Courtney Winstead, a bookkeeping professional of over 20 years, discovered a natural talent and passion for bookkeeping working for her father’s company at a young age. She pursued her interest by continuing her bookkeeping career and achieving degrees in Accounting and Business Management 2005 from Decker College. Her efforts through the years have helped many corporations, small businesses and independent artists achieve their organizational and business goals.

With an extensive background in corporate America, Winstead has pioneered office and accounting efficiency by introducing and developing new systems and procedures, and implementing employee training for improved organizational effectiveness. However, her combined knowledge and expertise of bookkeeping, business administration and office management extends past the corporate world into a passion for helping small businesses. From this passion was birthed the Keep Your Books: Bookkeeping & Accounting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky, which Winstead owns and operates. The company offers a variety of services, including Bookkeeping, Accounting, Business Administration and Management with the desire to see other small businesses grow and thrive. She has worked with a variety of professionals, including realtors, musicians, artists, salespeople and more.

Winstead’s experience includes the areas of Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable, Bank and Credit Card Reconciliation, Depreciation, Vendor Reconciliation, Notes Payable, Sales Tax, Quarterly Taxes, Financial Statements, Month-End Closing, and more. Her specialized expertise involves applying creative and innovative strategies in introducing efficient programs for streamlined business processes. She is also knowledgeable with how to increase employee efficiency by developing and implementing new procedures for sustained business growth.

With many years of office management experience, Winstead is also very skilled in facilitating office management functions, involving dealing directly with employee disputes, training, recruitment, scheduling, inventory control, and resolving system issues. She also contributes a great deal to company savings and financial growth by controlling budgets, selecting vendors and negotiating pricing.

Winstead commitment to keeping her skills fresh is proven in her ability to quickly learn and master new programs and train others to use them. She is familiar with several software tools, includ