Sandy Sporleder
Principal

Sandy Sporleder
Wichita KS

Wichita, KS

1605 N Waterfront Parkway
Suite 200
Wichita, KS 67206

316-685-0222

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Sandy Sporleder guides community banks in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri through compliance and regulatory mazes, and helps them become more profitable. She advises banks in growth and expansion, as well as in positioning for sale or potential acquisition.

Committed to providing top-notch customer service, Sandy strives to build deep relationships that result in mutual trust. Her depth of knowledge spans from the financial side (bank taxation, audit, and financial reporting of all types) to the operational side of bank business. She manages and counsels on regulatory applications and regulatory compliance challenges, lending risk-reduction efforts, technology concerns, internal controls, internal audit practices, and merger and acquisition transactions.

Some of her recent work includes:

  • Converting a bank from a C-Corp to an S-Corp, increasing the bank’s and its owners’ cash position by over $1 million in just the first year.
  • Converting a bank to cash basis of accounting that for tax purposes that resulted in a $1.2 million increase in working capital.
  • Structuring the sale of a bank to preserve $550,000 in expense.

Sandy Sporleder enjoys working with community banks because of bankers’ intelligence, business savvy, and curiosity in the form of their asking really tough questions. Sandy helps banks across the Midwest achieve success – her deep knowledge, passion for service, and thinking outside the box increases banks’ success.

Education

Graduate School of Banking, Boulder, CO
B.S., Accounting, Fort Hays State University

Credentials

Licensed CPA in Kansas and Oklahoma
AICPA Women to Watch Award

Publications

Featured writer in the Kansas Banker

Professional Associations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants
Kansas Bankers Association
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants

Civic Associations

United Way Young Leaders Association
Junior Achievement of Wichita
Martin Elementary PTO, treasurer and Teacher's Wish List Committee, member
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Children's Catechist

Personal Interests

Chasing around her 2 sons
Watching the Dallas Cowboys
Reading and watching movies, but only if they don't make her think too hard
Trying out new bars and cocktails with her husband, Greg

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