Case Study: Messer achieves faster, future-proof financial closes with BlackLine

Gaining Future-Proof Finances with Smart Close

Linde Material Handling, a global leader in forklifts and warehouse equipment, needed a dependable, consistent finance function across many international entities to act responsibly for shareholders and partners. The company faced the challenge of making the month-end close faster, less error-prone and easier to monitor across multiple locations while guaranteeing completeness and accuracy.

Linde implemented BlackLine Smart Close to automate and centralize close activities, using visual status indicators and clear task ownership to spot issues early. The solution sped up and simplified the close, improved visibility and accountability across 16 entities, delivered actionable benchmarks and analytics, and established more reliable, future-proof finances that can scale with the business.

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