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Team · Meridian, Idaho

Meet the team at The Rooted CFO

A small, woman-led team in Meridian, serving business owners across the Treasure Valley and nationwide, and treating every one of them like family.

The Rooted CFO team standing together, from left: Aryn, Nicole, Ashley Highfill and Peri
You were never meant to do it alone.Galatians 6:2
Ashley Highfill, founder and certified fractional CFO of The Rooted CFO

Founder · Certified fractional CFO & professional bookkeeper

Ashley Highfill

Ashley started her firm from home in 2020 and grew it by word of mouth into The Rooted CFO, with clients from California to New York.

She has worked with businesses from excavating, roofing and acoustics contractors to neurofeedback practices, real estate marketers, content creators, online coaches and custom car shops, and she's proud of the community of success and open communication she's built with her clients.

Off the clock: faith, family and friends, snowboarding, travel and exploring Idaho.

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Peri, systems and documentation manager at The Rooted CFO

Systems & documentation manager

Peri

A former business owner herself, Peri knows how much a clear and accurate financial picture matters.

She quickly became a vital part of the team at The Rooted CFO, and today she runs our systems and documentation. She keeps all of our files organized, requests the documentation the IRS expects, creates and updates client workflows, coordinates tasks, and builds our internal and external automation. She also jumps in wherever she's needed, from overflow work to customer service.

Patient and understanding, she loves facing problems head on and finding the best, most efficient way through, with a great sense of humor along the way. A first-time mom, she knows the juggle of work and family well.

Off the clock: family, visits to her hometown of Cabo, Mexico, working out and laughter-filled gatherings with friends.

Nicole, bookkeeping manager at The Rooted CFO

Bookkeeping manager

Nicole

Nicole runs the daily categorization and reconciliation for every account we manage, completes the monthly audits for accuracy and consistency, and issues each client's finalized financial packet every month.

When she's not working, Nicole loves spending time with her husband, their three kids, and their dog and cat. The family loves to travel and camp together, hitting the slopes to snowboard in the winter and getting out on the water to paddleboard in the summer. Nicole also enjoys curling up with a good book, Pilates, and going on walks and hikes. She's always up for trying a new restaurant with friends or family, but she's just as happy cooking a good meal at home.

Aryn, payroll manager and IRS Enrolled Agent at The Rooted CFO

Payroll manager · IRS Enrolled Agent

Aryn

Aryn is an IRS Enrolled Agent who manages all of our clients' payroll needs.

From opening new accounts to tax compliance, tax resolution and all payroll processing, Aryn is the go-to.

Jessica L. Smith, EA, IRS Enrolled Agent and tax strategist

IRS Enrolled Agent & tax strategist

Jessica L. Smith, EA

Jessica is our dedicated preferred tax specialist: a speaker and educator with more than 15 years of experience helping small business owners overcome tax problems and use the federal tax code to save on income taxes.

As an Enrolled Agent, she has earned the privilege of representing taxpayers before the IRS, and she is a candidate for admission to practice before the United States Tax Court as a non-attorney. Her practice focuses on tax reduction strategies and IRS representation.

Education
BS in Accounting, summa cum laude, California College
Member of
NAEA · NATP · Idaho Association of Tax Consultants

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