One of the most difficult parts of being a business owner is taking the time to do the financial work that keeps the company running. Beyond Numbers (formerly known as Gray Services) takes on that responsibility so that its clients can spend more time successfully running and building their businesses.

“By outsourcing these accounting tasks, business owners are free to focus on doing what they love,” says Kirstie Gray, who began the Anchorage-based, woman-owned company in 2015.

As the leading provider of back-office support for small business owners who need help with accounting, Beyond Numbers provides full-service bookkeeping and payroll services, utilizing technology that automates and streamlines administrative tasks related to financial record-keeping, data entry, and reporting. Not only does this technology help improve accuracy, efficiency, and productivity by reducing manual processes and minimizing the risk of errors, it also enables business owners to make informed decisions in real-time while freeing them up to focus on other aspects of their businesses.

Beyond Numbers has become so indispensable to its clients, in fact, that it has a 92 percent retention rate, and new customers come largely through referrals from satisfied clients.

“We appreciate that our clients trust us, and that they are willing to help us create that type of relationship with other businesses,” says Gray.

Gray credits the company’s relationship with GCI to helping it meet the needs of clients through its landline phone and fiber internet services.

“Because the online software we use is 100 percent cloud-based, we have to have reliable internet, and with GCI we never have any issues,” says Gray of working with Alaska’s largest telecom. “When I need support, my account manager is amazing, but I rarely have to call them—it’s just always on.

“If we don’t have reliable Internet, we can’t effectively do our job,” adds Gray, who also uses the internet to share data with clients no matter where they are in the world. “Our goal is to provide quality service, and with GCI’s help, we’re able to do so.””

Headquartered in Alaska, GCI provides data, mobile, video, voice, and managed services to consumer, business, government, and carrier customers throughout Alaska, serving more than 200 communities.  The company has invested more than $4 billion in its Alaska network and facilities over the past 40 years and recently launched true standards-based 5G NR service in Anchorage. GCI is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Broadband Corporation. To learn more about GCI and its services, visit www.gci.com.