Global Revenue Controller

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to build a global revenue function from the ground up. As Global Revenue Controller, you will design, lead, and scale a brand-new centralized revenue team, playing an important role in shaping the future of revenue recognition at Inizio. You will guide transformational change, establishing the best processes, advocating automation, and ensuring seamless integration of revenue operations across a fast-growing, global business. Working closely with Finance, Operations, Legal, and IT, you will develop and execute a strategic vision that not only ensures compliance but also supports innovation, growth, and new service models. This is more than just a leadership role—it’s a game-changing opportunity to define how Inizio approaches revenue accounting on a global scale. If you’re someone who thrives on building high-performing teams, driving process transformation, and making an impact, this is your chance to shape something truly extraordinary.

Role Responsibilities

• Revenue Management: Lead the centralized Revenue function, ensuring global consistency in revenue recognition and compliance with IFRS 15/ASC 606. Oversee month-end and quarter-end close processes, supporting FP&A in revenue forecasting and reporting. Integrate revenue accounting for new acquisitions, ensuring seamless financial operations and compliance.
• Process Change & Transformation: Develop scalable, automated revenue recognition processes across divisions and teams. Guide process standardization and automation, using finance technologies (Oracle PPM, FinancialForce, Maconomy). Establish SLAs, KPIs, and performance metrics, ensuring efficiency and alignment with business needs. Build, develop, and lead a global Revenue team, ensuring financial governance. Key liaison between Finance, Operations, Legal, and IT, aligning revenue processes with our goals. Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the revenue function.

What do you bring to the Role?

• Expertise in Revenue Accounting: 10+ years of experience in accounting, with 5+ years leading a revenue function; knowledge of IFRS 15/ASC 606.
• Process & System Transformation: Track record in process reengineering, automation, and finance technology implementation (e.g., Oracle PPM, FinancialForce, Maconomy).
• Strategic Leadership & Collaboration: Ability to drive execution, partnering with Finance, Operations, Legal, and IT to align revenue processes with business objectives.
• Strong Internal Controls & Compliance: Experience managing SOx compliance, audit processes, and financial governance in a global environment.
• People Leadership & Development: Accomplished in building, leading, and mentoring teams across diverse cultures and business practices.
• Communication: Strong stakeholder management, with the influence senior leaders and drive change at all levels.

What we offer

• Great compensation package
• Company bonus scheme
• Company pension plan
• Hybrid working arrangement - 2 days in Manchester city centre office

Inizio is a strategic partner for health and life sciences companies. We provide tailored, innovative solutions to help companies with their clinical development and commercialization journeys, maximizing patient access. Unparalleled in scale and expertise, we connect a full suite of Advisory, Medical, Marketing/Communications, Patient and Stakeholder Engagement, and Biotech services to reimagine clients' business challenges into opportunities. We are a team of 10,500 experts working together in 35 countries to create something extraordinary. We exist to solve health challenges and develop transformational ideas that positively impact human lives. Working at Inizio offers an opportunity to work for a game-changing company built with one goal: to redefine health and life sciences by empowering our people to inspire new possibilities that advance health and build brighter futures.

The Global Revenue Controller will report into the Head of Global Order to Cash with a dotted line into the Head of Group Finance. This role is based in Manchester, UK, on a hybrid basis.

Our Pledge

At Inizio, we value inclusivity, recognize the power of diversity and inspire the next generation of change-makers. We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to recruit from a diverse slate of candidates and foster an environment that provides the right conditions for long-term success. We welcome all applications regardless of race, color, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disability.