Awards & Recognition

BlackLine won a 2023 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer review platform. This is the fourth consecutive year BlackLine has been selected for the award which celebrates B2B software companies that have gone above and beyond to provide impactful corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs for their employees and surrounding communities.

BlackLine was recognized for fostering an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) among its employees, supporting employees’ well-being, and for giving back to the communities in which it operates.

Therese Tucker took the No. 4 spot on The Business Report’s list of the Top 25 Business Leaders of Los Angelese for 2023. Chosen by editors and reporters at The Business Report, the annual list celebrates the accomplishments from leaders across the Los Angeles region, which boasts more than twelve significant industries, encompassing technology, aerospace, manufacturing, tourism, healthcare, and trade.

BlackLine was named by Newsweek in their annual rankings for the UK’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list.

The results were determined after surveying more than 600,000 employees from businesses with workforces varying in size from 10 to more than 5,000. The list recognizes companies that have created a workplace where employees feel respected, inspired, and appreciated and are at the center of the business model. The key areas included in the analysis include how engaged employees are, how positive they feel about their workplace, and how committed they are to the organization’s success.

BlackLine has been named a ‘Top 100 Software Company’ for the third year in a row by The Software Report, a leading source for market research and insights related to the software and SaaS (software-as-a-service) sectors. The only provider of digital finance transformation solutions for the office of the CFO on the 2023 list, BlackLine ranked No. 5 (moving up from No. 42 in 2022) alongside such industry leaders as Adobe, Alteryx, Cvent, and Lexis Nexis.

BlackLine's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Jill Knesek has been named one of the Top 100 CISOs in North America by CISOs Connect™, an invitation-only community for enterprise security executives. Knesek was recognized for implementing cutting-edge information security protocols, demonstrating visionary leadership, and fostering a robust culture of cyber security awareness throughout the company.

The CISOs Connect Top 100 commends “preeminent security leaders” who are driving innovative solutions and transforming their organization’s cybersecurity strategies. The selection process is rigorous, with nominees judged based on their vision, leadership, innovation, and industry involvement.

BlackLine was named ‘Company of the Year’ at the San Fernando Valley Business Journal’s 2023 Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Awards. The annual program recognizes organizations that are leading by example through the use of impactful programs and proactive initiatives that demonstrate a genuine commitment to creating equitable, welcoming environments where people love to come to work. Winners were selected by a judging panel of San Fernando Valley Business Journal editors and DEI professionals from companies based in the region.

BlackLine was recognized by Latino Leaders magazine on their '2023 Best Place to Work' list.

Each year, Latino Leaders compiles a list of best companies for Latinos, using such criteria as employee diversity, programs to recruit, promote and retain Latinos, ERG programs, and Latino representation in the boardroom and C-Suite level.

BlackLine was honored by G2, a leading online software marketplace and peer review platform, as one of the ‘Best Accounting & Finance Products of 2023’. 

This marks the fourth consecutive year G2 has recognized BlackLine’s leadership position helping midsize and enterprise companies automate their finance and accounting processes.

BlackLine took the number 5 spot on The 2023 Power 500 Software Companies List.

Complied by The Software Report, the annual list is selected by the outlet's editors based on a company's product excellence, organizational strength, growth, investor backing, and management team caliber.

BlackLine has been named to Built In LA’s 2023 Best Places to Work list, an annual ranking of the best tech companies to work for in Los Angeles.  BlackLine took the No. 17 spot on the list for large companies, which recognizes companies that offer the best total rewards programs and compensation packages among their peers. This is the second year in a row BlackLine has been recognized by Built In LA as a Best Place to Work.

BlackLine, Inc. has been named to the inaugural ‘Best Software’ list from TrustRadius, a leading software peer review platform providing unbiased recognition of technology products based entirely on customer feedback.

The TrustRadius Best Software list recognizes “the best software products based on customer satisfaction, performance via reviews and market size fit.”  BlackLine earned accolades in the ‘Best Overall’, ‘Best for Enterprise’ and ‘Best for Mid-Sized’ categories.

