BlackLine NineTM Process Optimization Library
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BlackLine Nine™ Process Optimizations
Cash - Bank Clearing with Remittance
To reconcile SAP bank clearing accounts, which includes postings from the AR subsystems (cash receipts) and postings from the bank, and incorporating remittances
Cash - Accounts Payable Cash Disbursements
To journalize bank transactions and reconcile cash disbursements bank accounts to the general ledger
Calculations - Revenue Allocations
To allocate revenue to multiple profit centers and accounts
Calculations - Payroll Subsystem Journal Entry
To record payroll activity from subsystem to the general ledger
Calculations - Payroll Accrual Calculation
to accrue for salaries and wages earned but not recorded to the general ledger at period end
Calculations - Lease Rollforward with FX
To analyze lease activity for the period using consistent account groupings and standard categories of activities and including Fx adjustments
Subledgers - Inventory Detail Reconciliation
To calculate the extended value of inventory and reconcile the inventory subledger to the general ledger
Calculations - Claims Receivable Aging Analysis
To perform an analysis of the aging of claims receivables and identify aged items for follow-up
Calculations - Bonus Accruals
To calculate the incentive/bonus accrual, generate the journal entry, and reconcile the account
Calculations - Allowance for Bad Debt
To calculate the reserve for uncollectible accounts receivable, reconcile the account, and analyse period over period trends with the allowance
Calculations - Advertisting Expense Allocations
To allocate advertising expenses incurred to the appropriate sub accounts and generate an analysis to summarize allocations
Amortization; Accruals - toggle Expense (Prepaid/Accruals)
To record pole rental expense including the amortization of prepaids and the accruals for those paid in arrears; to analyze pole rental expenses and to reconcile the prepaid pole rental and the pole rental accrual balance sheet accounts
Amortization - Software Maintenance Fiscal Period Amortization - Low Volume
To record amortization associated with prepaid software maintenance based on fiscal period calendars
Amortization - Software Maintenance Fiscal Period Amortization - High Volume
To record amortization associated with prepaid software maintenance based on fiscal period calendars
Amortization - Prepaid Insurance Amortization
To record amortization associated with prepaid insurance based on the standard calendar, reconcile the accounts, and generate a rollforward for analysis
Amortization - Prepaid Expense Amortization
To record amortization associated with prepaid expenses based on the standard calendar, reconcile the accounts, and generate a rollforward for analysis