Item: BlackLine
Rating: 7
Author: Seth Turner

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have been using BlackLine Financial Close Management for month-end close including Reconciliations, prepaid amortization schedules, and task management. This product has helped organize our month-end close processes throughout our company including subsidiaries. BlackLine has streamlined our close and post-close processes giving our teams more time to focus on more value-adding projects.

Pros and Cons

Intuitive User Interface
Reconciliation Management
Task Management
Amortization Schedules

Integration with other Apps
Additional Inter-company Features

Return on Investment

Decreased Accounting Workload
Increased Productivity
Improved Visibility

Support Rating

Very hands-on support from BlackLine Reps and the community. Enjoy the conferences and summits they put together, they are very insightful and enjoyable! I have made friends from their events and gained valuable knowledge of their systems and industry standards.

Partnership

Can’t speak to this in detail. However, their support as a user has been very helpful and insightful!!

Key Insights

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?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy BlackLine again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Workday Financial Management, monday.com

Likelihood to Recommend

BlackLine makes it easy to prepare and review reconciliations. It provides a summary of what is complete and what is remaining, giving management a quick complete snapshot of progress. In addition, the amortization schedule functionality streamlines the reconciliation process and provides an easy-to-read summary. BlackLine has streamlined our close and post-close processes giving our teams more time to focus on more value-adding.

BlackLine Goes Above and Beyond

Overall Satisfaction with BlackLine