Case Study: Dun & Bradstreet achieves streamlined global reconciliations and reduced audit costs with BlackLine

Dun & Bradstreet - Customer Case Study

Dun & Bradstreet, a global provider of business data and analytics used by nearly 90% of the Fortune 500, needed to standardize and streamline its accounting and reconciliation process across 50+ entities. Before BlackLine, reconciliations were managed with SharePoint, Excel and paper, requiring time‑consuming manual work and preventing the company from closing the books efficiently from anywhere.

Dun & Bradstreet implemented BlackLine in two phases, created a Center of Excellence to roll out standardized policies, and automated grouping and certification so accounting staff could manage by exception. The change cut manual effort (about 40% of reconciliations automated), reduced audit costs by eliminating on‑site auditor visits, improved controls and productivity, and delivered a 251% ROI with a 0.4‑year payback and average annual benefits of $311,350.

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