By establishing and maintaining trust in the numbers they produce and report, accounting organizations that can simultaneously deliver both real-time and highly accurate financials do more than avoid fines and other costly penalties. Those that prioritize maintaining trust, both internally and externally, gain (and retain) public confidence. This creates a significant competitive edge and has ...
Financial reports, data, and metrics are all vital tools that can help investors understand company performance, as well as potential risk. Should CFOs and finance professionals worry about investors finding errors in their accounts? To find out, Blackline asked over 760 institutional investors what they thought about the financial controls and processes at their portfolio ...
A recent report from Deloitte uncovered that CFOs are now expected to move from the traditional, backward-looking number cruncher to a forward-looking, chief value extractor who can foresee and navigate change. CFOs now need to be involved in all aspects of decision-making, and organisations that are moving their CFO to the centre of the business ...
Trust within the accounting organization is critical at every level. Accountants must trust controllers to provide them with the most useful solutions and technology. Controllers must trust that accountants will consistently deliver a strong financial close, and CFOs must trust the numbers they’re given. A recent study by BlackLine revealed that the majority of CFOs ...
New Ways F&A Teams at Visionary Companies Are Achieving an Automated Close With each passing year, the pull of expectations beyond traditional transactional accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting is growing. This is overtaxing Accounting and Finance teams, largely because nearly half of their time is still spent on transactional activities. But the tide in accounting ...
New Ways F&A Teams at Visionary Companies Are Achieving an Automated Close With each passing year, the pull of expectations beyond traditional transactional accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting is growing. This is overtaxing Accounting and Finance teams, largely because nearly half of their time is still spent on transactional activities. But the tide in accounting ...
A recent report from Deloitte uncovered that CFOs are now expected to move from the traditional, backward-looking number cruncher to a forward-looking, chief value extractor who can foresee and navigate change. CFOs now need to be involved in all aspects of decision-making, and organisations that are moving their CFO to the centre of the business ...
Trust within the accounting organization is critical at every level. Accountants must trust controllers to provide them with the most useful solutions and technology. Controllers must trust that accountants will consistently deliver a strong financial close, and CFOs must trust the numbers they’re given. A recent study by BlackLine revealed that the majority of CFOs ...
Organizations regularly evaluate the risks associated with changes in process, technology, and people. Is it the right time? Is it worth the effort and money? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? Will there be a fast—and quantifiable—ROI? BlackLine is the creator and premier provider of Enhanced Finance Controls and Automation (EFCA) software to streamline financial ...
Why Is Change Management so Important to Digital? The road to digital finance starts with automating core accounting processes and controls to enable efficiency, reduce risk, and ensure standardization. The good news is that the technology is already proven and experiencing mass adoption. BlackLine is the creator and premier provider of Enhanced Finance Controls and ...