Job Description

Get to Know Us:
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they're doing!
At BlackLine, we're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business of enterprise applications.
Since being founded in 2001, BlackLine has become a leading provider of cloud software that automates and controls the entire financial close process. Our vision is to modernize the finance and accounting function to enable greater operational effectiveness and agility, and we are committed to delivering innovative solutions and services to empower accounting and finance leaders around the world to achieve Modern Finance.

Being a best-in-class SaaS Company, we understand that bringing in new ideas and innovative technology is mission critical. At BlackLine we are always working with new, cutting edge technology that encourages our teams to learn something new and expand their creativity and technical skillset that will accelerate their careers.

Work, Play and Grow at BlackLine!

Make Your Mark:
The Finance Transformation Consultant will serve as the BlackLine project manager and functional design lead in implementations, working closely with key client stakeholders. This role serves as a seasoned advisor to our clients on how to enable processes in BlackLine and guides them through the implementation process. This role requires coordination with cross-functional client representatives (Controllership, Finance, Tax, Treasury, etc.) and internal BlackLine resources. This role must possess deep expertise in BlackLine products, end-to-end intercompany processes, finance operating models, industry standards, regulations, emerging trends, competitor capabilities/limitations, finance transformation and project management. While engaging with our clients, the Finance Transformation Consultant should leverage knowledge and experience to capture pain points, prioritize objectives, and gain cross-functional alignment on the recommended solution and roadmap. This position leads workshops, aligns business processes, configures the BlackLine application, and guides our clients on successful implementations. This individual navigates escalations and influences various stakeholders with strategic direction. The Finance Transformation Consultant is also expected to work closely with our sales, marketing, service and product organizations to help expand our pipeline and close large deals.

You'll Get To:

• Implementations (Billable):
  • Lead the in-depth discovery, design, and deployment of our transformation projects to streamline the financial close and enabling continuous accounting capabilities.
  • Communicate regularly with clients, implementation partners, and internal BlackLine resources to manage project activities.
  • Manage multiple customers, partners, and internal stakeholders and bring in best practices during implementation.
• Delivery & Support:
  • Maintain the key customers relationships they established during the sale process to ensure expectations are met throughout delivery and support.¯
  • Assist in driving the client solution roadmap working closely with implementations, customer success Consultants, and the product team.
• Driving Process Enablement:
  • Participate in and leads client-facing activities throughout various stages of the deal lifecycle in identifying automation opportunities, solutions, and implementations phases and related planning.
  • Identify areas of improvement and collaborates with the customers to derive the upmost value from the product and to increase long term utilization of BlackLine.
• Go-to-Market Assets:
  • Lead the ongoing development of our strategic product playbook and demonstration environment.
  • Train and mentor, the broader community of Implementation Consultants.

• Collaborates with product, marketing, and services in order to assist in the development of other assets (e.g., workshop enablers, use cases, competitive comparisons, sales/partner training, whitepapers, webcasts, etc.) and to help with evangelize our strategic products.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as needed or assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with prospects/clients, going the extra mile and prioritize customer satisfaction
• BlackLine certification is required
• Proven ability to:
  • thrived on change and can quickly adjust to new situations, project scopes, or customers’ needs
  • work quickly, and maintain a keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy in implementations and deliverables
  • handle stress well and maintain composure in high-pressure situations
  • manage multiple tasks efficiently and keeping everything on track
  • translate prospective client objectives into solutions enabled by our strategic products
• Experience creating and delivering compelling presentations and product demonstrations
• Previous experience as a consultant focused on process improvement and technology enablement
• Experience managing large transformational projects at strategic accounts
• Experience engaging with various Finance functions (e.g., accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, reporting, division finance, etc.)
• Ability to work independently and proactively manage multiple projects, while engaging a broader team
• CPA preferred
• Up to 35% travel required

We’re Even More Excited If You Have:

• Three plus years of experience in the audit/accounting industry preferred
• Experience with large scale ERP systems including SAP and Oracle preferred
• Accounting degree/CPA preferred
• PMP Certification