Meet Karissa Griggs, our Senior Bookkeeper and beloved math virtuoso at Account Sense. Always ready with a smile and a solution, you can find her organizing and managing client engagements as well as providing coaching and assistance to the bookkeeping team. Karissa excels at helping business owners streamline their financial reports to ensure they can make business decisions based on precise data. Whether it is dealing with old transactions that have been hanging around for years or cleaning up accounts receivable, she is always excited to dive in. She is also passionate about creating systems for data capture so financial reports remain accurate and specific profitability questions get answers.
Before bringing her talents to Account Sense, Karissa spent her days unlocking the mysteries of mathematics for high school and middle school students. Her transition from teaching to bookkeeping was fueled by a love for logical thought and an innate capacity to find solutions amidst the numerical chaos. With dual B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Mathematics Education from Corban University, Karissa is well-equipped to tackle the most perplexing financial puzzles.
Now a proud Vancouver, WA, resident, hailing from the tranquility of Eastern Oregon, Karissa finds peace when hiking mountain trails and enjoys finding the Fibonacci sequence and golden ratio in nature. When she's not seeking higher elevations, you can find Karissa on her life-long mission to create the perfect cheesecake.