BlackLine has won a 2022 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer review platform.  The annual award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond to provide impactful corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs for their employees and surrounding communities. This marks the third consecutive year BlackLine has been recognized for fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) among its employees, support for remote employees and for giving back to the communities in which it operates.

BlackLine has been named to the 2022 Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces® list, an annual ranking presented by Newsweek in collaboration with the Best Practice Institute (BPI), a leadership development and benchmark research company.

BlackLine took the No. 56 spot, alongside such notable names as Dell and SAP America, recognized for a variety of factors that BPI has identified as most important to employee satisfaction, including “Is collaboration and teamwork important?”  “Are there opportunities for advancement?”  “Is the company a good citizen?”

BlackLine has been named a Top 100 Software company for the second year in a row by The Software Report, a leading source for market research and insights, corporate activity, executive news and business happenings related to the software and SaaS (software-as-a-service) sectors.  BlackLine is one of only two companies named in the Finance & Accounting category and the only provider of financial operations management solutions, taking a top 50 spot on the 2022 list alongside such global industry leaders as Adobe, Dropbox, Microsoft, Slack, Twilio and Zscaler.

BlackLine has been recognized as a leader once again, earning ‘Top Rated 2022’ awards in the Accounting, Financial Close and Accounts Receivable (AR) categories from TrustRadius, a leading software peer review platform that has become a B2B industry standard, providing unbiased recognition of technology products based entirely on customer feedback.

BlackLine has been awarded the Controllers Council Seal of Approval for Financial Operations Management based on ratings from a community of more than 90,000 controllers, CFOs and other corporate finance professionals. BlackLine’s accounting automation platform received high marks for its solutions that manage and automate financial close, accounts receivable and intercompany accounting processes.

The Seal of Approval program leverages the community of the Controllers Council to identify and rate services, solutions and products used in Finance, Accounting and organization-wide. Selection includes an application process and screening algorithm along with anonymous surveys of community end users and subject matter experts.

BlackLine, Inc. took the No. 1 spot for financial close software on G2’s list of the ‘Best Accounting & Finance Products of 2022’. Recognized for ‘Market Presence’ and ‘Satisfaction’, BlackLine ranked first in both the mid-market and enterprise segments.

G2 operates a software marketplace used by more than 60 million software buyers each year. The annual G2 Best Software List ranks the “world’s best software companies and products” based on authentic, timely reviews from real users.

BlackLine won SAP® Partner Excellence 2022 awards for SAP Solution Extensions in Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) and for Best Cloud Performance in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) North.  Awards were presented by SAP to the top-performing partners in each region that have made outstanding contributions to driving digital transformation for businesses that use SAP solutions.

BlackLine was recognized in the second annual ‘Best of Finance Software Awards’ presented by TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer reviews platform. BlackLine took first place in the first-ever ‘Best Relationship Award’, which highlights companies that provide their customers with accurate implementation expectations, solid follow-through on sales and marketing promises, and provide enough ROI to warrant purchasing the software again. 

Additionally, BlackLine took first place in the ‘Best Feature Set” category in the second annual ‘Best of Finance Software Awards’ presented by TrustRadius. The ‘Best Feature Set’ award recognizes companies with outstanding solution feature sets and functionality that have gone above and beyond to delight their users. TrustRadius awards provide unbiased recognition of B2B technology products based entirely on customer feedback. 

Leading the way once again in accounting and finance automation, BlackLine has achieved ISO/IEC 27018:2019 and ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certifications, demonstrating the company’s enthusiastic and voluntary embrace of the most advanced internationally recognized standards for cloud security and data privacy.

BlackLine’s newest certifications confirm the company adheres to the latest industry standards across its internal cloud services and also maintains and enforces robust and effective policies and procedures to ensure the security and privacy of the data managed by both its financial close and accounts receivable (AR) automation platforms.

BlackLine was granted a 2021 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer reviews platform. The 2021 Tech Cares Awards celebrate companies that have gone above and beyond to provide strong Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). BlackLine was recognized for fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion among its employees and for giving back to the community.

