Case Study: Braden Europe reduces reconciliation time from five days to one with BlackLine

Reducing Time Spent on Reconciliations from Five Days to One

Braden Europe, a Dallas‑headquartered subsidiary of Global Power Group that designs and engineers power‑plant components, relied on a lean accounting team of four to manage 300 account reconciliations using Excel. The spreadsheet‑based close process was time consuming, error prone and risked SOX noncompliance, with reconciliations taking up to five days, mismatched balances, overdue items and heavy auditor involvement.

The company implemented BlackLine’s Account Reconciliations and Task Management, integrating quickly with Epicor and requiring minimal training. The solution cut reconciliation time from five days to one, enabled auto‑certification of zero‑balance accounts, streamlined internal and external audits with remote approvals, and reduced repetitive work and errors—freeing the team to focus on analysis and improving control and compliance.

Braden Europe

Wesley Haagmans

Financial Analyst