Accounting & Bookkeeping
Clean, current books maintained by accountants who understand how your business actually operates.
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Payroll
- Month-end close and reporting
SPARA
Business driven.
Insightful accounting.
Our goal is to be a valued partner to your business through accounting, insights, and advisory.
What we do
Five ways we work alongside business owners
Some clients need clean books and a reliable close. Others need a CFO in the room when the bank calls. We do both, and everything between.
Financial Systems Setup
Selecting and configuring the right tools and processes so your numbers arrive on time and make sense.
- Financial system implementation
- Process design and improvement
- Enabling financial clarity
Fractional CFO & Advisory
Senior financial leadership on a fractional basis — forecasting, KPIs, and the reporting your lenders expect.
- Cash flow planning and forecasting
- KPI tracking
- Lender and investor reporting packages
Transactional Advisory
Support for the moments that define a company's value — buying, selling, or exiting.
- Valuation
- Due diligence and quality of earnings
- Exit planning and preparation
Training & Education
Practical financial education for owners and their teams, taught by practitioners who teach.
- Understanding financial statements
- Analyzing financial performance
- Leadership development
Our story
Small firm personality. Big firm thinking.
Spara began as a bookkeeping and payroll practice and grew into a CPA firm when a fractional CFO and a young founder decided to build something together. Today we're a second-generation practice serving owner-led businesses.
Read our storyOur team
The people you'll actually work with
Chris Rawlings, CPAManaging Partner
Christopher Rawlings, CPACFO and Principal
Jon King, CPACOO and Principal
Cheryl RawlingsExecutive Assistant & Office Administrator
Existing clients
Client Center
Reach your portal, send documents securely, and find the resources and calculators we use with clients throughout the year.
Training
Learn the numbers behind your business
FreeMonthly session
Business Owner Financial Series
A monthly virtual class, about 40 minutes plus Q&A.
See datesFinance Essentials Program
Three interactive half-day sessions plus one-on-one mentoring.
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Let's talk about your numbers.
Tell us where your business is today and what you're planning next. We'll tell you plainly whether we're the right fit.