Speaker

Michael Baccala

Michael Baccala is a Principal at PwC with over 24 years of experience implementing ERP systems, leading large scale program management over transformation efforts, data auditing and assessing business process controls and security.

 

Baccala is leading the innovation and development of risk and compliance solutions for the U.S. Risk Assurance practice in the U.S. Innovation concepts are informed by working with leading universities, 3rd parties, analysts, clients and internal PwC thought leaders. Solutions are being developed that leverage foundational components such as open source technologies, machine learning concepts, 3rd party solutions and proprietary structured and unstructured data technologies. He is also supporting PwC's global audit transformation efforts to drive technology into the audit improving quality, efficiency and value to our global audit clients.

 

His experience has included the delivery of consulting services around Oracle solutions implementation, IT risk management, financial controls, security, as well as governance, risk and compliance solutions. Baccala’s experience includes implementing and managing dozens of ERP and GRC solution implementations, delivering project management office capabilities for global transformation efforts, and data auditing for hundreds of audit clients.