MISSION

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Elevated Accounting supports the financial endeavors of entrepreneurs with an authentic atmosphere and customized business coaching, to produce the most reliable, accurate and easy-to-understand accounting solutions that will grow with you. 
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• We translate the financial lingo into a language you can understand.

• We believe in an authentic atmosphere where you receive personalized support and attention.  Chances are you don’t have (or want to spend) time on the nuances of your finances, taxes, and business requirements.

• Support, to us, is providing a backbone and a foundation that your growing company can stand on and grow with. 

CORE VALUES

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Gratitude 
We're grateful to serve our community of loyal clients. They share our vision of quality service, a desire for constant improvement, and an outlook of gratitude.

Passion
We're passionate about creating efficient, workable, and custom solutions for clients’ personal and business needs.

Courage
We're all about having the courage to be transparent for the highest good.

Integrity
Be real. Be honest. Period.

MEET OUR TEAM

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Sarah Gould

Owner & Founder

sarah@elevatedaccounting.com
​406-800-1008 Ext 1

Raised in Whitefish, Sarah Gould ventured to Oregon and Idaho for her college education.  She supported herself through college by interning as an auditor with a local CPA firm and cramming through the higher accounting classes at night. She was offered a job at that same firm immediately upon graduation. 

Despite the incredible opportunities available to her, Sarah missed the Whitefish vibe, her family, and the endless outdoor adventures. Sarah moved back to the Flathead Valley and began putting down roots and furthering her career experience in accounting and finance — gaining valuable tax, auditing, nonprofit, corporate, and small-business expertise. 

She also garnered experience in business, leading nonprofit boards, working as both a CFO and a senior accountant with multiple large corporations.

After 10 years in the field, she felt a calling to do things differently.
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As an auditor there were many experiences where Sarah walked into a business and noticed the look of fear and failure on her client’s faces before she even said hello. She reveled in the opportunity to meet clients, help them feel comfortable and confident in their accounting experience. She had (and continues to have) a genuine desire to help. 

Sarah says, "People often open business to share with the world their gifts; the chef, the graphic designer, the landscaper. However, there is a whole other part of sharing that craft with the world — the business side of things."  Sarah noticed this stressful paradigm especially during tax time. 

Observations like this began compounding, and ultimately fueled Sarah's drive to open Elevated Accounting Solutions — a friendly firm putting people and their passions first, supporting business owners by solving problems and creating systems that work for people, for their business, and for their employees.  

"Business owners want to do what they love, not sit in a tiny office and crunch numbers," Sarah says. "That's how it should be, and that's how we manage our client-centered approach with businesses large and small."

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Krista Putnam

Staff Accountant

krista@elevatedaccounting.com
​406-800-1008 Ext 2

Krista has been living in (and loving!) Montana for 12 years now—originally from beautiful northern Minnesota. She graduated from MSU Bozeman with a degree in Sociology, and then decided to go after bookkeeping, and earned a degree in Accounting. Accounting resonated with her because the concepts flowed easily, and she honed in a true passion for setting up a company's financials so they are streamlined with a consistent flow.

Lucky for business owners with little time to have their nose in the details, Krista's favorite task is dealing with account discrepancies. For her, it's not frustrating... it's like solving a puzzle! Krista likes taking the burden off EA's clients and putting them at ease, knowing the financial health of their business is being cared for by professionals.

When not crunching numbers and solving puzzles, Krista spends most of her time with her partner, two baby boys and two giant dogs!

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Melissa Lange

Staff Accountant

melissa@elevatedaccounting.com
​406-800-1008 Ext 3

Melissa ended up in Montana just over 4 years ago from sunny San Diego by moving based on just a finger point to the map!  She now enjoys spending time in the snow vs at the beach and couldn’t be more grateful for it.

She is all about the little details.  The tiny nuisances in accounting is what drove her to love her job.  She comes to us with a great background in manufacturing and construction.  With over 15 years combined experience; her real-world knowledge base is a great asset to the EA team!   She enjoys helping clients struggling to manage inventory, as well as costing with QuickBooks online and desktop versions.

When not working she enjoys the great northwest outdoors with her husband, four dogs and three horses.  Coming February, she will be adding a little one and first-time Momma to that list!

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