Hi, I’m Crista.
I’m the accountant behind Clear Path Accounting. I created Clear Path to give small business owners something I believe bookkeeping should provide: clarity, consistency, and one less thing to worry about.
After years of working with small businesses and their financials, I saw how much time business owners spend trying to keep up with their books or worrying about whether they’re being done correctly. Clear Path was created to take that responsibility off their plate.
My approach is simple: do the work carefully, communicate clearly, and give business owners financial information they can actually understand and use.
Experience you can feel confident in.
Over the past five years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with more than 70 businesses, from small, owner-operated companies to businesses with more than $30 million in annual revenue.
That experience has given me exposure to businesses at very different stages of growth and complexity and has reinforced something I’ve learned about myself along the way: I genuinely prefer working with small business owners.
There’s something rewarding about getting to know a business, understanding how it operates, and knowing that the work I do can make a meaningful difference in the owner’s day-to-day life. Small business owners wear enough hats already. Keeping the books accurate, organized, and up to date shouldn’t have to be another one.
That’s why I created Clear Path Accounting, to combine the accounting experience I’ve gained throughout my career with the personal, dependable service I believe small businesses deserve.
Education & Credentials
5+ Years | 70+ Businesses | $30M+
Professional accounting experience, worked with across a variety of industries and sizes, experience working with businesses exceeding $30 million in annual revenue
Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Business Administration
Columbia College · 4.0 GPA
QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor
Experienced in QuickBooks Online & Desktop
CPA Candidate
Missouri · Exams in progress
Why “Clear Path”?
The name Clear Path represents what I want this business to provide for my clients and for me.
For my clients, it means taking something that can feel overwhelming and creating a clear path forward: organized books, understandable financials, and confidence that things are being handled.
For me, the name has a more personal meaning. Clear Path was created during a season when I was learning to trust the path ahead even when I couldn’t see exactly where it was leading. The wave in the logo is a reminder to keep my eyes above the waves and continue moving forward.
That meaning has shaped the kind of business I want Clear Path to be: steady, thoughtful, dependable, and built with purpose.
Ready to spend less time worrying about your books?
Let’s see if Clear Path is the right fit for your business.
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