Case Study: Vaillant achieves optimized financial close efficiency with BlackLine Smart Close

Vaillant streamlines SAP close with BlackLine, eliminating manual Excel work

Vaillant, an international market leader in heating and ventilation technology, faced significant challenges in its global financial closing process, which was hindered by manual tasks, emails, and a lack of transparency across its many international branches. To automate and optimize these procedures as part of a financial transformation, they turned to BlackLine and its Smart Close solution.

By implementing BlackLine's Smart Close, which integrates directly with their SAP environment, Vaillant established clear, automated processes and workflows. The solution replaced error-prone Excel sheets, providing real-time monitoring, accountability, and a standardized closing structure. As a result, BlackLine helped Vaillant optimize efficiency, establish full reliability, remove redundant activities, and gain valuable insights into process efficiencies across all its global companies and regions.

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