Taylor Barnhart

About Taylor Barnhart

For more than 15 years, my career has been focused on helping organizations build strong financial foundations that support stability, clarity, and long-term growth. Throughout my work in accounting, finance, and asset management, I have supported organizations ranging from entrepreneurial ventures to large-scale real estate portfolios. These experiences reinforced a lesson that applies to businesses of every size: Strong financial architecture is essential to building a successful company. Early in my career, I held leadership roles where I helped oversee the financial performance of a unit real estate portfolio and participated in nearly $500M in capital deployment. My work included financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, treasury management, operational analysis, and building accounting processes designed to scale. While much of my experience has been within larger organizations, I’ve seen firsthand how many small business owners and entrepreneurs face the same financial challenges — often without dedicated financial leadership. That realization is what led me to launch Financial Architect Solutions. Through Financial Architect Solutions, I work with entrepreneurs and growing businesses to help them: • Establish reliable bookkeeping and financial systems • Improve financial visibility and reporting • Prepare proactively for tax obligations • Understand the key drivers behind business performance • Access experienced financial leadership through Fractional CFO advisory My goal is simple: help business owners move beyond simply tracking transactions and instead build financial systems that support better decisions, stronger stability, and sustainable growth.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Financial Architect Solutions

   Feb 2026 — Present · US

   I launched Financial Architect Solutions — to help businesses build strong financial foundations that support sustainable growth.Our focus is helping companies establish structure and confidence in their financial operations through:• Strategic bookkeeping and financial organization• Tax preparedness and financial visibility throughout the year• Fractional CFO advisory for businesses that need high-level financial guidance without the cost of a full-time executive

Education

• Seattle Pacific University

  Business Administration, Finance & Personal Money Managment

  2004 — 2008

• College for Financial Planning

  CFP Professional Education Program, Financial Planning and Services

  2012 — 2014

Skills

• Budgets
• Finance
• Cash Management
• Bookkeeping
• Accounts Payable
• Accounting
• Accruals
• Customer Satisfaction
• Credit
• Auditing
• Financial Analysis
• Invoicing
• General Ledger
• Internal Audit
• Outlook
• Banking
• Budgeting
• Account Management
• Leadership
• Fixed Assets
• Management
• Financial Reporting
• Process Improvement