BlackLine

BlackLine is a cloud platform for accounting and finance teams that want to run the month-end and year-end close with less manual effort. It brings close tasks, reconciliations and journal entries into one shared workspace.

What BlackLine offers

• Financial close management — task lists with roles, workflows and live dashboards for period-end work.
• Account reconciliation — matching of bank, credit card, intercompany and invoice-to-order records, with support for substantiating balance sheet accounts.
• Journal entries — creating, reviewing, approving, certifying and posting journals with supporting documents attached, including rule-based posting to an ERP.
• Controls and compliance — links controls to risks and projects, keeps version history and flags unusual balance movements automatically.
• Smart Close for SAP — scheduling and monitoring of close activities inside SAP.
• Accounts receivable automation — applies customer payments to invoices and supports cash collection and credit decisions.

Who it works with

The product is aimed at accounting and finance departments, including midsize companies that want a quick start with close automation.