<s>
BlackLine	B-Application
Systems	O
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
enterprise	B-Application
software	I-Application
company	O
that	O
develops	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
services	O
designed	O
to	O
automate	O
and	O
control	O
the	O
entire	O
financial	O
close	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackLine	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Therese	O
Tucker	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
CTO	O
at	O
SunGard	O
Treasury	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
help	O
customers	O
replace	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
Excel	B-Application
with	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
accounting	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackline	B-Application
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
form	O
a	O
strategic	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
financial	O
consulting	O
firm	O
McGladrey	O
,	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runbook	O
marketed	O
a	O
dashboard	B-Protocol
software	O
application	O
program	O
for	O
SAP	B-Application
;	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Blackline	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
"	O
automation	O
of	O
recurring	O
financial	O
processes	O
"	O
adds	O
"	O
visibility	O
and	O
transparency	O
"	O
and	O
strengthens	O
"	O
internal	O
controls	O
and	O
compliance	O
documentation	O
"	O
of	O
data	O
maintained	O
by	O
SAP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Blackline	B-Application
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
with	O
SAP	B-Application
for	O
the	O
latter	O
"	O
to	O
resell	O
BlackLine	B-Application
's	O
..	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
finance	O
and	O
accounting	O
solutions	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
SAP	B-Application
Solution	O
Extensions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Rimilia	O
's	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
SaaS	B-Architecture
platform	O
"	O
uses	O
AI	O
to	O
accurately	O
apply	O
payments	O
to	O
customer	O
's	O
invoices	O
with	O
any	O
ERP	O
system	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blackline	B-Application
provides	O
software	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
4,000	O
companies	O
including	O
Costco	O
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Coca-Cola	O
,	O
JetBlue	O
Airways	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Kraft	O
Heinz	O
,	O
Under	O
Armour	O
,	O
Sirius	O
XM	O
Holdings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackLine	B-Application
's	O
software	O
manages	O
financial	O
data	O
,	O
reconciles	O
balances	O
from	O
sub-systems	O
,	O
ensures	O
accurate	O
and	O
complete	O
closings	O
,	O
and	O
monitors	O
regulatory	O
controls	O
through	O
a	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
continuous	O
auditing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
software	O
is	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
,	O
primarily	O
running	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Cloud	B-Architecture
Platform	O
,	O
and	O
meets	O
ISO	O
27001	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackLine	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
43	O
on	O
Forbes	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
100	O
list	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
Gartner	O
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
report	O
on	O
the	O
10	O
major	O
financial	O
corporate	O
performance	O
management	O
solutions	O
ranked	O
BlackLine	B-Application
among	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
"	O
Leaders	O
"	O
with	O
Oracle	B-Application
,	O
IBM	O
and	O
Workiva	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Blackline	B-Application
was	O
positioned	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Leader	O
"	O
again	O
in	O
Gartner	O
's	O
Magic	O
Quadrant	O
but	O
for	O
"	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Financial	O
Close	O
Solutions	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
category	O
developed	O
around	O
cloud	B-Architecture
based	O
financial	O
technologies	O
by	O
Gartner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Blackline	B-Application
received	O
the	O
SAP	B-Application
North	O
America	O
Award	O
for	O
Partner	O
Excellence	O
for	O
SAP	B-Application
Solution	O
Extension	O
Growth	O
-	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
BlackLine	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
'	O
Top	O
Rated	O
Award	O
 '	O
for	O
2020	O
from	O
TrustRadius	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Financial	O
Close	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
BlackLine	B-Application
Named	O
to	O
First	O
Annual	O
TrustRadius	O
Best	O
Software	O
List	O
,	O
BlackLine	B-Application
Receives	O
Tech	O
Cares	O
Award	O
from	O
TrustRadius	O
for	O
Third	O
Consecutive	O
Year	O
,	O
BlackLine	B-Application
Named	O
to	O
Newsweek	O
’s	O
List	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
Most	O
Loved	O
Workplaces	O
for	O
2022	O
and	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
