EP8: ATS Corporation: Compliance as Catalyst

Join Emily Campbell (CMO, BlackLine) and Devon Briggs (Finance Transformation Leader, ATS Corporation) for a real-world story of how a transformation journey that started with a simple compliance problem became the foundation for something much bigger.

For a global company with over a hundred business units, solving for SOX compliance was just the beginning. This episode unpacks the playbook ATS used to look beyond the immediate need and build a long-term vision for value creation, freeing up their teams to focus on strategy, not spreadsheets.

Key Takeaways:
Expect insider insights you won’t find anywhere else:

• The Catalyst Mindset: How to see compliance not as a cost center, but as an opportunity to drive long-term value.
  
  

• Beyond the Basics: Why the team focused on journal entry automation as the key differentiator in their transformation.
  
  

• A Risk-Based Revolution: The strategy for challenging the "preparer and reviewer" model for every journal to free up significant time.
  
  

• The 80% Target: How ATS is pushing beyond 60% auto-certification to create a truly end-to-end automated workflow.
  
  

Don’t miss this practical guide to starting with a specific problem and scaling it into a company-wide strategic advantage.