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NOV. 7-9, 2022 LAS VEGAS

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AGENDA AT A GLANCE

Sessions begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 7th!




AGENDA TRACKS

Here's a sneak peak of what to expect, and there is so much more to come.

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE

This world is in flux and you’re being asked to do more and do it faster.
Achieving process excellence is no longer a nice-to-have, but a business
imperative. These sessions will prepare you to face an uncertain future with
confidence and resolve. 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * The Future of Financial Operations Management—BlackLine Roadmap

 * Untangle the Mess: Integrating F&A Systems to Unify Data, Processes & Results

 * Beyond RPA: How to Integrate, Orchestrate & Automate End-to-End Accounting
   Processes

 * Looking Ahead: Our Predicted CFO Priorities for 2023 & How You Can Prepare

 * Automation: Freeing You from Unnecessary Manual Work

 * BlackLine & RPA—Perfect Together!

 * F&A Hot Topic: ESG Trends

 * F&A Hot Topic: Managing an ERP Upgrade

 * Looking Ahead: Our Predicted CFO Priorities for 2023 & How You Can Prepare


Curated for… 

 * CAOs 

 * Controllers 

 * Finance-IT Leaders 

FINANCIAL CLOSE MANAGEMENT

The faster you can deliver real-time information, the better your company can
navigate uncertain times. These sessions will help you discover new ways to
accelerate your financial close and create more time for analysis that guides
your business. 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * How to Make Value-Based Decisions & Achieve Your Modern Accounting Goals 

 * Your Modern Accounting Playbook: Transform Your Close in 90 Days 

 * Exception-Based Management & How to Focus Your Team on What Matters Most 

 * Excelling with Less Excel 

 * BlackLine Matching—Automating Manual Rebate Processes 

 * Think Outside the Box: Using BlackLine Tasks for More than Month-End Close 

 * Subledger Automation Process with Medpace 

 * Maximizing Efficiencies in BlackLine Through the Use of Multiple Solutions 

 * How a REIT Uses BlackLine Account Reconciliations & Tasks to Close, While
   Having a Little Fun 

 * Implementation of Journals & Variance with Switch 

 * Intel's Task Management Journey 

 * The Link Between Journal Entry Masters & Tasks 

 

Curated for… 

 * Controllers 

 * Global Process Owners 

 * System Admins 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AUTOMATION

Customer payments are your best way to unlock working capital. Find out how to
maximize liquidity and enable business agility by automating cash application
and optimizing collections strategies to reduce DSO while nurturing customer
relationships. 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * Top 5 Reasons to Transform Your Accounts Receivable Process 

 * Interest Rates on the Rise: Cash Isn’t King, It’s Everything 

 * AR Digital World-Class Benchmarking: What Does Good Look Like 

 * BlackLine U Workshop: Rapid Time to Value—How to Self-Implement Cash
   Application 

 

Curated for… 

 * Credit Controllers 

 * Finance Business Partners 

 * AR Specialists

INTERCOMPANY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

For too long, intercompany has been treated as a left pocket, right pocket
problem. So long as we get to “zero” then we’re good, right? In fact, it’s time
to go beyond zero in intercompany accounting to improve operational efficiency,
manage global tax compliance, drive margin improvements, and optimize cash and
FX risk management. We’ll show you how.



Sessions to Expect: 

 * Next Stop for Financial Transformation: Intercompany Financial Management 

 * The Strategic Intercompany Imperative: Go Beyond Zero 

 * Optimizing International Tax Strategy: Easier Said Than Do 

 * Automate Enterprise-Wide Intercompany Accounting with BlackLine 

 * BlackLine Tables—Intercompany & Journals 

 

Curated for… 

 * CFOs & CAOs 

 * Controllers 

 * Finance-IT Leaders  

CHANGE MANAGEMENT & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The biggest reason any major project fails is a lack of effective change
management. Changing the way work has always been done can feel daunting but
putting a clear plan in place will not only ensure a project’s success, but also
make the lives better of everyone involved. Attend these sessions to measure
twice and cut once.

Sessions to Expect: 

 * Driving Transformation with an F&A-First Approach 

 * Change Management: A Well-Worn Path Driving to Adoption 

 * How to Innovate for the Future Without Reinventing the Wheel 

 * Overview of Kimberly-Clark's BlackLine Journey 

 * BlackLine Implementation Lessons Learned from a Global Company Using Oracle 

 * BlackLine in an Oracle Environment—Hyatt Hotels 

 * NetSuite Automation 

 * SAP/BlackLine Customer Panel 

 * Our Journey Was Not a Jurassic World at Nissan 

 * Grow Green with BlackLine & Local Bounti 

 * Koch Enterprise Support & Operating Models Leveraging BlackLine 

 * Baker Hughes' Use of BlackLine 

 * Creating a Center of Excellence to Leverage BlackLine Capabilities 

 * Leveraging BlackLine's Modern Accounting Playbook 


Curated for… 

 * Global Process Owners 

 * Finance IT Leaders  

 * Directors of Accounting 

TALENT MANAGEMENT, RECRUITING & ENGAGEMENT

Recruiting and retaining top talent routinely tops the list of the most pressing
concerns for leaders across every organization. Competition for talent is at an
all-time high, driving up labor costs. Hear from your peers from across Finance
& Accounting on how they attract, retain, and engage their best people. 

 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * Recession-Proofing Your F&A Team: How the Cost of Inaction Grows Every Day 

 * Next-Gen Talent: How to Attract the Future Leaders of Accounting 

 * Engaging on Their Level: How Your Employees Are Your Best Opportunity &
   Biggest Risk 

 * Data Scientists or CPAs? Building the Team for the Future 

 

Curated for… 

 * CFOs/CAOs 

 * Controllers 

 * All People-Leaders in Accounting 

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR F&A TRANSFORMATION

In an era of special cost scrutiny, it can feel harder than ever to secure
funding for strategic initiatives. Yet, the key to thriving in uncertain
economic conditions is shifting your time to more strategic work. These sessions
will help you build compelling business cases to take your strategic value to
the next level. 

 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * Top 5 Things That Matter to the CFO 

 * How to Connect Accounting Transformation to Corporate Strategy 

 * Measuring the Real Cost of Doing Things the Way They’ve Always Been Done 

 * Redefining Accounting: From Necessary Cost Center to Strategic Value Driver 

 * Matchmaker Make Me a Match: Top 5 Matching Use Cases 

 * Going Beyond Accounting: How Do Collaborators Outside F&A Rely on Your Work 

 

Curated for… 

 * CAOs & Controllers 

 * Directors of Corporate Accounting 

 * Finance-IT Leaders 

BLACKLINE U TRAINING WORKSHOPS

One of BeyondTheBlack’s most attended tracks, our BlackLine U Workshops, are led
by the global training team, providing deep-dive training on various areas of
the BlackLine platform. Whether a Preparer or Approver or a System Admin there’s
a workshop for every customer.

 

Sessions to Expect: 

 * BlackLine Education Services—Your Trusted Training Advisor 

 * Essentials for Admins 

 * 5 Ways to Optimize Recs 

 * Journal Creation for End-Users 

 * Rapid Time to Value—How to Self Implement Cash Application 

 * Grouping 

 * BlackLine U Demo & Super User Access 

 * Critical Success Points—Templates, Template Controls, Importing & Summarizing
   Items 

 * BlackLine U Customer Training Journey Fireside Chat 

 

Curated for… 

 * All BlackLine Users 

 * Systems Admins 

 * Global Process Owners 


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NOV. 7-9, 2022 LAS VEGAS



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