Task Management gives you full command of the close.
Task Management automates and orchestrates finance and accounting tasks in a single, configurable command center—so your team can spend less time on execution and more time on strategy.
Tired of managing the close with manual checklists?
Establishing, executing, and monitoring critical accounting activities is no small undertaking. Yet, the process is often highly manual and time consuming, relying on countless checklists and resulting in inconsistencies.
BlackLine Task Management provides a configurable, cloud-based command center where you can seamlessly manage and automate your finance and accounting tasks in a controlled, collaborative, and highly visible location.
The value of Task Management
Task Management features
Reduce the inefficiencies, redundancies, and miscommunications caused by manual task distribution. Task Management provides automated task lists, assignments, and workflows—all on a centralized platform—to streamline processes and better use your resources. You’ve set the goal of completing tasks ahead of their deadline—now make it a reality.
Automatically track and manage thousands of tasks with real-time dashboards, creating a faster, more efficient close. Improve visibility with real-time dashboards that monitor tasks throughout the financial close process, helping you remove bottlenecks, catch overdue tasks, and correct them immediately.
Harness the full power of the BlackLine Agentic Financial Operations Platform by linking Task Management with Account Reconciliations and Journal Entry. Ensure the correct flow of related activities across platforms with automatic notifications that alert users to pending tasks and bottlenecks.
“All of our month-end close is in one location. If someone is absent, we simply go into BlackLine and see what tasks still need to be done. Because there are clear, purpose-driven instructions available within BlackLine, it’s obvious to any user what is still required on a particular task.”
Ray Willardson,
Controller, Director of Shared Services
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Frequently asked questions
Accounting task management involves organizing, tracking, and completing the tasks required to close your financial books accurately and on time.
Task Management is a command center to manage the financial close process, helping teams track, control, and complete tasks efficiently. It provides real-time dashboards, role-based workflows, and automated notifications, reducing the risk of errors and delays.
Yes, Task Management integrates seamlessly with various systems, including ERP and CRM solutions, ensuring that your financial close process is streamlined and connected across all platforms.
BlackLine stands out due to its comprehensive, cloud-based platform that offers superior scalability, visibility, and control. With BlackLine, finance teams save time, reduce overtime, and improve accuracy across all financial close tasks.
The onboarding process for BlackLine is efficient, with most teams able to start realizing benefits within weeks. BlackLine’s team provides full support to ensure a smooth transition.
Verity AI is the unifying intelligence control layer woven throughout BlackLine. This ensures a consistent and scalable experience, delivering powerful AI capabilities like agentic automation, predictive intelligence, and automated content generation seamlessly across BlackLine’s connected platform.