Case Study: Cameron LNG reduces month-end close to five days with BlackLine

Switching to BlackLine from a Competitor Reduces Monthly Close to Five Days

Cameron LNG, a Houston-based operator of a Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas terminal, faced a slow, opaque month-end close driven by an outdated reconciliation and task-management tool that performed only a single global reconciliation. With accounting responsibilities transitioning from a former owner to a standalone joint venture, the team lacked line-of-sight into account-level reconciliations, journal support, and task ownership—creating risk, limited transparency, and accountability gaps.

Cameron migrated to BlackLine in early 2015, completing implementation in three weeks and prioritizing user training to drive adoption. The switch centralized close and reconciliation data, bridged legacy balances to a new SAP general ledger, and enabled individual task tracking; as a result, month-end close time fell to five days (with a target of three), error risk was reduced, auditability and executive visibility improved, and asset tracking was enhanced.

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Mike Sullivan

Principal Reporting Accountant