Priyanka (Pree) Wakharkar

Priyanka (Pree) Wakharkar, CPA, career has spanned over 16 years of public accounting and advisory experience. This includes 11 years in external audit across a range of industries and five years focused on risk and internal controls as a senior manager in Weaver’s governance, risk and compliance practice. Pree’s current work centers on the regulations that define her clients’ risk: SOX engagements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Model Audit Rule (MAR) compliance for insurers, and FDICIA audits under FDIC regulation. She also leads internal audits and consulting services performed in accordance with the AICPA’s Standards for Consulting Services.

In audit services, Pree had extensive experience in the financial services sector, and performed audits for broker-dealers, hedge funds and private equity funds. Pree also conducted statutory audits for public entities in finance, banking, insurance, brokering and 401k benefit plans, and reviewed key audit aspects such as risk assessment, analytics and substantive testing. Pree worked with a diverse range of clients, including manufacturing, technology, investment companies, such as registered investment advisors (RIA) and business development companies (BDC), as well as both banking and non-banking financial institutions.

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Texas, Pree is a member of the Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA), Texas Wall Street Women (TXWSW) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). She is a board member of the Financial Women in Texas (FWIT), Dallas Chapter, and of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA), Texas Chapter. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting from the University of Mumbai, is a designated Chartered Accountant (CA) from India and meets Texas State Board of Accountancy’s requirements for continuing professional education.