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BlackLine recognized in G2's Top 50 Finance & Accounting Products for 2026! 🚀
BlackLine recognized in G2's Top 50 Finance & Accounting Products for 2026! 🚀
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisThe journey to agentic financial operations begins at BeyondTheBlack. See you in Orlando this November! - https://ow.ly/KxHQ50ZSiWC
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisProud to share that BlackLine just won the 2026 Tech Ascension Award for AI-Powered Enterprise Agent Solution of the Year! Our Verity AI agents run reconciliation, transaction matching, cash application, collections and variance analysis, orchestrated through Studio360, with governance and auditability built in. Proud to work on a platform that treats control as a feature. More on the award here: https://ow.ly/9p7z50ZSiNV
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisExcited to see BlackLine User Groups popping up across the country (and overseas!) this September. If you're a BlackLine user, come connect with peers and see what others are doing with the platform. Complimentary sessions, five cities to choose from. Find one near you: https://ow.ly/AI2850ZSiRy https://ow.ly/sVES30sYxXb
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisOur latest episode of Sounds Accurate is now live! This one features Philippe Omer-Decugis, SVP at BlackLine (formerly of Salesforce and SAP), talking about what actually separates successful finance transformations from the ones that stall out. The conversation covers: - Why trust, not technology, is the real blocker to AI adoption in finance - The advice: platform before AI - Scaling transformation across Europe's fragmented regulatory landscape (and now the Middle East) - An unexpected ABBA reference on why the timing is now Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts: https://ow.ly/Kvf550ZSiMK Or watch on YouTube: https://ow.ly/Nwop30sZf7F #FinanceTransformation #AgenticAI #CFO #BlackLine
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisStart your Monday right by catching up on our latest conversation with the Financial Times In this episode of The Next Five, our CFO Patrick Villanova joins Olya Brase (EVP of Finance Optimisation and Governance at HighGate) and Gina Gutzeit (Global Leader of the Office of the CFO Solutions practice at FTI Consulting) to explore what it takes to run a real-time Enterprise. The CFO job is changing faster than most finance teams are ready for. So what separates the CFOs who thrive from the ones who get left behind? This episode has the answer. Give it a listen and let us know what stood out to you. https://ow.ly/62vg50ZSiMr #CFO #FutureOfFinance #AI #OfficeOfTheCFO
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisReal stories. Real impact. Real results. When Finance & Accounting teams talk about what truly changed their close, streamlined audits, and teamwork, BlackLine comes up again and again. Don’t take our word for it. Hear it straight from the people using it every day. Check out real stories on TrustRadius: https://ow.ly/LX8Y50ZPL34
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Jené D. Brown, MBA posted thisThink you know the humans behind your BlackLine University training? 👀 Swipe through and test yourself: which instructor was a Russian linguist for the U.S. Navy? Who can deadlift 120kg? Who used to sell shoes at a Nike outlet? Our trainers bring a lot more than finance & accounting expertise to the classroom (you can meet them over at BlackLine University): https://ow.ly/YQMJ50ZOX9n Ever been in one of their classes? Let us know in the comments something they taught you that stuck! 🧠
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Jené D. Brown, MBA posted thisTake this as your sign. The time is now. Register for BeyondTheBlack to lock in the early bird pricing. We'll see you there. https://ow.ly/FGqo50ZPL4u #BTB2026
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Jené D. Brown, MBA shared thisAcquisition news: NetNow is now part of BlackLine! Credit is one of the first decisions you make about a customer, and it still runs on PDFs and email. NetNow digitizes the work that happens before trading starts: • Digital credit applications that replace paper and PDF processes, so customer information stops scattering across inboxes and spreadsheets • Automated credit intelligence pulling trade references, third-party credit data, and banking data into one decision • AI-enabled risk and fraud detection to catch exposure before it becomes bad debt • Ongoing monitoring so a limit set last year doesn't stand unchanged once the risk has moved BlackLine Invoice-to-Cash already spans invoicing, cash application, and collections. NetNow extends it upstream to where the relationship starts, so a credit decision stays connected to the receivable that follows it, and to the working capital and cash flow it shapes. Read the full announcement: https://ow.ly/9x4L50ZPL2w
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Stacey McKibbin, I agree wholeheartedly. AI can accelerate execution, but it cannot compensate for unclear accountability.
In my view, successful AI adoption starts with operating discipline: clear ownership, defined decision rights, and a shared understanding of who is responsible when exceptions arise. If AR and Finance are not aligned on those fundamentals, automation may speed up the process without necessarily improving the outcome.
The real opportunity is in combining AI with strong governance and clearly defined accountability. That’s where you begin to see sustainable transformation—not just faster activity.
