Job Description

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The job holder will be responsible for executing review of Store audits (BOE - Barometer of operational excellence) for Hospitality and Retail outlets, Revenue Leakage and Shrinkage areas across Group entities as per the Internal Audit Plan under the supervision of Head-Internal Audit / DGM -Internal Audit
Responsibilities:
1. Audit Planning:

• Discuss and review the audit plan and schedule on a regular basis with reporting manager
• Assist the DGM - Internal Audit in audit planning at the Group and entity level (Corporate, Concepts and Territories) in order to establish and review:-

o Compliance with policies, plans, SOPs, standards, laws, and regulations that could have significant impact upon operations.
o Measures taken to safeguard assets.
o Economy and efficiency in the use of resources.
o Risk associated with the Group businesses.
o Adequacy and effectiveness of the Groups systems of internal control.
o Assist in developing and implementing tailor-made Audit programs and audit tools and methodology for the Group and its entities that test key business processes and controls
2. Audit Execution & Reporting

• In consultation with Senior Manager-Internal Audit/ Team Lead, manage / conduct audit assignments in line with the Internal Audit plan and within the budgeted time in a professional manner, adopting the best audit practices and appropriate audit techniques.
• Perform all field work in a competent and professional manner.
• Ensure quality standards in internal audit review and reports.
• Ensure completion of store audits / audit assignments within the allotted timelines.
• Update and inform the senior management about the status, key concern areas observed during audit execution periodically.
• Review the BOE audit reports.
• Compile & review draft Internal Audit Report according to the required standards.
• Compile and draft summary of BOE Reports on quarterly basis
• Prepare preliminary flash reports.
• Assist in preparing draft reports for presentation to Business Entity Managers and preliminary agenda of recommendations and comments for closing meetings.
• Conduct Ad-hoc projects reviews as required by the Head Internal Audit/ DGM-Internal Audit.
• Prepare monthly progress reports on planned audits and implementation of corrective actions.
• Maintain audit workpapers and sufficient evidence for the reported observations.
• Conduct closing meetings with the store management for outlet audits
• Conduct closing meetings with Business Heads for annual reports

3 Audit Integrity & Standards: -

• Exercise discretion in the review of records to ensure confidentiality.
• Ensure adherence to the internal audit departments SoPs and Policies for self.
• Ensure appropriate Audit technology tools are used to provide the highest level of assurance in an efficient manner.
• Advise in decision making, framing of policies, cost rationalization by providing an independent analysis.

Qualifications:

• With 5 to 7 years of experience
• Graduate from any discipline
• Should be ready to travel in Territories outside UAE for audits.
• Experience of Retail is a must and experience of Hotel, Restaurant, and Fitness center operations and business will be added advantage.
• Should have good understanding of Store Operations Retail and Hospitality
• Should have good experience of working on Microsoft excel and Powerpoint presentation and other tools for data analysis.

About Us:
Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.
Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.
We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.

Skills Required