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BlackLine University Day
Accelerate your BlackLine knowledge and maximise the impact of your BlackLine solutions. Join us in BlackLine’s London office (12 Keeley St, London WC2B 4BA, United Kingdom) for BlackLine University Day, a complimentary two-day learning experience held on 13 April and 15 April. The agenda repeats on both days, and you have the flexibility to attend the sessions that best fit your schedule.
Choose Your Learning Journey
Choose from a selection of interactive, hands-on courses and take home practical, actionable knowledge you can immediately apply at your organisation. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!
Why attend BlackLine University Day?
Get hands-on training with BlackLine experts.
Address internal and IT controls from a company and audit perspective.
Discover process improvement strategies.
Understand interrelationships within BlackLine roles.
Get BlackLine certified with complimentary access to a certification exam.*
Expand your network with like-minded colleagues.
*BlackLine University Day attendees can earn one (1) voucher to take an online certification exam (a $300 value) by attending all courses within the Financial Close Fundamentals, Transaction Matching, and Account Reconciliations, tracks. Learn more about BlackLine University’s Certification Program here!
BlackLine University Day at a Glance
Attendees may sign up for any session in each time block.
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Track 1
Financial Close: Fundamentals
Financial Close Fundamentals, Part 1
9:00 - 12:00 GMT
This hands-on course is the first in a two-part series that provides the knowledge required to understand and use BlackLine’s Financial Close solutions: close dashboards, Task Management, Transaction Matching, Journal Entry, and Account Reconciliations. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Explain the value of each Financial Close product
Navigate basic platform functions and features
Perform basic tasks in Tasks, Transaction Matching, Journals, and Account Reconciliations
Financial Close Fundamentals, Part 2
13:00 -16:00 GMT
This hands-on course is the second in a two-part series that provides the knowledge required to understand and use BlackLine’s Financial Close solutions. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Explore interconnectivity across all Financial Close products
Use the platform to finalize/certify Financial Close processes
Review completion status across the platform
Track 2
Financial Close: Transaction Matching
Transaction Matching Introduction
9:00 - 12:00 GMT
This course provides demonstrations and hands-on activities to help you understand, design, and use BlackLine’s Transaction Matching solution. Transaction Matching modernises the high-volume reconciliation process by unifying data using business-defined rules to compare data sets and apply automation. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Define BlackLine Transaction Matching and its benefits
Categorise and design data sources
Use the Import Utility to create a data source
Transaction Matching Administration
13:00 -16:00 GMT
Continue your Transaction Matching journey with this hands-on course, which provides a framework to categorise, identify, enhance, and compare transactions when using the Transaction Matching solution. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Explain the matching process flow
Download data sources
Build and review match sets
Track 3
Financial Close: Account Reconciliations
Account Reconciliations Templates & Items, Part 1
9:00 – 12:00 GMT
This course is the first in a two-part series that provides the knowledge required to understand the design and use of Account Reconciliations Templates and Items. Part 1 focuses on the critical elements of templates that help to organize and automate key components of your reconciliations and bring them to life. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Define the purpose of templates and template controls within the context of multiple use cases
Explain item aging and item classifications
Import items in bulk
Account Reconciliations Templates & Items, Part 2
13:00 – 16:00 GMT
This course is the second in a two-part series that provides the knowledge required to perform Account Reconciliations Templates and Items functions. In Part 2, we will introduce and use several key templates found in BlackLine. You will also learn how to design and build your own template. [ This is a certification-eligible track ]
Learning Objectives:
Define and use key templates such as Subledger, Suspense, Calculated Balance, and Associated Accounts
Change an existing template
Design a “Build Your Own” template
Track 4
Financial Close: Journal Entry
Journal Entry Masters
9:00 - 12:00 GMT
In this hands-on instructor-led workshop, learn how to create Journal Masters from an existing journal entry and integrate with Task Management and Account Reconciliations to have current accounting done in the current period.
Learning Objectives:
Create Journal Entry Masters
Add Journal Master to a task
Add child journal to items in Account Reconciliations
Automated Journal Definition
13:00 - 16:00 GMT
In this hands-on instructor-led workshop, learn how to create an Automated Journal Definition in order to optimize your processes and reduce time spent on journal preparation.
Learning Objectives:
Create Automated Journal Definitions
Maintain a dynamic setup
Explain grouping and summarizing
Track 5
Platform
Financial Reporting and Analytics Introduction
9:00 - 12:00 GMT
In this hands-on instructor-led workshop, participants will learn how to empower the Office of the CFO by gaining critical insights, ensuring data accuracy, and driving efficiency through streamlined variance analysis and financial statement workflows.
Learning Objectives:
Identify the challenges of financial reporting and how FRA addresses them
Generate on-demand financial statements
Analyze variances and trends with FRA’s automated tools
Studio360 Orchestrate Introduction
13:00 - 16:00 GMT
This hands-on instructor-led workshop introduces learners to the Orchestrate workflow, guiding them through task types, task grid components, and the tasks dashboard.
Learning Objectives:
Identify different task types in Orchestrate
Explore the components of a task grid
Complete assigned tasks