Virtual Conference
Best Practices in Accounting & Finance 2026
- Dates
- September 23, 2026 - September 24, 2026
- CPE Credits
- 16
- Location
- Virtual (PT)
- Field of Study
- best-practices
Early bird: $545 (through 9/2/2026) · List: $695
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Finance and accounting organizations are transforming rapidly—adopting new technologies, optimizing processes, and redefining their role as strategic partners. Best Practices in Accounting & Finance 2026 is a 16 CPE two-day virtual conference designed to help you stay ahead by showcasing what leading teams are doing today to drive efficiency, strengthen reporting, and unlock better business insights.
Featuring expert instructors from Big Four firms and specialized finance consulting practices, the conference delivers practical strategies, tools, and success stories that can be applied immediately—whether you’re modernizing workflows, improving internal reporting, or enabling greater automation and analytics across the finance function. Earn 16 CPE credits while gaining fresh perspectives on what’s working across the industry.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify emerging best practices that can increase efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance decision-quality in finance and accounting
- Benchmark your organization’s performance and priorities against peer companies and industry standards
- Evaluate innovative technologies, automation opportunities, and process improvements that align with your organization’s goals
Featured Speakers Include
- Spencer Bethmann, KPMG, Managing Director
- Glenn Snyder, Riveron, Senior Director - Interim Management
- Ezi Chioke, Deloitte, Manager, Treasury Technology and Transformation
- Kristina Mango, Deloitte, Senior Manager
- Vibhor Chandra, Deloitte, Partner
- Robin Rasmussen, KPMG, Partner
- Peter Bradford, KPMG, Global Leader - Fraud
- Jonathan Goldblatt, Kroll, Managing Director
- Jon Medina, Protiviti, Managing Director
- Alejandro Pardo, Riveron, Director
- Dan Hansen, Protiviti, Managing Director
- Emily Carroll, Riveron, Senior Manager
- Matt Lepley, Connor Group, Partner
- Sandra Tullis, Cronos Group, Global Head of Treasury
- Julius Hart, PwC, Senior Manager
- David Nadell, Kroll, Director
- Frank Deluccia, Kroll, Director
- Shaun James, RSM, Manager, Accounting Methods and Periods
- Dongchen Xu, FTI Consulting, Senior Director, Office of the CFO Solutions
- Jonathan Shertok, Ernst & Young, EY Helix Global Product Leader
- Josh Leonard, Deloitte & Touche, Partner in Financial Advisory Services LLP's Lease Advisory practice
- Chris Lohin, SAP America, Senior Finance Director
- David Lynn, Morrison Foerster, Partner and former SEC Chief Counsel
- Francis Markey, Duff & Phelps, Director, Valuation Services
- Jamie Mayer, Grant Thornton, Executive Director in Accounting Principles Consulting Group (former FASB practice fellow)
- Jonathan Nus, Standard & Poor's Rating Service, Director with focus on how financial statement information is analyzed
- R. Daniel O'Connor, Ropes & Gray, Partner focusing on SEC Enforcement matters, internal investigations and related trial work.
- Amanda Spindler, MillerCoors, Treasury Manager
- Sarah Rich, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
- Mark Sitlinger, Ally Financial (formerly GMAC), Director of Accounting Policy
- Chris Whitley, PwC, Partner in PwC's Accounting & Financial Reporting team in the Transaction Services business unit
- Peter Wilm, Deloitte & Touche, Partner in Financial Accounting & Reporting Services Group (former Executive VP at MBNA America Bank and Professional Accounting Fellow at the OCC)