About

A finance team for companies that are done guessing.

Calloway Reed started in 2011 with three clients and a simple promise: answer the phone and close the books on time. Fifteen years later, that is still the job.

Calloway Reed team meeting in a glass conference room

2011

Founded in Chicago

38

People across two offices

420+

Business clients today

14

Licensed CPAs on staff

Our story

Fifteen years of closing on time.

2011

Three clients, one office

Eleanor Calloway leaves audit to start a firm built around fast answers and on-time closes.

2013

Advisory joins accounting

Julian Reed comes on board and builds the forecasting and owner-planning practice.

2017

Milwaukee office opens

Our second office, and the start of our payroll and benefits team.

2021

Fractional CFO practice

Daniel Kowalski joins to lead CFO services for venture-backed and scaling companies.

2026

420 clients, still day five

Thirty-eight people, two offices and the same promise we started with.

How we work

Four rules we don’t bend.

Reply in a day

Every email and call gets an answer within one business day.

Close on time

Books closed by day five, every month, no exceptions.

Fixed fees

A price agreed upfront that only changes when your business does.

Partners on every file

A partner reviews the work, not just the invoice.

Visit us

Headquarters

Chicago

120 Ledger Lane, Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60607

Payroll & CFO team

Milwaukee

45 Harbor Row, Floor 3
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Free consultation

Know your numbers by day five.

Book a free 30-minute consultation. You'll leave with a written findings memo, whether you hire us or not.

Free consultation

Know your numbers by day five.

Book a free 30-minute consultation. You'll leave with a written findings memo, whether you hire us or not.

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