What is BlackLine used for in SAP?

BlackLine enhances SAP environments by automating and standardizing key finance and accounting processes. It’s used to streamline tasks such as account reconciliation, journal entry, transaction matching, financial review, and intercompany processes—helping SAP users accelerate and control financial operations.

How does BlackLine work with SAP?

BlackLine offers secure, pre-configured connectors that integrate seamlessly with any SAP ERP environment. These certified connectors enable smooth data transfer between SAP and BlackLine—supporting integration with both SAP and non-SAP data sources. With flexible options tailored to your business goals, BlackLine ensures accurate, real-time visibility across your financial close process.

What is an SAP Solution Extension?

SAP Solution Extensions are premium-qualified solutions developed by strategic, independent software partners to complement and fill whitespace in SAP’s core offerings. As an SAP Solution Extensions partner, BlackLine’s solutions are deeply integrated into SAP’s product roadmap and undergo rigorous annual premium qualification testing.SAP Solution Extensions by BlackLine include:SAP Account Substantiation and Automation by BlackLine – includes Account Reconciliation, Task Management, Variance Analysis, Journal Entry, Transaction Matching, and Financial Review.SAP Intercompany Governance by BlackLine – includes BlackLine Intercompany Create, Balance & Resolve, and Net & Settle.This partnership represents the top tier of SAP recognition and enables SAP to offer an extended, end-to-end solution for the financial close. Fewer than 1% of partners in the SAP ecosystem have earned SAP Solution Extension status – highlighting BlackLine’s powerful and strategic partnership with SAP.

How do SAP & BlackLine improve the end-to-end financial close process?

Together, SAP and BlackLine deliver the gold standard for record-to-report. Through this partnership, customers achieve accurate, efficient, and intelligent future-ready financial operations. This shift promotes faster close cycles, improved data governance, and better time-to-value—empowering finance teams to focus on making strategic contributions to the organization rather than manual tasks.

When should my organization implement BlackLine as a part of a broader migration to SAP S/4HANA?

SAP customers who implement BlackLine before or early in their SAP S/4HANA migration capture quick wins in their transformation journey and achieve strong time-to-value. Taking this approach helps standardize and automate key financial processes, eliminate manual, spreadsheet-based tasks, and enables a migration with control. It also simplifies audits through real-time reporting and auditor self-service, while improving overall project outcomes by building early momentum. In fact, more than 1,200 SAP customers already rely on BlackLine to future-ready their financial close—many as a foundational step in their S/4HANA journey.

SAP FINANCIAL CLOSE SOLUTIONS BY BLACKLINE

SAP and BlackLine deliver the gold standard for record-to-report

BlackLine’s solutions go the distance by complementing SAP and addressing traditional manual processes that are performed by accountants outside the ERP.

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Real results. Measurable impact.

621%

three-year ROI

12

month payback on investment

45%

fewer days required for journal entry completion

AN END-TO-END SAP SOLUTION

SAP Financial Close Solutions by BlackLine

BlackLine is the only SAP Solution Extension partner in the financial close and intercompany space. Our solutions were specifically chosen by SAP to extend SAP ERP and other record-to-report solutions by offering exceptional capabilities for finance and accounting teams. These solutions have undergone a premium qualification process, exclusive to SAP Solution Extensions.

BlackLine serves more than 1,200 SAP customers, including SAP. With BlackLine, SAP increased efficiency, enhanced visibility, reduced risk, and improved the global end-to-end accounting process.

SAP and BlackLine deliver the gold standard for record-to-report

Real results. Measurable impact.

621%

12

45%

SAP Financial Close Solutions by BlackLine

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Frequently asked questions

What is BlackLine used for in SAP?

How does BlackLine work with SAP?

What is an SAP Solution Extension?

How do SAP & BlackLine improve the end-to-end financial close process?

When should my organization implement BlackLine as a part of a broader migration to SAP S/4HANA?

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