Audit template in the LeanSuite app
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Cycle count audit checklist
Audit of the cycle counting process and the accuracy of stock records.
The full question list
The 9 questions in the audit
Every question is answered Yes, No or N/A. Each No is flagged and asks for a photo and a comment, so the finding arrives with its evidence.
Process
- 1A count schedule exists and is followed
- 2Counters are trained and independent of the storekeeper
- 3Counts follow the written procedure
Accuracy
- 4A sample recount agrees with the first count
- 5Variances are recorded with the cause
- 6Large variances are investigated before adjusting stock
Control
- 7Adjustments are approved by an authorised person
- 8Locations and labels are correct and match the system
- 9Actions from earlier audits are closed
When to use it
- Once a month.
- An auditor or leader answers each question from what they see, hear and read in the area.
- Each record starts with: Warehouse or store.
How it is scored
The template is built with points per answer and a pass mark of 80. In this library every audit is set to pass at 80 and every inspection at 90. Each submitted audit shows its score and pass or fail, and every No is flagged with its photo and comment.
Change the points or the pass mark after you clone it. How rules and scoring work.
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Use this template in LeanSuite
It is ready in the Template Marketplace inside Lean Creator as “Cycle Count Audit”. Clone it into your plant, change any question, then schedule it to a person, role or asset with reminders. Auditors complete it on a phone or tablet, with photo evidence where required.
Not on LeanSuite yet? On a 90-day pilot our team sets up your account and digitizes the forms and checklists you use today, this one included.

