We are the Calmwaters Team.

We are passionate about setting you free from the time & pressure of doing your firm’s books.

If getting started is the thing that is stopping you - let us start for you!

Now is the right time.

There’s never going to be a perfect time to free yourself from the time & pressure of your firm’s bookkeeping.

You don’t need to clean anything up, worry about processes & workflows, or get everything in order.

Or get anything in order! 

You do not need to get your ship afloat to start with Calmwaters; that’s our job.

We will dive right in and build out the systems for you, get your books sailing and keep them that way.

I’m Kellie Parks, the founder of Calmwaters Cloud Accounting.

I have engaged with 100’s of accounting professionals just like you - helping them embrace cloud technology.

I love you, I get you, I am one of you.

I have discovered that many of you don’t have the time to do your firm’s books as well as your clients’ books.

If this resonates with you, I want to make it simple to fix it for you.

I love, love, love working with accounting professionals and with the technology partners that make our days shine.

I interact with accounting professionals deeply and often.

  • I speak at many events - live and virtual.

  • I do one-to-one and one-to-many consultations.

  • I attend small retreats where I really hear your gories and glories.

  • I host a website committed to providing cloud accounting resources

  • I run a Facebook Group, The Workflow Wateringhole, dedicated to processes, workflows and the technology to power them.

  • I write about all things related to running an accounting firm.

    From creating efficiency in our firms, client engagement, technology, including practice management apps, QuickBooks Online and the app ecosystem, cloud security to general musings I love writing to accounting professionals in a meaningful and lighthearted way.

  • It is dedicated to ending app-overwhelm!

    These are the apps that I have vetted and know will help you build out a great stack, organized by category, so you can quickly navigate to the area of technology you need help with.

  • I want every accounting professional to love running a cloud-based business as much as I do.

    The key to loving it is effective best practices, consistent communications, efficient processes, systems & workflows.

    If you are ready to realize the power and freedom that comes with embracing the mightiness of online technology, I will get you there.

  • I am so committed to events where I get to hang out with acctg pros!

    I have spoken at and attended many events, including - but certainly not limited to - QBConnect (Canada and the US), Scaling New Heights, Accountex, Xercon (Canada and the US), and CPB Canada Ignite.

    I am a session host in Jason Staats’ Realize Community and a regular guest of Roundtable Labs.

  • "Workflows?!

    You know you need them. You know they are the key to efficiency, consistency, transparency and accountability.

    But where to start? Which App to use? And exactly what the heck is a workflow?

    We are a Facebook group of nearly 5,000 engaged acctg pros and app partners - collaborating on best practices, processes, systems, and workflows, hand in hand with the technology that powers them.

    The workflow and fintech app partners will drop by, too, to let us know what they have to help us. And the best practices and fits for their programs.

    This group is based around workflows & apps, systems & processes and best practices for Accounting Professionals but welcomes members of all industry types to our Wateringhole.

  • An ardent devotee of online tech platforms, I love apps that create a robust operational ecosystem.

    In 2009, I began using FreshBooks and Dropbox for my own business. As soon as QuickBooks Online and the partner apps came to Canada in 2012, I migrated my clients to virtual systems.

    I now use cloud tech to run all aspects of my bookkeeping business, Accounting For Accountants.

    Certified or partnered in over a dozen cloud applications and a proud member of the Intuit International Trainer Writer Network, the LeaderBean of The Financial Cents Ambassador Program, and Alumni FreshBooks Partner Council.

Meet Marissa Baker, Cloud Bookkeeper

Marrisa is a graduate of Western’s Political Science program and considers herself a life-long learner.

She completed an in-depth bookkeeping course to up her accounting knowledge and is certified in cloud accounting applications. Marissa has been working in the accounting field for over three years and more than 18 months for Calmwaters. We couldn’t be more thrilled with her client experience and bookkeeping skills.

Meet Maddie Hutton, Chief Organizer

Maddie is a proud Western University alum, where she earned her Bachelor of Science before going on to pursue a diploma in Business Marketing.

She is Calmwaters’ marketing, strategic communications, and overall organizing wizard, ensuring our online presence is always top-notch.

Her creative flair and strategic mind make her an invaluable asset to the team, always ready to tackle challenges and bring fresh, exciting ideas to the table.