Case Study: Liberty Group achieves modernised financial controls and automated balance sheet reconciliations with SAP Account Substantiation and Automation by BlackLine

Liberty Group Turns to BlackLine as a Catalyst to Improve the Efficiency, Accountability & Control of Balance Sheet Reconciliations

Liberty Group, a pan‑African financial services company serving 3.2 million customers since 1957, faced growing scrutiny over manual, paper‑based balance‑sheet reconciliations and an aging in‑house tool (AMS). With changing business requirements, the need for profit‑center accounting, and upcoming transitions such as IFRS17 and S/4HANA, the finance team needed greater efficiency, transparency and control across its record‑to‑report process.

Liberty implemented SAP Account Substantiation and Automation by BlackLine (integrated with SAP ECC) across 150 users, meeting an aggressive six‑week go‑live and accelerating subsequent rollouts. The solution delivered real‑time visibility, standardised reconciliations, stronger controls and higher accountability—giving auditors and the board comfort, enabling faster reporting, and acting as a catalyst for broader finance modernisation.

Liberty

Lisa Bird

Lead Specialist Internal Financial Control