About Us


JOEL COWDEN, CPA
OWNER

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Joel has more than 13 years of accounting experience working for companies of all shapes and sizes and across many industries such as construction, healthcare, professional services, manufacturing, and more.

After graduating with a Master of Accountancy degree from Brigham Young University, Joel spent 6 years with Ernst & Young where he was an audit manager and worked with more than 20 companies in over 10 industries. Over the next 7 years, Joel honed his accounting skills in the corporate world where he held senior management positions at i-transfer, Xerox, and Arrow Electronics.

Joel is passionate about helping business leaders lighten their load of running a successful business. He takes the time to listen to and understand his customers’ needs and partners with them to find lasting solutions. In addition, his experience with advanced accounting systems allows him to help businesses of all sizes maximize their own accounting systems and make them more efficient. Joel has active CPA licenses in the states of Colorado and California.

Joel and his wife have 4 daughters. Joel enjoys spending time with his family, especially in the beautiful Colorado outdoors.


THE FIANZA WAY

Fianza comes from the Spanish word confianza, meaning “confidence”. We take pride in helping you to develop greater financial confidence in your business using these straightforward methods:

  • RESPONSIVENESS: We have a take-charge style to meeting your needs by responding to you quickly, regularly, and thoughtfully.
  • EXPERTISE: We keep our accounting knowledge up-to-date and help you understand accounting developments that impact your business.
  • SYSTEMS: We offer world-class accounting systems and processes that support you in making reliable business decisions.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: As your business partner, we take responsibility for understanding your business and supporting you in accomplishing your business goals. We take ownership of our actions.
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest with you in what we say and do. We abide by the accounting profession’s strict code of conduct.

YOU + FIANZA = DEVELOPING GREATER FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE IN YOUR BUSINESS!