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Jené D. Brown, MBA liked thisJené D. Brown, MBA liked thisThere are many things about my role and career that I love, but nothing more than integrating a new company and team. Bringing together innovation, customers, people and culture is exciting and it’s been a pleasure to be in Toronto this week to unite BlackLine and NetNow Inc. to start the exciting journey ahead. Thankyou Nauman Hafeez Eli Costea Soroush A. and the whole team for the warm welcome and commitment to our shared vision to transform the #oCFO with Agentic Financial Operations. It’s been an amazing week and I’m leaving Toronto inspired by what we can achieve together!!! #invoicetocash #blackline #bettertogether. Michał Porzożyński Phil Coombs
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Jené D. Brown, MBA liked thisJené D. Brown, MBA liked thisYou know an Optimization Consulting Event was a success when the team refuses to hit pause, even as you are heading out the door for the airport. During last week's event with Shell in Chennai, the room was buzzing as we explored the BlackLine Agentic Financial Operations platform. The biggest breakthroughs came from seeing how unifying and enriching data unlocks end-to-end process optimization. We had a great mix of experience in the room: newcomers learning the ropes alongside seasoned power users already driving significant value. The standout moment? A participant newer to the platform was working through the 7 Steps to Process Optimization and was well into Step 3 when our departure time arrived. I offered: "Don't worry, we can easily wrap this up virtually next week." The team's response? "No way, we are finishing this now." As we left for the airport, the team committed to staying right there to see it through to the finish line. More experienced colleagues in the room and those who joined virtually leaned in with active, real-time coaching. Seeing that level of peer commitment, cross-functional ownership, and hybrid teamwork was the ultimate win. Leaving the field with a team energized and ready to carry the journey forward... that is what it is all about! Thank you to the Shell team in Chennai for your hospitality, curiosity, and incredible drive for digital finance transformation! Special thanks as well to my colleagues Sharhonda Rush, Rohit Fernandez, and Paul Stratton who also traveled for this event. I appreciate your incredible support. We could not have been successful without you!
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Jené D. Brown, MBA liked thisJené D. Brown, MBA liked thisIt was a pleasure to see remarkable technology leaders and longtime friends celebrated this weekend at the Asian American Engineer of the Year awards. I was honored to nominate and present Western Digital CTO Dr. Xiaodong Che for the Executive of the Year Award. Dr. Che is a veteran and an architect of the Hard Disk Drive Industry whom I admired enormously and worked with closely during my time at WD. And Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a dear friend, won the well-deserved Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations!
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Jené D. Brown, MBA liked thisJené D. Brown, MBA liked thisPreserving Tradition in a Digital World: Physically Signing the Next Generation's CPA Licenses This year, I had the honor of physically signing CPA certificates for some of North Carolina’s newest licensees. As Chief Transformation Officer at BlackLine, my focus is helping global organizations navigate digital finance transformation. We leverage our Agentic Financial Operations platform and our Process Optimization framework to eliminate manual friction, drive automation, and modernize the office of the CFO. Yet, sitting down as a member of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners to sign these certificates by hand brought unexpected emotion. Some milestones simply demand a physical touch. Earning those three letters, CPA, requires years of relentless study, rigorous academic coursework, and passing one of the most challenging professional exams in the world. But that passing score is only part of the equation; it is the culmination of hands-on professional experience that ultimately earns these candidates their license. Putting pen to paper was a grounding reminder of the deep personal dedication and sacrifice behind every single license. Congratulations to the new North Carolina CPAs! I am incredibly proud to welcome you to the profession, and I look forward to seeing how you lead and innovate in this next era of modern finance.
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Board of Directors
La Paloma HOA
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As HOA board of directors member I hold responsibility for the overall management and operation of the homeowners association, ensuring the community functions smoothly and maintains property values. This includes financial management, maintenance of common areas, enforcement of rules and regulations, and communication with homeowners.
Courses
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Accounting & Finance Managerial Use & Analysis
504
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Accounting for Managerial Decision Making
529
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Advanced Accounting Information Systems
563
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Advanced Corporate Income Tax
583
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E-Business Principles & Practices
500.1
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Economics for Managerial Decision Making
533
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Finance for Managerial Decision Making
544
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Global Issues in Business
425
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Having Difficult Conversations
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Human Relations & Organizational Behavior
502
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Information Management in Business
564.4
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Leadership & Organizational Behavior
591
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Legal, Political & Ethical Dimensions
520
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Managerial Apps of Info Technology
535
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Managerial Communication
515
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Managing Conflict in the Workplace
570
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Managing Organizational Change
587
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Managing a Multi-Cultural Staff
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Managing a Multi-Generational Diverse Team
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Managing experienced managers
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Negotiation Skills
595
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Operations Management
554
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Statistics & Research Methods for Managerial Decision Making
530
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Training & Development
592
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Human Resource Management Project
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Magna Cum Laude
Honors & Awards
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Senior Practicum-Accounting
Dean
Dean's Award - Distinction
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Harvard Business Review Journal
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Arthur Andersen Alumni
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Wall Street Journal (WSJ)
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