Wesley Prato

Experience

1. Assurance Partner

   CohnReznick

   Dec 2005 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Providing client services in the areas of audit, compilations, compliance, consulting and other accounting services. This experience includes working with developers and private equity investors of commercial real estate, affordable housing, hospitality, and other private companies. Specializing in commercial real estate, hospitality and developments benefiting from historic tax credit and low-income housing tax credit programs. Responsibilities include planning the engagements, supervising staff, coordinating all fieldwork, and making bottom line benefitting recommendations to clients. Other responsibilities on these engagements include the determination of audit scope, selection of procedures to be applied, establishing budgets, workpaper review, identification of audit issues, client communications, and preparation of financial statements or reports. Most importantly taking an active role in working with clients to plan and brainstorm on ways to get the next project from conceptual to development.

Education

• Northern Illinois University

  B.S., Accountancy

  2002 — 2006