Case Study: HARMAN International strengthens controls and standardizes the close with BlackLine

Harman International standardizes 11,000 monthly reconciliations with BlackLine

Harman International, a global designer of connected products and systems, faced challenges with disaggregated accounting processes across its operations on six continents. The company sought to standardize its financial close and strengthen controls, leading them to implement BlackLine's financial automation solutions.

By using BlackLine, Harman created a unified and consistent close process. The results included significantly strengthened internal controls and streamlined access to information, providing management with instant visibility into thousands of monthly reconciliations. BlackLine enabled a standardized, robust process that improved auditability and operational efficiency across the global organization.

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