About
A Complete Accounting Department, Built the Right Way
Candice grew up watching her grandparents build something from nothing: Denver’s first Speedway motocross track and a motorcycle repair and sales shop. Her grandfather had a rare gift for drawing people in from all over. But when he passed away, there was no plan for what came next — and the business he built went with him.
That story shapes everything about how BKS 5280 works. Financial strategy isn’t just about today’s numbers. It’s about building something that lasts — with the structure, reporting, and foresight to survive beyond any one person. That’s the idea behind our approach: From the Basement to Full-Scale Explosion.
Three People, One Complete Department
Most small businesses hire a single bookkeeper and hope that’s enough. It rarely is — one person can’t be your data-entry clerk, your quality-control check, and your strategic advisor all at once. So we built something different.
Every BKS 5280 client is supported by a three-person team:
- The Bookkeeper manages your day-to-day transactions, reconciliations, and reporting — keeping your books current and accurate every month.
- The Senior Accountant is the in-house GAAP expert! They review the work, catches what a single bookkeeper would miss, completes more complicated reconciliations and tasks while ensures your financials are clean, consistent, and audit-ready.
- The Fractional CFO looks at the bigger picture — cash flow, forecasting, and the strategic decisions that help you grow — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. It’s the structure of an in-house accounting department, without the overhead of building one yourself.
Who We Serve
Over our 16 years in business, we’ve served 300+ small businesses, with deep experience in all industries including startups and nonprofits — industries with real complexity around job costing, grants, cash flow timing, and compliance.