SEC Accounting & Reporting Update Training Seminar 2025: Experts from the Big Four and Regional Firms Will Lead the Discussion (ONLINE EVENT: October 15-16, 2025) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "SEC Accounting & Reporting Update 2025" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

We are seeing an elevated level of accounting changes from US and international standard-setters. This conference will address the latest developments in key areas. Experts from the Big Four and regional firms will lead the discussion.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

• Understand the latest accounting changes in key areas
• Recognize the timelines and key factors
• Begin to assess the effects of these standards on your company or clients

Who Should Attend:

• CFOs (and their staff)
• Controllers
• VPs of Finance
• Financial Managers
• Internal Auditors
• Tax Accountants
• Treasury Staff
• Accountants in Industry
• Internal Control/SOX personnel
• Consultants
• Public Accountants
• Educators

Certifications:

• Earn up to 16 CPE Credits

Agenda:

Agenda: DAY 1

8:45 - 11:00 - SEC Update

• SEC Rulemaking Agenda
• Climate disclosures
• Pay vs Performance
• SEC Proposed Rules
• SEC Staff Guidance
• Comment Letter Trends
• MD&A
• ESG Update

11:00 - 11:15 - Break

11:15 - 12:20 - Financial Accounting Update

• Recently Issued and newly proposed Accounting Standard Updates (ASU)
• Key elements of proposed ASUs and how they may impact your company

12:20 - 1:00 - Lunch Break

1:00 - 2:25 - Financial Accounting Fraud Trends and Cases

• Key SEC Enforcements Trends and Cases
• How to manage or mitigate the risk of fraud

2:25 - 2:35 - Break

2:35 - 3:35 - Disclosure Issues

• Latest Trends
• Revenue Recognition Disclosures
• Five Disclosure Areas
• Interim Disclosures
• Controls

3:35 - 3:45 - Break

3:45 - 4:45 - GenAI Use Cases in Accounting & Finance

• Define key AI terms
• Demystifying the different forms of AI
• Practical use-cases today
• Exciting use-cases for tomorrow
• Strategies for approach AI adoption

Agenda: DAY 2

8:45 - 10:15 - SOX & Internal Controls Update

• Risk assessment refresh
• Significant transactions and events
• SOX modernization and optimization
• Information used in controls
• Deficiencies & severity assessment

10:15 - 10:30 - Break

10:30 - 11:50 - SEC Enforcement Update

• Key SEC Enforcements Trends and Cases
• Investigate Process
• Civil Enforcement
• Potential SEC Remedies
• Case Studies

11:50 - 12:30 - Break

12:30 - 2:00 - ESG Update

• Application of regulations
• Regulatory updates
• The new climate accounting journey
• The SOXification of ESGk

2:00 - 2:10 - Break

2:10 - 3:30 - Revenue Recognition: Evolving Issues

• Contract modifications
• Identifying performance obligations
• Significant financing component
• Contingent revenue
• Performance obligations over time
• Costs to obtain a contract

3:30 - 3:40 - Break

3:40 - 4:45 - Cybersecurity Update

• New SEC Guidance on Information Security
• Cautionary tales - examination of recent cases
• What we are seeing: weak passwords, social media exposure, breach list exposure, linkedin scraping, lack of MFA, missing patches, insecure storage of credentials
• Social engineering attacks
• What you can do - active management

Speakers

• Steve Abrahamson former Managing Director in EY's Cybersecurity Consulting Practice
• Abby Cohen Deloitte, Senior Manager
• Matt Jacques Alix Partners, Partner (former Chief Accountant - Division of Enforcement at SEC)
• Meghan Depp BDO, Partner
• Rebecca Freeman BDO, Professional Practice Director - SEC Services
• Alex Brosseau Deloitte, Senior Manager - Tax Policy
• Emily Carroll Riveron, Senior Manager
• Alejandro Pardo Riveron, Director
• Vk Varadha Riveron, Director - Technical Accounting
• Rich Daisley RSM, Senior Manager, Accounting Standards Group
• Natasha Khegay Riveron, Technical Accounting Director
• Ankita Shukla RSM, Manager - ESG Advisory
• Guido van Drunen Global Compliance Management & Response, Member and Co-Founder
• Shawn Seasongood Protiviti, Managing Director
• Devin Zeller Protiviti, Director

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/up7f4g

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