● ABOUT
Hi, I'm Kari!
I founded Altitude Advisory to help small businesses and bookkeepers gain clarity and confidence in their financial operations.
Based in Emmett, Idaho, the outdoors are life and my ultimate happy place.Thanks for taking the time to visit my site - please drop me a line with any questions or just to say hi.
I believe every business owner deserves to understand their own numbers — and my job is to make that happen.
Warmest,
Kari Matthews, MPAcc
● SERVICES
Five ways to bring your financial picture into focus.
01
Financial Advisory Partnership
Strategic financial leadership on a part-time basis — guidance on reporting, forecasting, capital decisions, and the workflows to grow in the age of AI.
ONGOING ENGAGEMENT
02
Cash-flow forecasting
A working model of your cash position over the next weeks and beyond — so payroll, vendors, and growth investments stop feeling like guesswork.
PROJECT OR ONGOING
03
Books cleanup
Bring a messy general ledger back to a reliable, report-ready state. Reconcile and validate so the books match reality.
FIXED-SCOPE PROJECT
04
Books review for taxes
A pre-filing review of your books with your tax preparer in mind: catch errors, surface deductions, and arrive at year-end without surprises.
Project or Ongoing
05
Team training
Hands-on training for in-house bookkeepers and operators — workflows, controls, and the daily habits that keep clean books clean.
CUSTOM CURRICULUM
● APPROACH
Rise above the noise and see what matters.
Most accounting work answers what already happened. We focus on what it means and what to do next — translating financials into decisions you can act on this week, this quarter, this year.
01
Listen
A 15-minute conversation to understand where you are, where you want to be, and what's in the way.
02
Diagnose
A deep look at your books, cash position, and systems — and a written assessment of what we find.
03
Build
We clean up, set up reporting, and put the cadence and controls in place to keep things accurate.
04
Steward
Ongoing CFO partnership: forecasts, decisions, and reviews — calibrated to your stage and pace.
● LET'S TALK
Curious where your finances really stand?
Thirty minutes, no slides, no sales pitch. Tell me about your business and we'll discuss how to clarify your growth path.
Want to help shape what comes next?
This short survey helps me understand what support founders and small-business owners need most — and you’ll get first access to new tools and resources shaped by your answers.
● ENGAGEMENT
If we decide to work together after our initial call, the investment will be tailored to your needs. We have a few main options that we can customize.
OPTION ONE
Clarity
Regular one-on-one advisory calls with email support between sessions.
Starting at $1,000/month
OPTION TWO
Growth
Office hours + hands-on projects such as cash flows, budgets, etc.
Starting at $2,000/month
OPTION THREE
Intensive Partner
In-depth workshopping, restructuring, and training on new workflows.
Starting at $3,500/month