Annual BlackLine conference to highlight
top-of-mind topics for the Office of the CFO,including the use of
AI in Finance and Accounting
LOS
ANGELES and LONDON,
March 14,
2024 /CNW/ -- BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq:
BL) is hosting its 14th annual European conference
in London next week, uniting a
community of finance and accounting leaders to inspire, power, and
guide digital finance transformation. Beyond reporting the numbers
and managing risk, Finance and Accounting (F&A) is being asked
to do more than ever before, including transforming foundational
processes, optimizing business operations, and guiding corporate
strategy. At BeyondTheBlack™ Europe 2024, F&A leaders will learn
how they can 'Go Beyond' and move to modern accounting while
driving a more strategic Office of the CFO.
BeyondTheBlack Europe invites F&A professionals to embrace
modern accounting over two days of sessions featuring speakers from
14 BlackLine customers including bp, Marshall's PLC, and Trivium
Packaging. Leading customers will share measurable results
from modernizing their financial close and consolidation,
invoice-to-cash, and intercompany accounting processes
using BlackLine's solutions on their digital finance
transformation journeys. Thought leaders from Deloitte, EY,
and SAP are also sponsoring and speaking at the event.
Program Highlights:
- 14 BlackLine customers sharing their digital finance
transformation stories
- More than 50 total speakers, spanning over 40 sessions on key
topics including:
- The use of advanced automation technologies and AI to
optimize financial close, consolidation, invoice-to-cash,
financial analytics, and intercompany accounting processes
- Best practices to automate invoice-to-cash processes, such as
cash application and electronic invoicing, and turn payment data
into actionable, real-time intelligence
- How automating intercompany processes can vastly improve
operational and tax efficiencies, unlocking new horizons for growth
and helping leading-class organizations 'Go Beyond Zero' with their
intercompany transaction balances
- How BlackLine complements all commonly used ERP systems,
including SAP, Oracle, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics,
Workday, Sage Intacct, and more
- Best practices for implementing meaningful and measurable
change across the F&A organization
- 11 deep-dive BlackLine University workshops
- 5 interactive expert panels
Featured Speakers:
- BlackLine Founder and Co-CEO Therese
Tucker, Co-CEO Owen Ryan,
Chief Transformation Officer Tammy
Coley, Senior Solution Leader Mike
Polaha, and other BlackLine finance transformation
experts will address a myriad of topics that are top of mind across
the entire Office of the CFO at a time when F&A is being called
on to do more with less and to serve as a true strategic advisor to
the business.
- 'High Performance' Hosts Jake Humphrey & Damian Hughes – Jake
Humphrey (a broadcast presenter of 20 years) and
Damian Hughes (a leading
high-performance expert) use their popular podcast to speak with
athletes, authors, entertainers, and experts about the keys to
their success. They look beyond each guest's achievements and
encourage them to share how they developed their mindset, what
gives them confidence, and how they navigate adversity. Jake and
Damian will share their insights and lessons learned to help
attendees of this year's BeyondTheBlack Europe build
high-performing F&A teams.
BeyondTheBlack Europe 2024 takes place Wednesday to Thursday, March 20th and
21st, bringing together customers, partners, and future
customers to learn what the best companies in the world have to say
about digital finance transformation and the role BlackLine plays
in modernizing their F&A operations. Find more information and
register for the complimentary conference here.
About BlackLine
Companies come to BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) because their traditional
manual accounting and finance processes are not sustainable.
BlackLine's market-leading cloud platform and customer service help
companies move to modern accounting by unifying their data and
processes, automating repetitive work, and driving accountability
through visibility. BlackLine provides solutions to manage and
automate financial close, intercompany accounting, invoice-to-cash,
and consolidation processes – inspiring, powering, and guiding
large enterprises and midsize businesses on their digital finance
transformation journeys.
More than 4,300 customers trust BlackLine to help them close
faster with complete and accurate results. The company is the
pioneer of the cloud financial close market and is recognized as
the leader by customers at leading end-user review sites including
G2 and TrustRadius. BlackLine is a global company with operations
in major business centers including Los
Angeles, New York, the San
Francisco Bay area, London,
Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Sydney, and Singapore. For more information, visit
blackline.com.
Media Contact:
Ashley Dyer
PR Director
BlackLine
818-936-7166
ashley.dyer@blackline.com
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