Kevin Owens

Kevin S. Owens, CPA

Partner, Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC

Kevin Owens is a partner in our private equity services group, where he focuses on annual financial statement audits and reviews for private equity-owned and closely held businesses.  He has extensive experience with financial statement preparation and interpretation, and his technical expertise includes various purchase transactions, leveraged recapitalizations, and consolidation accounting concepts.  Kevin also focuses on internal control and operational reviews, inventory control, profit improvement initiatives, cost accounting processes, and other financial accounting matters.

  • Manufacturing and distribution
  • Professional services and technology
  • Internal controls and operations

 

  • Certified Public Accountant

 

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - Member
  • Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) - Member
  • Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) - Member
  • Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI) - Member
  • Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA) - Member

Northern Illinois University
  • Bachelor of science degree in accountancy
  • Master of accounting degree in financial reporting
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