BlackLine has been named to Inc. Magazine’s 2021 list of the Best Workplaces. The list is the result of a wide-ranging and comprehensive measurement of American companies that have created exceptional workplaces and company culture whether teams are operating in person or remotely.

The SAP Pinnacle Awards is SAP's premier global partner recognition and award program, and BlackLine is among a very elite group of only 21 partners worldwide to achieve winner status for this year. This award showcases BlackLine's excellence in driving SAP business and co-innovation, helping BlackLine and SAP’s mutual customers succeed.

BlackLine was named a Top 100 Software Company for 2021 by The Software Report, a leading source for market research and insights, corporate activity, executive news and business happenings related to the software and SaaS (software-as-a-service) sectors. BlackLine took the No. 20 spot on the 2021 list alongside such powerhouses as Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow and Workday.

BlackLine Marketing won 'Buyer-focused content' in the 2021 Killer Content Awards. Congrats to our Marketing Team!

BlackLine is the recipient of an SAP® EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2021 for Solution Extensions – Growth. Awards were presented by SAP to the top-performing partners in the region that have made outstanding contributions to driving customers’ digital transformations. Recipients of this year’s awards have been – in partnership with SAP – helping customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and run more simply with SAP solutions.

Leading online peer reviews platform G2 announced BlackLine, Inc. (Nasdaq: BL) took the No. 1 spot for Financial Close software in the Enterprise category on G2’s list of the ‘Best Finance Products of 2021’. Recognized for ‘Market Presence’ and ‘Satisfaction’, BlackLine also ranked No. 15 on the overall list – the only company in G2’s Financial Close category to make the top 15, ahead of such industry giants as NetSuite, Oracle and Workday.

G2’s Best Software Awards and Lists rank the world’s best software companies and products based on authentic, timely reviews from real users.As of Feb. 11, BlackLine customers had posted 545 reviews at G2.com.

BlackLine customer, Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc., a midsize American footwear company, was named a winner in the 2020 Nucleus Research ROI Awards. Red Wing Shoe Company achieved 379% ROI automating processes with BlackLine’s cloud-based modern accounting platform, according to a study by global technology research and advisory services firm Nucleus Research.

Nucleus found that after deploying BlackLine’s Tasks, Reconciliation, Journal Entry and Transaction Matching solutions to streamline its finance and accounting processes, Red Wing Shoe Company’s corporate finance, retail finance and accounting teams achieved significant gains, with payback in just 4.8 months and savings valued at over $1.2M a year coming from increased productivity from reduced workloads, time savings from streamlined tasks and improved organizational visibility.

BlackLine took first place in all financial close categories (Customer Support, Usability and Feature Set) in the ‘Best of Finance Software 2021 Awards’ presented by TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer reviews platform.

TrustRadius awards provide unbiased recognition of B2B technology products based entirely on customer feedback. BlackLine was the only company recognized in the financial close space, having received strong acclaim from the BlackLine user community for the functionality and usability of its cloud platform, as well as the company’s industry leading customer support.

BlackLine has been recognized by The Stevie International Business Awards and the CEO World Awards for the company’s commitment to helping ensure business continuity and fostering wellbeing for both customers and employees in response to and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Stevie International Business Awards (IBAs) recognized BlackLine in two categories: ‘Most Valuable Corporate Response’ and ‘Most Valuable Technical Innovation’. Known as ‘The International Stevies’, the IBAs are open to all organizations worldwide – large and small, public and private, for-profit and non-profit. The 2020 competition attracted more than 3,800 nominations from organizations in 63 nations. The newly added COVID-19 response categories recognize “outstanding efforts by organizations and individuals to keep us busy, healthy, informed and safe during the pandemic.”

The CEO World Awards honored BlackLine in the category of ‘Company Work-From-Home Implementation of the Year’. CEO World Awards celebrate the achievements of “leading companies and their management teams behind the year’s most outstanding initiatives…setting industry benchmarks for excellence.” All organizations private or public, corporations, non-profits, associations, vendors and government organizations worldwide were eligible to enter.

