 With many organizations now evaluating the success of their first virtual quarter-, and in some cases year-end, close, BlackLine polled over 780 FA; professionals in the United States to gauge how they navigated this new reality of uncertainty and change. Of those surveyed, close to half 44 cite communication and collaboration as an obstacle to closing virtually, with 31 citing technology and infrastructure. Eighty-two percent of respondents said they feel closing virtually with a distributed workforce will impact their audit andor other third-party engagements. 