San Diego Business Journal

MICHELE FARMER

Chief Accounting Officer PacBio

Michele Farmer, Chief Accounting Officer of PacBio, joined PacBio in 2021 to build its accounting organization and support the company's planned growth. She applies a threepronged approach in her executive leadership, which includes partnering with colleagues to build scalable processes and internal controls to address risk and inefficiencies, implementing automation solutions that reduce manual intervention, and providing strong coaching and mentorship for team members. She led the team through the integration of two entities, the first in the company's history. This included purchase accounting, integration of payroll and accounting operations, internal controls and tax compliance. Farmer also led the team through implementation of a new stock administration platform. She added employees to expand capabilities in tax compliance, technical accounting, revenue recognition and SEC reporting. Farmer is a CPA and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from San Diego State University.

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