Inventory Control Audit Specialist
· Pay Rate: Flexible
· Location: Toronto, ON
· Contract Length: 12 months
We at Raise are hiring right now for one of our Government Sector Clients. If you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Functional/Technical
• Designs the audit framework for VMI processes, covering both physical inventory controls (e.g. cycle counts, reconciliation) and system based controls (e.g. transaction accuracy, workflow compliance).
• Defines audit methodology including sampling approaches, scoring models, evidence requirements, and pass/fail thresholds.
• Establishes audit frequency guidelines based on vendor risk, volume, and historical performance.
• Identifies required system reports, dashboards, and data sources needed to support audit activities.
• Develops templates for audit checklists, scorecards, corrective action plans, and governance documentation.
• Recommends roles and responsibilities for who should conduct audits within Mx teams.
• Ensures the audit framework aligns with the newly developed VMI processes, system logic, and governance standards.
Customer/Stakeholder
• Collaborates with internal teams (e.g. Maintenance Delivery, IT, Finance) to ensure the audit model is practical and operationally feasible.
• Works with vendors to understand capabilities and constraints that may impact audit feasibility.
• Facilitates alignment discussions to secure cross functional agreement on audit expectations, ownership, and consequences.
• Documents all decisions, assumptions, and governance rules to ensure transparency and long term maintainability.
• Acts as the primary liaison between the Strategy & Transformation team and stakeholders involved in audit governance design.
Operational Excellence
• Defines KPIs such as inventory accuracy, cycle count compliance or system transaction accuracy.
• Recommends consequences for failed audits such as corrective action plans or increased audit frequency.
• Ensures long term sustainability of audit processes by establishing documentation, training, and internal control mechanisms.
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
• University degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Management, Statistics, or a related discipline, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Inventory Audit Expertise: Strong understanding of physical inventory controls and root-cause analysis.
• System & Data Fluency: Ability to analyze ERP/inventory system data (e.g., HxGN or similar) to validate transaction accuracy and workflow compliance.
• Risk & Control Assessment: Ability to identify control gaps, evaluate process adherence, and assess operational risk.
• Reporting & Documentation: Skilled in creating structured audit reports, dashboards, and compliance summaries.
• Proficiency in MS Office: Excel (pivot tables, analysis), PowerPoint (executive reporting), Visio (process validation), Word (audit documentation).
• Communication & Facilitation: Ability to communicate findings clearly and objectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.”
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