EJC Financial
About EJC Financial
EJC Financial is Ethan Carlson's Denver-based accounting practice for owner-led businesses that need cleaner books, a more reliable close, and less accounting work living in the owner's inbox.
Ethan works directly on each engagement: reviewing the books, cleaning up gaps, maintaining the monthly close, organizing tax-ready schedules, and following through on the open items that usually stall the process.
Who does the work
EJC is intentionally small. Ethan Carlson scopes the engagement, works through the books, reviews the open items, and stays with the monthly rhythm himself. That means there is no handoff maze, no rotating account team, and no gap between the person who understands the problem and the person responsible for fixing it. With over a decade of full-cycle accounting experience across construction, real estate, healthcare, restaurants, and multi-entity businesses, Ethan brings the review layer many owner-led companies need before the books become useful again.
Where EJC fits
Many owner-led businesses outgrow basic bookkeeping long before they're ready to build an internal accounting team.
The books may be mostly there, but the close still slips, reports need a second look, schedules stay incomplete, and follow-up keeps landing on the owner. It's more review and accountability than bookkeeping provides—just not enough to justify a full hire.
EJC was built for that middle ground: direct, controller-level support without a layered firm structure. Ethan identifies what needs repair, what needs a recurring cadence, and which open items need follow-through.
A lender, investor, tax professional, or owner needs current financials.
Reconciliations, close tasks, review notes, cleanup priorities, and reporting packages.
Balances do not tie, reconciliations are behind, or historical periods are hard to trust.
Supporting schedules, filing-period questions, fixed-asset details, loan balances, and owner activity.
Month-end reporting depends on reminders, side spreadsheets, or unanswered follow-up.
Open items, handoffs, deadlines, and the next accounting issue that needs follow-through.