Case Study: Dun & Bradstreet improves global reconciliations and reduces audit costs with BlackLine

Dun & Bradstreet realizes 251% ROI with BlackLine

Dun & Bradstreet, a provider of commercial data and analytics, faced a challenge in standardizing its global accounting and reconciliation processes across over 50 entities. The company relied on inefficient manual methods using SharePoint, Excel, and printouts, which were time-consuming and lacked control. To automate and certify its thousands of account reconciliations, Dun & Bradstreet sought a new solution and selected BlackLine's accounting software after a competitive evaluation.

By implementing BlackLine, Dun & Bradstreet developed a Center of Excellence to standardize its reconciliation process and establish global best practices. The results included a 251% ROI, a payback period of 0.4 years, and an average annual benefit of $311,350. BlackLine enabled the automation of 40% of reconciliations, significantly increased accounting productivity, reduced audit costs, and improved transparency throughout the financial close process.

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