Accounting automation software leader recognized as a winner
alongside Accenture, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY and Microsoft, one of
only 21 SAP partners selected for awards from more than 20,000 SAP
partners globally
LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackLine, Inc.
(Nasdaq: BL) announced today that it received the 2021
SAP® Pinnacle Partner of the Year Award in the Solution
Extensions category, recognizing its outstanding contributions as
an SAP partner. SAP (NYSE: SAP) presents these awards
annually to those partners that have excelled in developing and
growing their partnership with SAP while helping customers run
better. Winners and finalists in 28 categories were chosen
based on recommendations from SAP, customer feedback and
performance indicators. BlackLine is an SAP platinum partner
with a global reseller agreement under which BlackLine's
cloud-based solutions are offered as SAP Solution Extensions, and
one of only 21 partners that received an SAP Pinnacle Award from
more than 20,000 SAP partners worldwide.
"Our partners are key to turning the Intelligent Enterprise into
reality," said Christian Klein, CEO
of SAP SE. "Despite challenging times, our ecosystem has once
again demonstrated its innovation power, dedication and excellence
in helping our customers unlock new ways of running their
business. Together, we continue to deliver quality solutions,
services and experiences, allowing our customers to thrive and
succeed with SAP solutions."
In honoring BlackLine with the 2021 SAP Pinnacle Partner of the
Year Award – Solution Extensions, SAP acknowledges BlackLine as an
SAP partner that has created a world-class cloud solution extension
that complements SAP technologies and has contributed a significant
amount of value to businesses using SAP solutions. In
addition, BlackLine was recognized for having a solid track record
of technology innovation, customer and market success with SAP and
demonstrating strong commitment with SAP for continued partnership
success.
The BlackLine automation platform complements functionality
provided by SAP ERP Financials and SAP S/4HANA®. The
integration brings enhanced control, automation and data integrity
to audit, finance and accounting departments worldwide, while
helping to ensure that data flowing to and from SAP solutions does
so through standardized processes.
"This award exemplifies the strength of the partnership we have
with SAP, delivering solutions to help solve business and
technology challenges for the world's leading companies," said
BlackLine CEO Marc Huffman.
"SAP and BlackLine help customers understand the value of adopting
solution extensions from BlackLine as part of the early stages of
their SAP S/4HANA and digital finance transformation
journeys. As a result, we continue to see growth, adding new
logos around the globe. As businesses embark on their
transformation journey to the Intelligent Enterprise, BlackLine is
ready to partner with SAP to engage and enable the office of the
CFO to lead and drive transformation."
The SAP Pinnacle Awards shine a spotlight on distinguished
partners to acknowledge their dedication to teamwork, exceptional
innovation and capacity to help customers achieve their
goals.
Hundreds of the world's leading companies currently run
BlackLine alongside SAP technology. However, BlackLine is ERP
agnostic and integrates with more than 30 different leading source
systems, an added benefit for businesses using SAP solutions with
multiple ERPs. BlackLine's cloud-based solutions are offered
as SAP Solution Extensions under the following names:
- SAP Account Substantiation and Automation by BlackLine
- SAP Account Substantiation and Automation by BlackLine, premier
edition
- SAP Intercompany Financial Hub by BlackLine
To learn more about BlackLine's partnership with SAP, go
here.
About BlackLine
Companies come to BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) because their
traditional manual accounting processes are not sustainable.
BlackLine's cloud-based solutions and market-leading customer
service help companies move to modern accounting by unifying their
data and processes, automating repetitive work, and driving
accountability through visibility. BlackLine provides
solutions to manage and automate financial close, accounts
receivable and intercompany accounting processes, helping large
enterprises and midsize companies across all industries do
accounting work better, faster and with more control.
Nearly 3,500 customers trust BlackLine to help them close faster
with complete and accurate results. The company is the
pioneer of the cloud financial close market and recognized as the
leader by customers at leading end-user review sites including
Gartner Peer Insights, G2 and TrustRadius. Based in
Los Angeles, BlackLine also has
regional headquarters in London,
Singapore and Sydney. For
more information, please visit blackline.com.
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