Tag: BlackLine

HOW CAN CFOs GET ON TOP OF INTERCOMPANY ELIMINATIONS?

Blackline’s acquisition of FourQ this week for a reported $165m (plus earnout consideration of up to $75 million over the next three years) is a timely reminder that intercompany eliminations are still a big deal – but shouldn’t be! FSN’s 2021 Agility in Financial Reporting & Close research highlights that only 11% of finance organisations … Continued

5 Reasons why benchmarking-in-the-cloud is set to revolutionise the finance function

“How are we performing compared to our closest competitors?”…. is a constant concern for CFOs seeking to drive growth and profitability.  Yet it is a stubbornly difficult question to answer.  Traditional benchmarking services are expensive and time-consuming, added to which they frequently ‘straight-jacket’ businesses into a narrow range of performance measures that leave nagging doubts … Continued