Who I am, What I do, and What 314 Accounting is all about…

Brandon Barchet

Founder, 314 Accounting

I’m Brandon Barchet—an accounting and operations-focused finance professional based in St. Louis, Missouri. I build clean, reliable financial systems for small businesses that want confidence in their numbers without adding internal headcount. My work sits at the intersection of bookkeeping, monthly close, and practical managerial accounting: getting the books right, keeping them right, and translating them into decisions you can actually act on.

I’m a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and I specialize in QuickBooks Online–centric workflows that are organized, documented, and sustainable. I’m not a CPA and I don’t file tax returns—but I routinely coordinate with clients’ CPAs and provide audit-ready books, clear support schedules, and clean reporting so tax time is smoother and decisions are grounded in reality.

Who I Work With

I’m a strong fit for businesses that:

- Use (or want to use) QuickBooks Online

- Need to clean up historical issues and stabilize their books

- Want a dependable monthly close and consistent reporting cadence

- Care about professionalism, documentation, and responsiveness

- Prefer a local partner in St. Louis who understands real operations

What 314 Accounting Is All About

314 Accounting is my St. Louis-based outsourced bookkeeping and accounting support practice built for small businesses that are tired of messy books, inconsistent reporting, and uncertainty about cash.

The ethos is simple: professional, discreet, and operationally-minded. I’m not here to drown you in accounting jargon or “perfect” your chart of accounts for sport. I’m here to build a system that works month after month—and gives you the information you need to run your business with confidence.

Services at a Glance

    • Historical cleanup, recategorization, and reconciliation

    • Fixing common QBO issues (uncleared transactions, duplicates, miscoded accounts)

    • Bringing reporting back to credibility

    • Bank/credit card reconciliations

    • Consistent categorization and documentation

    • Month-end close checklist, review, and financial package

    • Clean P&L and balance sheet you can rely on

    • Cash visibility and basic forecasting support

    • KPI-style reporting that matches how you operate

    • Standardizing workflows (receipts, approvals, vendor documentation)

    • Simple controls that reduce errors and protect cash

    • Clean handoff and coordination with your CPA

Working Style

I’m direct, organized, and detail-driven—because your books should be. Clients can expect:

  • Clear expectations and timelines

  • Clean documentation and audit-ready support

  • A steady cadence of communication (no mystery work)

  • A focus on practical improvements that stick

Bottom Line:

314 Accounting exists to bring order to your financials—so you can make decisions with confidence.

Clean books. Consistent close. Reporting you trust.

Built for small businesses in St. Louis that want professional support without the overhead.

314 Accounting | St. Louis, MO

brandon@314accounting.com | 314-949-7758

What I Do

Core focus: clarity + control.

I help owners replace “I think we’re doing okay” with “I know exactly where we stand.”

Typical outcomes:

- Books that are accurate, current, and supportable

- A consistent monthly close process (and deadlines you can trust)

- Financial reporting that’s actually readable (and useful)

- Fewer surprises: better cash visibility, cleaner categorization, tighter controls