Sr Analyst Internal Controls

Medline; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Medline is seeking a Senior Internal Controls Analyst to support the Global Internal Controls program. You will maintain SOX documentation, assess control design, and partner with business, IT, and audit teams to ensure a strong control environment.

The role emphasizes risk assessment, remediation tracking, and continuous improvement across processes and systems, with a focus on accuracy and audit readiness in a global, hybrid setting.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of internal controls, SOX compliance, financial reporting risks, and control design concepts.
• Accounting knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP and related standards.
• Experience with process narratives, flowcharts, risk & control matrices, walkthroughs, and audit-ready documentation.
• Ability to collaborate with business process owners, IT, finance stakeholders, and auditors in global/cross-functional settings.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update SOX documentation, including process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, control descriptions, and evidence requirements.
• Identify and remediate control gaps; provide guidance on evidence quality and remediation tracking.
• Support audit walkthroughs, evidence requests, issue reviews, and timely responses to inquiries.
• Drive continuous improvement of control documentation and the overall internal controls program.

Skills

SOX compliance

IFRS/US GAAP

Documentation

Stakeholder management

Excel/PowerPoint

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

CPA / CIA / CISA (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Summary

As a member of the Global Internal Controls team, the Senior Analyst - Internal Controls will be responsible for providing support to Medline's Internal Controls group. Work involves leading or conducting internal control projects and providing input into the implementing and remediating control gaps. The Global Internal Controls team facilitates transformation projects by collaborating with key stakeholders (Business Process, IT, and Auditors) to maintain an efficient and effective internal control structure. The team provides expertise in designing and implementing internal controls to drive integrity and enhancements in financial systems and business processes. The Internal Controls Senior Analyst will report directly to the Internal Controls Manager & support Medline Internal Controls Framework.

Job Description

Senior Internal Controls Analyst

1. Job Title

Senior Internal Controls Analyst

2. Role Overview

The Senior Internal Controls Analyst will support Medline's Global Internal Controls program by helping maintain a strong, efficient, and well-documented control environment. This role partners with business, finance, IT, and audit stakeholders to support SOX documentation, risk and control matrix updates, process narratives, control design assessments, audit requests, and remediation activities. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working in a global, cross-functional environment. This is hybrid role, requiring 2 days work from office.

3. What You Will Do

SOX Documentation & Control Framework

Maintain and update SOX documentation, including process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, control descriptions, and evidence requirements.

Support documentation quality by ensuring control attributes, ownership, frequency, reports/IPE considerations, and evidence expectations are accurate and clearly defined.

Risk Assessment & Control Design

Assist in identifying financial reporting risks and evaluating whether controls are designed effectively to mitigate those risks.

Review control design considerations across business processes, systems, reports, spreadsheets, and IT-dependent manual controls, and elevate gaps or improvement opportunities as needed.

Stakeholder Partnership

Partner with business process owners, finance teams, IT teams, and other stakeholders to understand processes and support effective control documentation.

Provide practical guidance on control expectations, evidence quality, documentation standards, and remediation follow-up.

Audit Support & Remediation

Support internal and external audit activities by coordinating walkthroughs, evidence requests, issue reviews, and timely responses to audit inquiries.

Assist with deficiency evaluation and remediation tracking, including root cause documentation, corrective action plans, ownership, timelines, and status updates.

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve documentation quality, standardize processes, strengthen controls, and enhance efficiency across the internal controls program.

Support internal controls reporting, analysis, documentation updates, and special projects as business needs evolve.

4. What We Are Looking For

• Strong understanding of internal controls, SOX compliance, financial reporting risks, and control design concepts.
• Technically sound in accounting and financial reporting, with strong knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP accounting standards.
• Experience with process narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, control descriptions, walkthroughs, and audit-ready documentation.
• Ability to collaborate with business process owners, IT teams, finance stakeholders, and auditors in a global or cross-functional environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with ERP systems such as SAP and control documentation or audit management tools is preferred.
• Open for domestic & international travel of approximately 25%

5. Why This Role Matters

This role plays an important part in strengthening Medline's internal control environment, supporting SOX compliance, improving audit readiness, and helping teams maintain consistent, reliable, and well-documented controls. The Senior Internal Controls Analyst helps reduce financial reporting risk by supporting effective control design, timely remediation, and continuous improvement across the control framework.

6. Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with atleast 3 years of post-qualification experience into GRC, Accounting, Finance, internal controls, SOX compliance, internal audit, external audit, risk advisory, controllership, or business process controls.
• Professional certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Expertise in US GAAP and IFRS Accounting standards
• Experience of working in dynamic, large manufacturer or dist