Financial Close & Consolidation
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: The Importance of Robotic Process Automation in Accounting
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by David Brightman, on the impact of robotic process automation in accounting. Robotic process automation (RPA) is a general set of automation tools for replicating any manual, repetitive process at scale, often by automating…
January 6, 2022
Financial Close & Consolidation
Prepaid Expenses Account Reconciliation in BlackLine
In today’s Quick Take video, Adam Riskin demonstrates how to create and certify a prepaid expense account in BlackLine. Prepaid expenses can be a time consuming and tedious task when doing reconciliations in Excel. BlackLine provides a streamlined and efficient process for this through…
December 16, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Accrued Account Reconciliation in BlackLine
We’ve launched a new video series – Quick Takes of features and tips on BlackLine’s cloud-based modern accounting platform. Watch this short video from Adam Riskin to learn how quick and easy it is to complete an accrual account reconciliation in BlackLine. Accrual account reconciliations can…
December 9, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: Automating the Intercompany Accounting Process
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by Anders Liu-Lindberg and originally published on LinkedIn. Think of a finance and accounting process that only causes frustration and wasted hours without adding any value. Yes, there are quite a few of them, but…
November 18, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: 4 Best Practices for your Month-End Close
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, explaining how to build a best practices checklist for your month-end close. A month-end close checklist is critical to ensuring a smooth and successful close process. Its purpose is to provide visibility into…
November 4, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: The Key Role of Today’s CAO
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, on the challenges and opportunities facing today’s Chief Accounting Officers. The office of the CAO has become a busy place. Chief Accounting Officers, whose normal responsibilities include overseeing the financial close and internal…
October 21, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: The Business Case for Financial Close Management Software
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by Robert Kugel, SVP & Research Director at Ventana Research. Robert’s post makes the case for automating the close. There is a longstanding agreement on the importance of a company closing its…
October 7, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: The Transformed Accountant
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine, written by Anders Liu-Lindberg, a leading advisor to senior Finance and FP&A leaders on how to succeed with business partnering. Finance and Accounting have been in a decade-long transformation journey, and while…
September 10, 2021
Financial Close & Consolidation
Modern Accounting: What is Accounting Automation?
This is a guest blog post from our partner BlackLine. The author, Jason Brisbane, defines accounting automation and details its top five benefits. What is Accounting Automation? The need for on-demand visibility and actionable insights to navigate today’s dynamic business environment has…