Physical stock verification is essential for detecting discrepancies between recorded and actual inventory. We perform thorough stock audits either surprise or scheduled to help businesses validate inventory records, detect pilferage, and ensure reliable reporting. Our audits span warehouses, retail units, manufacturing setups, and distribution centers.
Accounts receivable audits focus on the authenticity, ageing, and recoverability of dues from customers. We analyze credit policies, collection cycles, overdue receivables, and potential write-offs. This helps our clients improve working capital efficiency, assess customer creditworthiness, and avoid bad debts.
Unlike annual stock audits, cycle counts are periodic checks on selected inventory categories. We help you implement efficient cycle counting mechanisms monthly, weekly, or daily based on ABC analysis or product criticality. This method ensures better control without disrupting daily operations.
We tailor our audit programs depending on the industry retail, manufacturing, e-commerce, logistics, etc. From barcoded stock tracking to FIFO/LIFO systems and inventory in transit, our team ensures that the audit methodology aligns with your operational realities and reporting requirements.
Physical verification of stock across locations
Receivables ageing analysis & risk classification
Cycle count implementation & reconciliation
Red flag detection – theft, misplacement, shrinkage
Inventory valuation compliance (AS, Ind AS, IFRS)
We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all auditing. At Pawan Lohia & Associates, every Risk-Based Internal Audit begins with an in-depth understanding of your business model, industry dynamics, and regulatory exposure. Our team collaborates closely with your internal stakeholders to prioritize risk areas, define scope, and execute detailed audits with a strategic lens.
Even the best inventory software relies on accurate human input. Stock audits help detect discrepancies, theft, loss, or misreporting, providing real-time validation of system data. Physical verification ensures your digital numbers match on-ground reality.
A stock audit is a comprehensive one-time physical verification, while a cycle count is a continuous method of verifying subsets of inventory regularly. Cycle counting reduces operational disruption and enables early detection of errors.
We assess debtor ledgers, ageing reports, and credit terms. Our audit checks for overstated receivables, long-overdue debts, inadequate provisioning, and patterns indicating potential bad debts. We also verify the collection process and customer follow-up mechanisms.
Yes, our audit teams are experienced in handling multi-location and multi-warehouse audits across industries. We ensure consistent methodology, central reporting, and comparative analysis between units.
Absolutely. By detecting slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory, our audits help you reduce holding costs and improve inventory turnover. This directly impacts profitability and supply chain agility.