Website:
latticemedtech.com
Job details:
Position: Manager – Internal Audit, Risk & Control Governance
Qualification Required: Chartered Accountant (CA)
Experience: 5+ years (post-qualification)
Industry: MedTech / Healthcare Technology (Private Equity Backed)
Location: Navi Mumbai
Reporting To: CFO Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Company
Lattice MedTech is a fast-growing, PE-backed MedTech company focused on distribution and manufacturing of medical devices, diagnostics, digital health solutions, It’s backed by a leading private equity investor, the company is scaling operations across India and outside India and is committed to building institutional-grade financial discipline, regulatory compliance, and governance frameworks to support its next phase of growth, M&A, and eventual exit readiness.
Role Overview
We are looking for a qualified Chartered Accountant with strong experience in Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) design, internal audit execution, and enterprise risk & control governance. This is a critical role supporting the CFO's office and the PE investor's governance requirements — ensuring the organization has robust, auditable, and scalable processes as it grows. The ideal candidate has worked in a high-growth, PE/VC-backed, or audit environment and understands the heightened compliance expectations (regulatory, quality, and financial) inherent to the medtech/healthcare sector.
Key Responsibilities
1. SOP Design & Documentation
- Draft, review, and implement SOPs across finance, procurement, sales, inventory, HR, and cross-functional processes.
- Map existing "as-is" processes, identify control gaps, and redesign "to-be" workflows aligned with best practice and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 13485, quality management systems where applicable).
- Maintain a centralized SOP repository with version control, periodic review cycles, and sign-off governance.
- Partner with functional heads to ensure SOPs are practical, adopted, and embedded into daily operations (not just documented).
2. Internal Audit
- Develop and execute the annual internal audit plan (risk-based), covering financial, operational, and compliance areas.
- Conduct process walkthroughs, control testing, and transaction-level audits; identify control weaknesses, leakages, and non-compliance.
- Draft clear, actionable audit reports with root-cause analysis and practical recommendations.
- Track management action plans (MAPs) to closure and report status to the Audit Committee/Board.
- Coordinate with statutory auditors, and external consultants during audits and due diligence exercises.
3. Risk Management & Control Governance
- Build and maintain the Enterprise Risk Register; identify, assess, and prioritize financial, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
- Design and monitor Internal Financial Controls (IFC) framework in line with Companies Act / investor governance requirements.
- Conduct control self-assessments (RCSA) with process owners and drive remediation of identified gaps.
- Support fraud risk assessment, whistleblower mechanism oversight, and investigation support as required.
- Prepare periodic risk dashboards and governance reports for CFO, Audit Committee, and PE investor reporting requirements.
4. Governance Support
- Support quarterly/annual board and investor reporting on internal controls, compliance status, and audit findings.
- Liaise with legal, compliance, and quality/regulatory teams to ensure SOPs and controls address sector-specific regulatory requirements
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Key Requirements
Qualification:
- Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory.
- Additional certifications such as CIA, CISA, or DISA are a plus.
Experience:
- 5+ years post-qualification experience, with a strong mix of:
- Internal audit (Big 4 / consulting firm or in-house internal audit function), and/or
- Corporate roles involving SOP drafting, IFC/risk management, or controllership.
- Prior exposure to PE/VC-backed companies, or companies preparing for institutional investment/exit, shall be preferred.
- Experience in medtech, pharma, healthcare, or a regulated manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong understanding of internal financial controls, COSO framework, and risk management methodologies.
- Excellent process-mapping and documentation skills (flowcharts, RACI, control matrices).
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset with attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and build processes from scratch in a scaling organization.
- Strong stakeholder management
- Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint; exposure to ERP systems (SAP) and audit tools is a plus.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and ability to handle sensitive/confidential information.
What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)
- A documented, board-approved SOP library covering critical business processes.
- A functioning risk-based internal audit calendar with completed cycles and closed action items.
- A live enterprise risk register reviewed periodically with the CFO/Audit Committee.
- Demonstrable improvement in control maturity ahead of investor reviews, due diligence, or audit cycles.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to build governance and control frameworks from the ground up in a high-growth, PE-backed medtech company.
- Direct visibility and exposure to CXOs
- Meaningful role in a company at an inflection point — scaling operations, preparing for future growth
To apply, share resumes at careers@latticemedtech.com
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