I just did two of these today. They take me on average 1.25 hours at the store, and about 10 minutes to put the report in. The only thing you are entering into the report are the items that did not scan at the correct price, and basics about when you were there.
One of them requires you to scan all the pages of the audit and submit them as photos, and the other one does not. Even though the directions say that you need photos, the only one you take is the authorization page. They changed them during the summer, and they now only have 85 items to check, with a visual check of some standards while you are there.
The smaller version of one of the bigger brands only has 50 items to check. I get these done in about 35-45 minutes.
The only time I have had one take longer then 1.5 hours was when the hand held scanner system was down and we had to write them all down then go to the register and punch them all in. That one was when they still had 100 items on them, and it still only took me 2 hours.
I do not organize by department. I know which items need to be checked and that they are manyu times in close proximity to one another. I have all my pages clipped on my board and flip back and forth as we walk through the store. I do not do any back tracking, and I move fast. The store personnel appreciate the speed.
I have done many of these each month for over a year. Easy work, with very easy reporting.