Therese Tucker, founder and CEO of BlackLine, has been named a Top Woman Leader in SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) by The Software Report, a media outlet covering the software and SaaS markets.No. 3 on the 2020 list, Ms. Tucker is recognized for building BlackLine from the ground up into the market leader it is today.

BlackLine was recognized with a 2020 Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer reviews platform. The 2020 Tech Cares Awards celebrate companies that have gone above and beyond, demonstrating service, consideration and compassion to their communities, and that have exemplified one of TrustRadius’ core values – being human in the face of the global crisis.

BlackLine was recognized for its quick response to the COVID-19 pandemic, realizing that Finance and Accounting (F&A) organizations would face unprecedented challenges closing their books and conducting audits with the global lockdown forcing entire teams to work entirely from home for the first time.

BlackLine has been awarded the highest distinction in G2’s 2020 Financial Close Software Grid. As the only recognized Leader, BlackLine received the highest scores for customer Satisfaction and Market Presence among all other competitors in the Financial Close Grid. With over 450 reviews and 96% four or five star ratings, BlackLine is the most trusted and validated financial close vendor in the market.

BlackLine won a 2020 ‘Top Rated Award’ in the Financial Close category from TrustRadius, a leading B2B software peer reviews platform. BlackLine was the only company recognized in the financial close space, having received strong acclaim from the BlackLine user community for the functionality and performance of its cloud platform, as well as the company’s industry leading customer support.

BlackLine was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the ‘2020 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles.’ The accounting automation software leader is the only enterprise software provider based in LA on the list of large companies (over 250 employees) in the region and was recognized for leadership and culture.

BlackLine has been recognized by Software Magazine in the 2020 Annual List of the world's largest software companies with the leading financial automation software provider ranking the largest amongst those listing SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) as their primary business sector, a testament to the growing demand in the marketplace for the company’s cloud platform for financial controls and automation. The 2020 listing marks the ninth year in a row BlackLine has made the prestigious ranking of the largest software and services providers in the world.

Leading online peer reviews platform G2 announced that BlackLine took the No. 9 spot on its 2020 list of the ‘Best Products for Finance’ – the only financial close software provider to make the top 10 and ahead of such industry giants as IBM, Oracle and Workday. BlackLine also rated highest for ‘Market Presence’ and ‘Satisfaction’ in the enterprise financial close category.

BlackLine was named a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud Financial Close Solutions as reported in Gartner’s newly released Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Cloud Financial Close Solutions.

Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice is based on feedback and ratings from end users who have purchased, implemented and/or used BlackLine’s cloud platform and recognizes “the vendors that are the most highly rated by their customers.” BlackLine customers posted 149 reviews on Gartner Peer Insights in the past 12 months ending March 16th, 2020 – more than twice that of any other company in the category. 22% of the reviews provided for BlackLine came from very large enterprises over $10 billion in annual revenues; 32% from companies in the $1-10 billion range; and 34% from midsize businesses ($50 million to $1 billion).Leading online peer reviews platform G2 announced that BlackLine took the No. 9 spot on its 2020 list of the ‘Best Products for Finance’ – the only financial close software provider to make the top 10 and ahead of such industry giants as IBM, Oracle and Workday. BlackLine also rated highest for ‘Market Presence’ and ‘Satisfaction’ in the enterprise financial close category.

BlackLine was the recipient of an SAP® North America Award for Partner Excellence for SAP Solution Extension Growth — Cloud. Awards were presented by SAP to the top-performing SAP partners in the North America region that have made outstanding contributions to driving customers’ digital transformations. Recipients of this year’s awards have been – in partnership with SAP – helping customers adopt innovation easily, gain results rapidly, grow sustainably and run more simply with SAP solutions.

BlackLine was honored as ‘Change Enablement Champion’ by Kapost (a leading B2B content marketing solution provider)at its 2019 Kapost Customer Awards.In being named 2019 Change Enablement Champion, BlackLine was recognized for its commitment to change as the company successfully implemented a new content marketing and operations strategy in the past year designed to better enable Sales by more efficiently and effectively producing and distributing content across company departments internally, as well as via external channels to prospects and customers.

