The annual Accounting & Reporting Congress, held on March 26-28 this year in Philadelphia, brought together over 300 industry professionals within the life sciences finance and accounting sector to discuss new reporting disclosures, updates regarding technical accounting procedures, and the innovation and technology driving enhancements within these processes.
The Accounting and Reporting Advisory board members included Sandra Patterson, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Gilead; Timothy Kocses, Executive Director, U.S. Commercial Controller, Bristol-Myers Squibb; Jovita Nwosu, Director, Accounting Standards, Merck; Kevin Mackay, Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services & Policy, Pfizer; and Stephen Rivera, Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services and Policy, Johnson & Johnson. Our chairperson this year, Stephen Rivera, tied together the extensive selection of topics with his unparalleled expertise within the life sciences space. Leading industry speakers for this event included Tatiana Simonelli, Corporate CFO, Alfasigma; Darren Snellgrove, Vice President, Group Finance, Worldwide Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; and Rita Karachun, Senior Vice President Finance, Merck, to name a few.
The Accounting & Reporting Congress provides access to the latest intelligence, accounting and reporting standards, regulatory changes, and transformational strategy to CFOs, CAOs, controllers, vice presidents of finance and accounting, technical accountants, FP&A managers, and finance leaders across the life sciences sector with the purpose of collaboration, networking, and opportunities to workshop challenges with tangible examples to utilize within your organization.
The robust 2024 agenda contained roundtables, workshops, panel discussions, and presentations focusing on key themes such as regulatory, strategic and financial planning, technical accounting, and technology implementation. This eBook will showcase several of the featured topics shared throughout the three-day conference in Philadelphia and provides a familiarization of the onsite experience.
Click to read eBook: Accounting & Reporting Congress 2024
