To succeed in business requires detailed financial analysis, based on your business records and transactions. Complete financial records are essential to the longevity and worth of your business and its financial future, and accurate bookkeeping is critical to managing and growing a business. Without it, you run the risk of hitting cash flow crunches, wasting money and missing out on opportunities to expand.

Many companies try to cut corners by relying on inexperienced personnel and accounting shortcuts. At Colorado Springs based Stockman Kast Ryan + Co., however, we believe some bookkeeping functions are best handled by experienced accountants. That's why we offer such a wide variety of services, including assistance with bookkeeping, payroll and sales tax returns, establishing accounting systems and internal controls, and various financial projects, as well as providing part-time controller or chief financial officer services and other on-site accounting support.

Remember, while it is important for you to retain a thorough knowledge of your finances, working with an experienced accountant can free you up to focus on growth and development.

Services available from our Bookkeeping department can help you with:

• Improved quality and timeliness of financial information
• Improved management and financial decision-making abilities
• Minimized exposure from accounting personnel turnover
• Achievement of greater efficiencies by involving an outside expert
• Access to specialized expertise as needed
• Improved responsiveness through use of an outside source to handle specific functions
• Increased organizational flexibility

Meet Steve Hochstetter, CPA, CVA
Experience: Steve has over 23 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant, with significant experience serving small and emerging businesses, not-for-profit organizations, colleges, universities and mortgage bankers.

Education: B.S.B.A., University of South Dakota.

Professional and Civic Activities: Steve is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants and an accredited Certified Valuation Analyst since 2000. He is a member and past treasurer of the Pikes Peak Urban League and past president of the Colorado Springs Kiwanis Foundation.

"We face every client’s challenges on an individual basis – no two clients are alike." – Steve Hochstetter