At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do. We’re proud that our core values of PASSION, CARE, IMAGINATION, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our teams.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

As Digital Finance transitions into Clarion’s Core Finance function, we are introducing a new role to ensure the smooth operation of Digital revenue processes during and after the migration to Workday. Sitting within the Core Finance structure, the role provides essential operational support by managing billing instructions, maintaining financial data integrity and assisting with month‑end activities as processes move from Dynamics into the Group’s standardised operating model.

You will play a key role in ensuring Digital financial activity is accurately captured in Workday, supporting the Group close calendar and helping embed system‑driven controls as manual processes are phased out. This position is well suited to someone who values accuracy, process discipline, and a structured finance environment, and who is looking for exposure to Workday, centralised governance, and Group‑level reporting.

Owning end‑to‑end financial stewardship for the Digital Product lines, the role combines hands‑on management accounting with robust billing, revenue processing, and Workday data integrity. You will contribute significantly to month‑end close, forecasting, control compliance, and the successful migration of legacy processes into Clarion’s standardised Workday model.

Key Responsibilities:

Review and input billing instructions into Workday based on information from commercial teams; ensure completeness, accuracy, and correct coding for revenue recognition and AR processing.
Maintain supporting documentation to meet audit and period-end requirements for all Digital Product revenue streams.
Produce monthly management accounts (P&L, variance analysis, commentaries) for Digital Product lines and US entity; support cash-flow reviews and forecasting.
Prepare and post standard month-end journals (accruals, prepayments, revenue adjustments) and perform reconciliations for digital income and cost lines.
Provide timely, insightful reporting for decision-making—including project appraisals and post-implementation analysis.
Support statutory requirements and intercompany transaction reporting/reconciliations.
Maintain accurate master data and financial records in Workday.
Run and review system reports to validate postings, identify errors/inconsistencies, and resolve issues promptly.
Prepare and validate data inputs for Digital revenue lines; ensure submissions are complete and accurate in Workday.
Partner with budget holders to challenge assumptions and improve forecast accuracy.
Adhere to Group finance policies, SOPs, and Workday control requirements; maintain audit trails and evidence for journals and reconciliations.
Support internal and external audit requests.
Support migration of Digital financial processes from legacy systems into Workday; assist with data mapping, reconciliations, and validation.
Help embed standardised processes for billing, AR/AP interactions, and month-end activities.
Partner closely with commercial leads and budget holders to drive performance across Digital Products.

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:

Qualified accountant with experience in a fast-paced environment.
Strong technical grounding across financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, journals, reconciliations, and financial controls.
Workday proficiency and strong Excel skills.
High attention to detail; capable of meeting strict deadlines.
Understanding of revenue recognition principles.
Excellent communication skills.

Desirable

Experience supporting a finance system migration or broader systems change.
Familiarity with CRM/CE systems.
Prior exposure to Group Finance structures and intercompany processes; experience in digital media/gaming sectors.

About Clarion Events

Clarion Events is one of the world’s leading event organisers, producing and delivering innovative and market-leading events since 1947. (https://clarionevents.com/welcome)

Clarion Events embrace diversity and equal opportunities in all that we do. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Clarion is private equity backed and owned by Blackstone. Blackstone is one of the world’s leading global investment funds, investing capital for the long term in order to build successful, resilient businesses. (https://www.blackstone.com/)

Our purpose is to deliver exceptional customer outcomes and experiences, by making every connection count.

Our vision is we want every one of our products to be a market leader in customer satisfaction and delight.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
End of year wellbeing shutdown (closed for the last week of the year)
Employees on a permanent or fixed-term contract are gifted an extra day of leave that can be used for a celebration of your choosing, e.g. birthday, Eid, Diwali, etc.
Summer Hours in August (3pm finish on Fridays)
Helping Our World (HOW) Days – one paid day per quarter to carry out charity work
Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
Health Cash Plan
Wellbeing Library (MYNDUP)
Mentoring Programme
Season Ticket Loan
Cycle to Work Schemes
Free on-site gym and shower facilities
Free eyesight tests
Free flu vaccination – offered on site once a year for all employees

Our Values

PASSION

We deliver all our events with passion for people, the environment and businesses. We form connections with those who are just as passionate about what they do as we are. We always strive to exceed expectations and celebrate success. We love what we do, and it shows.

CARE

We care about our people and our products and work tirelessly to achieve lasting connections and satisfaction for ourselves, our customers and the businesses they support. We really get people - everyone is welcome.

IMAGINATION

Everything is possible. We constantly challenge the status quo and create amazing experiences and opportunities. We take huge satisfaction in solving problems. As open-minded and fun-loving people, the sky is our limit.

TRUST

We trust our skills, people and partners to deliver extraordinary events our customers have come to rely on. We support everyone around us and always learn through our experiences. We are honest and straight forward. You can always rely on us.

Equal Opportunities

We encourage employees to be open and confident and recognise that every member of the team makes a vital contribution.

Clarion embraces equality, diversity and inclusion and seeks to promote these principles in all of our business activities.

When recruiting new employees or providing opportunities for promotion, we will:

• Recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of background, and make the best use of their talents;

• Ensure that no person is unlawfully discriminated against;

• Select the best person for the role based on their skills, qualifications and abilities.

This statement sets out our commitment to equal opportunities and to preventing discrimination in the workplace.

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