People behind the close

Meet the team keeping your books moving.

ClearClose combines technical accounting depth, responsive client service, and practical business experience. You get real people who care about clean work and clear answers.

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Technical depth
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Clear communication
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Long-term relationships

Our people

Expertise where it matters. Personality everywhere else.

Grant Perkins, MBA

Brain / Equity Partner

Grant Perkins, MBA

  • Provides technical consultancy on tax strategy, new-client assignments, tax-return review, and referral relationships.
  • Brings more than a decade of cross-industry tax and managerial accounting experience.
  • Builds efficient, practical business tax strategies and invests in real estate.
  • Holds bachelor’s degrees in finance and accounting and a Master of Business Administration, with additional coursework and certifications through the University of Missouri, University of Kansas, Louisiana State University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Kaitlin Perkins

Client Service & Bookkeeping Relationship Manager

Kaitlin Perkins

  • Leads quality-control coordination between bookkeeping staff and our valued clients.
  • Likely the first person you will talk to at ClearClose Books.
  • Brings more than 15 years of client service, business management, and leadership experience.
  • Mother of two and a steady advocate for every client relationship.
Michael “Big Mike” Morris

Chief Marketing Officer

Michael “Big Mike” Morris

  • Executes marketing and sales strategy to support ClearClose’s continued, scalable growth.
  • Kansas City Northland real estate agent serving local home buyers and sellers.
  • Builds and maintains the Big Mike Sells KC real estate brand.
Kansas City Northland real estate with Big Mike Sells KC
Gemma, the ClearClose Books office mascot

Office Mascot

Gemma

Gemma keeps office energy high and meeting formality low. She likes dog biscuits and running around at the farm.

Ready when you are

Meet the team through the work.

Start with a focused books review, or compare monthly bookkeeping and tax services.