Since its founding in 2000, Matrix Medical Network has helped millions of at-risk individuals with life-changing healthcare services delivered through 4,000 clinicians. With steady growth, Matrix needed to alleviate pain across an accounting and finance team that faced an ever-rising workload.

Matrix accountants struggled with manual work in spreadsheets, with particular challenges in bank reconciliations, accruals in accounts payable, and time and expense accounts. Tracking close tasks proved challenging in spreadsheets and control and visibility were limited. The Arizona-based company needed modern accounting automation but could not dedicate resources and time to implementation and onboarding.

Matrix turned to BlackLine's Modern Accounting Playbook (MAP) for the Financial Close—a comprehensive software and services bundle that combines BlackLine’s solutions, best practices, and implementation services to quickly modernize accounting processes.

Aiming to accelerate their rollout, Matrix chose the 5-Day Fast Track, an implementation option available with MAP, and went live in just five days with on-site implementation, user acceptance testing, and training by an expert BlackLine team. A collaborative approach focused on both best practices and technology equipped Matrix to quickly improve efficiency, visibility, and control while generating excitement across the accounting team over how automation could transform the close cycle.

Based on the Modern Accounting Playbook approach and the option for a five-day setup, BlackLine quickly became the solution of choice for Chief Accounting Officer Paul McDowell who also had experience with BlackLine at four previous companies.