Case Study: Hershey achieves standardized, automated financial close processes with BlackLine

Hershey implements 5 BlackLine products to streamline 4,104 reconciliations

Hershey faced challenges with its financial operations as it grew globally. With over 4,000 general ledgers and reconciliations managed by many people using disparate spreadsheets and emails, the company lacked efficiency, standardization, and visibility. Seeking a solution that would integrate with its SAP S/4HANA deployment, Hershey turned to vendor BlackLine.

BlackLine implemented a staged rollout of five products including Account Reconciliations, Task Management, and Journal Entry. This provided automated workflows, standardized global templates, and a centralized system for monitoring the financial close. The results included risk mitigation, enforced process standardization, and improved tracking, all integrated with Hershey's SAP environment.

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