Wil has approximately 16 years of experience providing audit and accounting services to telecommunications, governmental, nonprofit, and higher education clients. Wil also serves as the nonprofit, education, and public sector industry leader for FORVIS’ Jackson office.
He has served as the in-charge, manager, and engagement executive for compliance Single Audits under OMB Circulars for various hospitals, universities, governmental agencies, and nonprofit agencies as well as Yellow Book financial statement and Rural Utilities Service compliance audits for telecommunications entities. Within FORVIS, he has assisted with audit staff training and creating advanced virtual OMB Single Audit compliance training.
Wil is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Mississippi Society of CPAs (MSCPA). He was awarded the Silas M. Simmons Bronze Medal for the 2007 CPA Exam. He also has served as president of the MSCPA Young CPAs, chair of the MSCPA Governmental A&A Committee, millennial chair of the MSCPA Long Range Planning Committee, an MSCPA board member, and was the 2015 winner of the MSCPA Rising Star Award. He is a member of the Association of Government Accountants and was formerly a reviewer for the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Program.
He previously served as treasurer on the board of directors of the Central Mississippi Chapter of the Mississippi State University Alumni Association and currently serves as chair of the Madison United Methodist Church administrative council and as a board member for Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area.
Wil is a summa cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University, with a B.S. degree in accounting and an M.Acc. degree.
