Kelli Holland has been a part of the Abeles and Hoffman team since 2014. As a tax supervisor, she specializes in CFO/Controller Outsources services and consulting for a wide range of industries, primarily professional/personal services, real estate, health care, and restaurants. She often prepares and reviews business tax and personal income tax returns. Kelli is also a QuickBooks ProAdvisor.
An alumna of Saint Louis University, Kelli graduated magna cum laude, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. Kelli, her husband, Brian, their daughter Leighton, and their puggle named Butters live in St. Louis. They love the city for its fantastic community. Whether it’s professional sports or a school event, the community rallies behind it for support.
Get to know Kelli:
If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?
Probably talk—I am a very social person!
What fictional place would you most like to visit?
Hogwarts
What is a new skill that you would like to master?
Cooking – thankful that my husband is an outstanding cook!
What do you wish you knew more about?
Meteorology – I have been fascinated by the weather since I was very young. Being a storm chaser would be my dream!
What question would you most like to know the answer to?
Are we there yet?
What is the most impressive thing you know how to do?
I can analyze a client’s data pretty quickly and find the outliers; I love analytics!
What was the best compliment you’ve ever received?
That I have a dedicated heart with an outstanding work ethic and a keen eye to detail
What is your favorite smell?
The air in the Pacific Northwest – so crisp and clean!
If you had a clock that would countdown to any one event of your choosing, what event would you want it to countdown to?
The end of my last busy season/retirement or my daughter’s college graduation
When was the last time you climbed a tree?
Last summer while playing outside with my daughter and nieces/nephew
What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever eaten?
I’ll try anything as long as there is no mayo on it!
What was your first job?
I worked for my hometown’s Park and Recreation department teaching children’s summer camps
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
Invisibility