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On January 16, 2020, over 150 executives and leaders from the hottest technology, biotechnology, and growth companies on the East Coast are headed to Wall Street. This year’s invite-only “IPO Summit: Preparing for 2020 and Beyond” will be held at the New York Stock Exchange. This world-class gathering will arguably be one of the highest […]

We are grateful to celebrate this exciting news with Aleks, who has spent almost 30 years sharing his technical expertise with clients and the accounting community in general, including the last ten years with Connor Group. “Aleks is one of the brightest and most technical professionals in the accounting industry. It’s a tremendous honor for him and our firm […]

We are excited to announce the partner promotion of Chris LeFever in our Technical Accounting and IPO Services practice effective January 1, 2020.  Chris is in our Salt Lake office and is responsible for serving clients in the Utah market and other U.S. geographies. Chris also takes an active leadership role in the oversight and team management of our Utah team. Chris has over 15 years of […]

Connor Group is excited to release two ASC 842 lease disclosure studies which highlight the quantitative and qualitative disclosure trends from close to 300 public company filings. The studies focus on filings through August 2019 for companies with both market caps between $500 million and $1 billion, and companies with market caps over $30 billion. […]

One thing we love to celebrate here at Connor Group is the promotion of our professionals. A promotion is not only a career milestone, but a sign of our firm’s growth, success, and commitment to serving our clients. And for that, we are so excited to announce the promotion of seven new Directors within the […]

Brad Burch San Francisco Technical Accounting Partner: Brad is a seasoned technical accounting expert who partners with our client executives to address complex accounting matters such as debt and equity transactions, revenue recognition, IPOs, goodwill and reporting units, share-based compensation, business combinations, variable interest entities, and the adoption of new accounting standards. Prior to joining […]

We are excited to announce the partner promotion of Jonathan Kearl in our New York Financial Operations (FinOps) practice effective July 1, 2019. Jonathan joined Connor Group in May 2012 in Silicon Valley as one of our founding FinOps team members and relocated to New York in 2014 to help build our New York practice.  […]

Let’s be honest.  When companies approach revenue automation, chances are, the process is anything but quick.  Why?  Because in our global business climate, the quoting process needed for revenue automation means compiling complex customer contracts and data spread out across the company. It takes time, but it’s crucial, making up 60% to 70% of information […]

Something big happened last Fall.  Many public companies realized time had run out to implement a revenue automation system before adopting ASC 606. The solution?  Companies taking a “Brute Force” approach to get in compliance. The result?  Companies felt the pain. But the good news—there are several ways to alleviate the struggles.  Those solutions will […]

The Art & Science of Revenue Automation In a recent 4-part series, the CPA Practice Advisor website features the Connor Group thought leadership piece “The Art and Science of Revenue Automation: Practical Lessons for Automating Revenue under ASC 606.” This piece, written by Connor Group Financial Operations Partner Jason Pikoos, discusses the lessons learned and […]