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Zurich North America, SAP and BlackLine Systems Partner on Presentations at Financials ConferenceMar 15, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Zurich North America is teaming up with financial software provider BlackLine Systems and enterprise application software provider SAP AG to give a presentation entitled See How Global Insurance Leader Zurich Closes with Confidence and Achieves Balance Sheet Integrity with Solutions from BlackLine and SAP at the Financials 2012 conference in Las Vegas. According to a release, Zurich North America's VP of Close Operations and General Accounting will present a case study on the ease of integration with SAP solutions and key benefits and return on investment the company has realized since using BlackLine on a global basis. The presentation with Zurich is one of two that BlackLine will deliver alongside SAP during the conference. The second, entitled How to Overcome Weaknesses and Inefficiencies in the Account Reconciliation Process, will show how finance, accounting, audit and compliance executives can further ensure the integrity of their balance sheets and financial reports by implementing software to automate the traditionally manual, labor-intensive and spreadsheet-driven account reconciliation process. Both presentations are designed to inform customers, whether operating in an environment of only SAP solutions or applications from multiple vendors, how account reconciliation process optimization can help them achieve a quicker and more accurate financial close process. Featured Speakers: -Stefan Karl, Finance Solutions, SAP AG -Mario Spanicciati, executive vice president, Operations, BlackLine Systems -Laura Darbro, vice president, Close Operations and General Accounting, Zurich North America BlackLine is an SAP software solution and technology partner, member of the SAP PartnerEdge program and a participant in the SAP EcoHub solution marketplace. BlackLine was named a 2011 SAP Pinnacle award finalist in the Software Solution Newcomer of the Year category. BlackLine and SAP will be presenting together again on similar topics at the upcoming Financials 2012 - Europe show in Milan in June. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |