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10 BlackLine experts
These ten professionals have administered, owned or supported BlackLine inside the accounting and finance teams of the companies they worked for. A reader can learn how in-house owners configure, maintain and support BlackLine for account reconciliations and the month-end close.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alexandra Sanchez, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Blackline Center of Excellence Manager · Takeda
Blackline Center of Excellence Manager at Takeda since June 2024, after serving as Senior GL Ops Accountant (2019–2024) and GL Ops Accountant II (2016–2018) at Takeda. In the Center of Excellence role, her profile says she is the first point of contact for Operational Leads and Business Partners and drives end-to-end global BlackLine process excellence.
Clay Jones
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, BlackLine Optimization and Administration · The Home Depot
Senior Manager, BlackLine Optimization and Administration at The Home Depot since October 2025. He was also Financial Systems Manager at The Home Depot (2023–2025), a role his profile describes as leading the company's BlackLine Administration team, and Accounting Manager there (2013–2023). He holds the BlackLine Financial Close Administrator Certification (2025).
Denise Banfield
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Cost Accountant & Blackline Administrator · CAIRE Inc., (formerly owned by Chart Industries)
Sr. Cost Accountant & Blackline Administrator at CAIRE Inc. (formerly owned by Chart Industries) since December 2018, after serving as Senior Cost Accountant at Chart Industries, Inc. (2011–2017). The profile lists account reconciliation, auditing, BlackLine and BlackLine administration among the skills tied to her current role at CAIRE.
DeRonda R. Kelley, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Finance Process Manager, Projects (Blackline System Administrator) · NCR Corporation
Former Finance Process Manager, Projects (Blackline System Administrator) at NCR Corporation (2018–2020), and Global Project Manager, RtR at Xylem (2021–2025); Financial Business Analyst at National Indemnity Company since December 2025. The profile describes a finance systems project manager with over 20 years of experience driving global ERP implementations and BlackLine and OneStream deployments.
Flerida Nagui
LinkedInExperience: Manager - GBS Global BlackLine · Kraft Heinz
Former Manager - GBS Global BlackLine at Kraft Heinz (2022–2025) and Senior Manager II, Third Party App Dev & Support (BlackLine Administration) at Conduent (2011–2022); Senior Technology Implementation Professional (BlackLine) at Humana since February 2026. The profile describes experience in BlackLine implementation and systems admin support, along with general accounting and process re-engineering.
Jose H. Vieira
LinkedInExperience: Finance Manager - BlackLine System Administrator · Baker Hughes
Former Finance Manager - BlackLine System Administrator at Baker Hughes (2010–2023), and Finance Solutions - BlackLine System Administrator at Warner Bros. Discovery since 2023. He was earlier Global Financial Compliance Supervisor at Baker Hughes (2007–2010). His profile lists financial system administration, business analysis, process improvement, project management and internal controls across more than twenty years of experience.
Kevin S.
LinkedInExperience: Accounting Systems BlackLine Administrator · Aimbridge Hospitality
Accounting Systems BlackLine Administrator at Aimbridge Hospitality (2021–2026), where he was also Accounting Manager - BlackLine (2023–2026); since April 2026 he has been Senior Analyst, Accounting and Finance - BlackLine at Toyota North America. His profile says he is responsible for configuring, maintaining and optimizing the platform, manages complex rule sets for Transaction Matching and oversees the integrity of the Journals module.
Lane Smith
LinkedInExperience: Accounting Manager BlackLine System Administrator · SCA Health
Accounting Manager BlackLine System Administrator at SCA Health since 2018, part of a career at SCA Health that includes Senior Accountant (2011–2014) and Accounting Manager since 2014. The profile describes supporting multi-facility operations, financial reporting and internal controls, and a career built on strengthening accounting processes and improving reconciliation.
Maria Veronica Tapia
LinkedInExperience: Blackline Product Owner · SLB
Blackline Product Owner at SLB since March 2023, after serving as Business Process Manager (2017–2023) and Regional Finance Manager (2015–2017) at SLB. Her profile describes a senior finance manager with expertise in SAP and BlackLine and 25 years of experience, mainly in the oilfield services industry, combining financial audit and accounting management with IT and process management.
McKenzie McClure
LinkedInExperience: Finance System Administrator - Blackline · Realty Income Corporation
Finance System Administrator - Blackline at Realty Income Corporation since April 2024. The profile lists administering the BlackLine reconciliation tool, streamlining balance sheet reconciliations, SOX controls, accounting close activities and implementation of a reconciliation tool. Previously a Senior Technology Consultant at EY (2021–2024) and a financial reporting and analysis consultant at Aetna, a CVS Health Company (2018–2021).
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Match the person's role to your question: system administrators and product owners suit configuration and maintenance questions, while accounting managers who also administer the tool suit questions about day-to-day reconciliation work. Check whether their BlackLine role is current or past before asking about recent product changes.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you split BlackLine administration and ownership between accounting and IT, and what would you change?
- 02Which BlackLine modules delivered the most value in your close, and which were hardest to get users to adopt?
- 03What should a company clean up in its account structure and reconciliation policies before implementing BlackLine?
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