supported by evidence.
• Raises any pressure to change or drop a finding directly to VP Finance – PH.
• Able to work independently and travel regularly across NCR, Luzon, and VisMin.

Job Type

Employee status : Full-time