Wesley Prato
Office Managing Partner – Chicago– CohnReznick Advisory LLC
CPA, Partner – CohnReznick LLP
As Office Managing Partner for the Chicago office, Wesley Prato has 17 years of experience in public accounting providing audit, review, financial reporting, and other services. He leads the Southwest Region for CohnReznick’s Commercial Real Estate practice.
Experience and credentials
Certified Public Accountant
Focuses on the commercial real estate industry serving operators and real estate investment funds. Experience includes working with developers, hospitality owners, and private equity investors of companies in the commercial real estate industry
Responsible for engagement planning, supervising staff, and coordinating all fieldwork. This includes determining audit scope, selecting procedures to be applied, establishing budgets, reviewing work papers, identifying audit issues, communicating with clients, and preparing financial statements or reports
Actively works with clients to plan and brainstorm ways to get the next project from concept to development
Participates in developing audit programs and techniques specifically tailored to auditing commercial real estate and hospitality entities. In this capacity, also leads internal training classes on commercial real estate and speaks on industry-focused panels
Education
B.S., Accounting – Northern Illinois University
Professional affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society
Urban Land Institute
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