Accounting is a team sport.
You’re going to love working with us!
Our team shares a common goal, to make accounting technology more accessible and the entire process more human.
It’s our people who make the difference.
Meet the team that brings clarity to numbers and turns data into insights that help you drive better, faster, more streamlined business decisions—everyday.
Nikole Mackenzie
Ashley Carroll
Ramona Rednic
Jen Hoover
Ashley Duke
Talic Jamela
Rachel Julien
Owen Merritt
Michael Mackenzie, Ph.D.
Nikole Mackenzie
CEO & Founder
- Location: CA
- 1 Podcast Co-Host: Sons of CPAs
- 5 Australian Rules Football National Championships as a member of the SF Iron Maidens
Ashley Carroll
COO
Ashley C. will be the first person you meet at Momentum and your go-to person to talk through clever and common-sense approaches to your complex problems. Her unique ability to understand and maintain sight of the big picture while working with the team to execute the small details makes her the glue that holds us together. She is passionate about the team’s mental health and work-life balance, knowing well-taken care of and appreciated teams can provide that same level of care to their clients.
- Location: PA
- 1 BA in Accounting
- 76(ers) Her Favorite Basketball Team
“What I care about most is all of the people involved in running a small business. Whether helping a small business owner or one of my teammates, I try to balance my roles as a problem-solver and an empathetic ear. Most people know the direction they want to go; they only need a little help moving forward.”
Ramona Rednic
Controller
- Location: CA
- 1 BA in Accounting & Finance
- 10 Years of Season Ski Passes in Tahoe
Jen Hoover
Controller
- Location: CA
- 1 BA in Business with an Accounting concentration
- 2 Fur Babies: Norman and Buddy
Ashley Duke
Senior Accountant
- Location: AZ
- 14 Years of Experience in Accounting
- 3 Holidays Always Celebrated at Once (Thanksgiving, Birthday, and Christmas)
Talic Jamela
Staff Accountant
- Location: TX
- 2 BA’s in Accounting & Finance (and a 3rd in progress)
- 22 Music Festivals Attended
Rachel Julien
Payroll Compliance Manager
Rachel’s expert system navigation skills allow her to plug into nearly any payroll workflow and begin troubleshooting on-demand. Her attention to detail and next-level research skills provide small business owners with a fractional payroll specialist one call, text, or email away.
- Location: FL
- 35 States in which she has Experience
- 600 Employees on Her Largest Payroll Run
"In every small business, people have to wear many hats. I enjoy being able to step in and support in a variety of ways because every day is different!"
Owen Merritt
Accounting Intern
Owen is the most junior member of the Momentum team working behind the scenes as the duct tape that holds together some of our unavoidably manual workflows. Your key support person and partner rely on Owen to access, organize, and maintain essential backup documentation as part of their monthly accounting workflow.
- Location: CA
- 1 High School Diploma (In Progress)
- 1 Truck ready to be driven on his 16th birthday
Michael Mackenzie, Ph.D.
Developer, Director of Momentum Insights
Michael is the Director of Momentum Insights, a passion project at Momentum Accounting to build tools to help small businesses be more efficient and monitor their most critical business metrics. He helps save our team and clients time by organizing data that would take anyone else hours of manual manipulation.
- Location: OR
- 1 Ph.D. in Mathematics
- 10 Guitars in his Collection
“For me, the best part is helping the team be more efficient by automating time-consuming tasks and finding and building new ways to share the story behind the numbers for our clients.”
“Before Momentum, I didn’t have the confidence or trust in what we were doing. Within moments of hiring them, I knew it was the right thing to do. They handle business smoothly and fix any previous issues, without judgement. I now have the support of an entire team financially mentoring me, handling my bookkeeping, and allowing me to focus where my time is needed.”
– Hank Holiday, CEO of Holiday Ventures
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