BlackLine...the Time Saver!
June 16, 2023

BlackLine...the Time Saver!

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BlackLine

We currently use BlackLine for tasks, transaction matching, and reconciliations. BlackLine helped us improve period-end close flow and documentation. Our reconciliations are consistent across the company and many get picked up by auto-certification rules so we don't have to review and document each period. The reconciliations contain the necessary time and date stamps that our auditors look for to prove that dual review is happening in a timely manner. Probably the highest impact product we implemented was transaction matching for our bank activity. Our implementation consultant was extremely helpful and knowledgeable about setting up matching rules. These rules automatically match off transactions, so we only have to look at the exceptions. We were able to get an impressive match rate of 95%.
  • Bank Transaction Matching
  • Task Flow
  • Implementation Guidance
  • Account Manager Turnover High
  • Transaction Matching
  • Task Management
  • Reconciliation Templates
  • Too soon to tell
  • Time Saver

Do you think BlackLine delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BlackLine's feature set?

Yes

Did BlackLine live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of BlackLine go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy BlackLine again?

Yes

BlackLine is particularly helpful for bank transaction matching. The auto-certification rules save us so much time versus manual matching. This has allowed our staff accountant more time to work on higher-level and more value-added tasks. The task management piece has also been very nice because we were able to set up task dependencies. This prevents an employee from signing off on a task until another necessary prior step is performed. It was a bit of a challenge to determine which templates to use for reconciliations because certain templates allow for accruable/prepaid items and others allow for list items that do not change. However, after this was explained in more detail, we were able to assign the right templates.

BlackLine Feature Ratings

Financial data consolidation
Not Rated
Journal entries and reports
Not Rated
Multi-currency management
Not Rated
Detailed Audit Trails
10
Reconciliation Automation
9
Close Checklist
10
Customizable Workflows
9