Future-ready: Accurate, efficient and intelligent financial operations

Tuesday, November 19th | 9:00 AM ET

In this series of panels and conversations, we’ll explore the future of accurate, efficient, and intelligent financial operations. Featuring BlackLine executives, seasoned finance, accounting, and IT leaders, and up-and-coming F&A professionals, we’ll discuss the current state of the industry, the challenges of digital transformation, and our vision for the future. Discover how BlackLine plans to drive evolution by harnessing intelligence to enhance accuracy and efficiency for the Office of the CFO. We’ll unveil our innovation strategy and unique perspective on how AI will impact—and revolutionize—the F&A industry.

Raiders of the Lost Art: Clearsulting+ExxonMobil on Balance

Tuesday, November 19th | 11:15 AM ET

In an era of chasing the ever-elusive idol of financial precision, the well-intentioned often get caught in vicious traps—like chasing pennies instead of analyzing meaningful dollars. BlackLine can help, enforcing visibility and control with a mind for the risk tolerances defined by the business. Armed with a technology map that scales, the fruit of your team’s hunt can be studied and built upon for ages to come.

Join our session to:

• Explore how leveraging right-sized risk can help you balance your workload
• Unite your teams with an enhanced user experience
• Escape the trap of outdated practices and continue transforming across the BlackLine platform

How Starbucks Crafts Time Savings with a Risk-Based Approach

Wednesday, November 20th | 2:30 PM ET

Discover how Starbucks revolutionized their account reconciliation process, with guidance from Clearsulting, by implementing a risk-based approach. Starbucks will share the overall project approach and journey, including change management strategies deployed, and the implementation of Variance Analysis to complement their new risk-based process.

Join this session to:

• Understand how to implement a risk-based approach to account reconciliations
• Learn how Variance Analysis assists Starbucks in reviewing account fluctuations
• Hear lessons learned and benefits achieved from the project

Partner Perspectives: Enhancing Intercompany Processes

Wednesday, November 20th | 3:30 PM ET

Intercompany encompasses the finance function across departments with issues in one area affecting others. Addressing these issues requires more than just making process changes; it requires consistent and reliable data throughout the transaction lifecycle. In this session, our panel of experts will discuss the importance of automating data flow across functions for achieving excellence in intercompany operations.

Join this session to:

• Understand the different functions affected by intercompany operations
• Recognize that process changes alone are insufficient for resolving intercompany issues
• Learn how automating intercompany data can benefit your organization

A tool like BlackLine can help your team define integrated processes and enhance data visualization and reporting. The result? More time for value-add, strategic activities. Whether it’s laying the foundation for, implementing, integrating, or enhancing your platform, we’re here.

Explore our BlackLine-based offerings.

Are you taking full advantage of BlackLine’s capabilities? If not, we can help change that by unlocking cutting-edge features, identifying and alleviating pain points, and providing fresh perspective. Best of all? There’s zero investment required.

Explore our optimization workshop.

Investing in intercompany process enhancement opportunities can help capture substantial benefits, like increased automation, minimized manual activity, reduced out-of-balance positions, improved quality, and cost savings. Among other things, you’ll also find it easier to analyze end-to-end trade flows and execute accurate taxing policies and transfer pricing agreements.

Learn about our approach to intercompany with BlackLine.