Job Description
John Keells Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd
Senior Executive – Internal Audit
John Keells Restaurants (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, operates internationally recognized restaurant brands in Sri Lanka. If you're ready to learn, grow, and be part of a passionate team, this is your chance to join us.
The company is seeking a suitable candidate to fill the position of SENIOR EXECUTIVE - INTERNAL AUDIT. The position exists to independently verify outlet inventory and cash balances, ensuring the completeness and timely deposit of cash and compliance with financial control procedures through regular unannounced field inspections, accurate documentation of exceptions, and timely follow-up on corrective actions.
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct surprise physical counts of high-value, high-risk and fast-moving inventory, including food ingredients, packaging materials, cleaning and sanitation chemicals, and other consumables. Reconcile physical stock with system balances and investigate shortages, excess stock, unusual adjustments, wastage and transfers.
- Carry out unannounced counts of till floats, safe cash and petty cash, ensuring balances match approved float levels and registers. Verify petty cash vouchers, receipts, approvals and replenishments, and report any shortages, overages or unsupported expenses.
- Reconcile POS cash sales, shift close reports and cash collection records with bank deposit slips and statements. Identify late, missing, short or split deposits and verify adherence to deposit timelines and cash custody procedures.
- Examine transactions involving refunds, voids, discounts, complimentary items and manual adjustments. Verify supporting authorizations, investigate unusual trends and recurring discrepancies, and ensure compliance with approved cash, inventory and documentation SOPs.
- Prepare outlet-wise audit reports highlighting findings, financial exposure, root causes, risk levels and recommended actions. Track exceptions and corrective actions, follow up on unresolved findings, and promptly escalate suspected fraud, material losses and serious control breaches.
Person Specifications
- Degree or part qualification in Accounting, Finance, Business, CA Sri Lanka, CIMA or ACCA.
- At least 3 years of practical internal audit, stock audit, retail finance or operational controls experience; multi-outlet retail, QSR or hospitality exposure preferred.
- Strong Excel skills, familiarity with POS/inventory systems, sound reconciliation skills and clear written reporting.
- High integrity, professional skepticism, confidentiality and willingness to conduct surprise visits at varying shifts.
Ready to join our team? Click on the advert to apply through our Careers Site and submit your CV, including the names and contact details of two non-related referees.
