Mondelēz International Joins BlackLine Systems, SAP for Webinar on Automating Account Reconciliations for a Faster Close

LOS ANGELES – Dec. 13, 2012 – Mondelēz International, formerly Kraft Foods, is teaming up with financial software provider BlackLine Systems and enterprise application software leader SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) for a webinar entitled “See How Mondelēz International Closes with Confidence by Automating Account Reconciliations with Solutions from BlackLine and SAP.”The webinar will be geared at finance, accounting, audit and compliance managers in mid- to large size organizations.

The session will focus on how finance/compliance executives can further ensure the integrity of their balance sheets – and ultimately financial reports – by implementing software, such as BlackLine’s SaaS-based Account Reconciliation solution, to automate the traditionally manual, labor-intensive and spreadsheet-driven account reconciliation process. A senior finance executive from Mondelēz will present a case study on the ease of integration with SAP® solutions and key benefits and ROI the global, public company has realized since using BlackLine.

The webinar is designed to inform customers, whether operating in an environment of only SAP solutions or applications from multiple vendors, how account reconciliation process optimization can help them achieve a quicker and more accurate financial close process. The session will demonstrate the importance of the account reconciliation process as a critical step on the path to “closing with confidence.”

What: “See How Mondelēz International  Closes with Confidence by Automating Account Reconciliations with Solutions from BlackLine and SAP”

When: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, 9 a.m. PST (Los Angeles) / noon EST (New York)

Speaker lineup:
Attendees will learn how, by automating their account reconciliations, they can:
To register, go to: http://bit.ly/TK04lr.

• Stefan Karl, chief solution expert, Finance Solutions, SAP AG
• Mario Spanicciati, executive vice president, Operations, BlackLine Systems
• Steve Caloway, finance transformation manager, Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods)
• Virtually eliminate spreadsheets (and the manual errors that often come with them) from their account reconciliation process
• Automate traditionally manual accounting functions
• Have a faster, more efficient close cycle – maintaining more control and visibility worldwide, while reducing risk
• Realize exceptional ROI in a very short timeframe
• Improve the accuracy and timeliness of compliance reporting
• Manage compliance while servicing multiple locations

BlackLine is an SAP software solution and technology partner in the SAP PartnerEdge® program and a participant in the SAP EcoHub solution marketplace – SAP’s premier online destination designed to provide SAP customers with information on relevant, complementary technology solutions that are certified by SAP (such as the BlackLine 5.1 solution).

BlackLine was named a 2011 SAP Pinnacle award finalist in the “Software Solution Newcomer of the Year” category. SAP Pinnacle awards are presented annually to the “best and brightest” of the SAP partner ecosystem, recognizing partners that have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with SAP and driving customer success.