Therese Tucker was named ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the 16th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Ms. Tucker was recognized for building BlackLine into a market leader and becoming one of the first female tech company founders to take her company public – with nearly 2,900 global customers and almost 245,000 Finance & Accounting professionals around the world now relying on BlackLine to streamline and automate their financial close and other key accounting processes.

BlackLine has been listed on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past ten years - 2010 - 2019. Each year companies “innovate, overcome obstacles and systematically defy the odds.” The Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ program recognizes these efforts in its annual ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North America. The program includes both public and private companies and is based on percentage revenue growth over a 4-year period.

BlackLine won in the Integrated Communications campaign category at the 2019 Platinum PR Awards for its global 2018-2019 marketing and communications campaign, ‘Mistrust in the Numbers’.The prestigious Platinum PR Awards, put on annually by PR News, recognize outstanding achievements in communications and marketing and attract submissions from some of the world’s biggest and mostwell-known brands. Taking the top prize in its category, BlackLine’s ‘Mistrust in the Numbers’ campaign shone a light on the potential scale of financial data inaccuracies that lie undetected in Finance & Accounting departments worldwide.

BlackLine’s Finance Controls and Automation Platform was named ‘Accounting Automation Platform of the Year 2019’ at this year’s Corporate Excellence Awards.Hosted byCorporate Vision Magazine, the annual global awards program recognizes “the very best in business – those that are succeeding in their endeavors, innovating, growing and improving.”The honorees were chosen byCorporate Vision’s internal editorial team based on analysis of both qualitative and quantitative research conducted during the previous 12 months. BlackLine wasacknowledged for helping companies increase business efficiencies and improve accuracy in their financials and also for its extensive list of positive customer testimonials and product reviews.

BlackLine has been recognized as a ‘Great Employer’, winning a Gold Stevie Award at the 2019 Stevie Awards for Great Employers. More than 600 nominations from organizations across 24 countries were evaluated this year, with winners determined by the average scores of the 60 Human Resources and other professionals worldwide who acted as judges. BlackLine was recognized for building a best-in-class organization that focuses on employee engagement and satisfaction.

Therese Tucker was named to the 2018 list of Accounting Today’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting.” Said the publication, “Closing the books is a recurring nightmare for businesses and their accountants, but Tucker’s efforts to streamline the process through software are paying off, leading more and more firms to partner with her company to benefit their clients.”

Chief Financial Officer Mark Partin was named ‘CFO of the Year’ with Patrick Villanova, corporate controller and principal accounting officer, honored as ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at the 2018 Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Awards presented by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal. BlackLine’s top-two finance executives have been recognized for their leadership during the financial automation software company’s first full year as a public company.

BlackLine and Therese Tucker were honored at Shelter Partnership’s 29th Annual Dinner for the company’s contributions to the homeless of Los Angeles County. During the 2017 holiday season, BlackLine and Therese led a drive to provide each homeless person in Los Angeles with new clothing. BlackLine worked closely with Shelter Partnership to oversee distribution of nearly 200,000 essential items to hundreds of non-profit agencies that serve veterans, domestic violence victims, families living in poverty and disabled individuals throughout the region.

For the second consecutive year, BlackLine has earned a place among the country’s ‘Best Workplaces in Technology,’ an annual ranking by consulting firm Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine. BlackLine took the No. 6 spot on the 2018 list of ‘Small and Medium-Sized Companies’ (fewer than 1,000 employees) in the United States, and took the #15 spot in 2017.

Therese Tucker was recognized as an ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’, winning a Gold Stevie during the 2017 ceremony for The Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Ms. Tucker was recognized for being one of the few female founder/CEOs in the technology industry who has led her company to an IPO. Tucker also was acknowledged for having built BlackLine based on a culture of service, fostering an environment of teamwork, collaboration and respect for both clients and employees.