How we got started

From Big 4 accounting firm management, to public company CFO, to high-growth startup founder and CEO to exit. All of our experience is at your disposal.

The story behind our success

We founded Innovate-Accounting to provide a level of back-office accounting and CFO advisory services that our Founders have personally widely searched for with continued frustration and failure.  

Many CPA firms and private companies purport to provide similar services, however most fail in some manner from competence, service-level, attention or cost.  

As INNOVATORS, we are addressing the need for a high-quality professional bookkeeping, accounting and CFO advisory practice at a reasonable cost.

Our Founders

The INNOVATORS behind our Service Platform

Mark DeBacker
CPA & CEO

Mark DeBacker is a seasoned financial industry executive with over 30 years’ experience in executive management positions with financial services organizations spanning global to start-up organizations.  Mark has been an innovator in the lending industry in serving both commercial and consumer markets in maturing delivery channels and facilitating access to capital for consumers and entrepreneurs.  Throughout his ventures Mark has funded over $1 billion of capital to the U.S. economy.  

Mark recently founded and oversaw a successful startup specialty finance company earning multiple Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing US Company Awards and a successful investor4x exit as Chairman and CEO.  Mark directly oversees all Company client relationships with a focus on startup and CFO advisory services.

Stefanie Cote
PRESIDENT

Stefanie Cote is a team-building innovator. Stefanie has overseen numerous teams in the hospitality industry including Fortune 500 Companies where she has been a change-leader.  At Innovate, Stefanie leads all bookkeeping service teams. Stefanie has anAssociates of Finance Degree from the College of Southern Nevada, is Quickbooks certified and is also Certified Sommelier.

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