The Bean Ninjas Story

Meryl Johnston

Founder & Advisor

Meryl is a Chartered Accountant who worked in commercial accounting roles and as an auditor and lecturer before a friend and fellow entrepreneur playfully challenged her to redefine the future of bookkeeping. Seven days and a thousand dollars later, Bean Ninjas was born and has since gone from strength-to-strength. You can follow Meryl on the Bean Ninjas podcast and blog where she shares her ideas about entrepreneurship, surfing and building a thriving global business that supports the freedom of its founders, staff and clients.

Wayne Richard

Partner & Director of Global Operations

Wayne is a management accountant who forged a 15-year career with tech heavyweight Hewlett Packard before starting his own cloud accounting firm in Tucson, Arizona. Fate (and the Internet) brought him to discover Bean Ninjas via a blog post. Two years later and Wayne’s involvement with Bean Ninjas had grown from a blog comment to contractor to equity partner. When Wayne isn’t managing a global team and equipping entrepreneurs with the financial tools they need to enjoy business success and lifestyle freedom, he’s being an everyday superhero to his wife and five children.

Tom Mercer

Partner & Director of Bean Ninjas Europe

Tom is an ACCA certified accountant with over 6 years of diverse experience working as a remote accountant all over the world. He specialises in designing bespoke accounting and bookkeeping solutions for online businesses using Xero. Tom helps businesses understand their finances, automate their bookkeeping, and to grow to their full potential. As Director of Bean Ninjas Europe, Tom ensures his European clients are receiving the best customer service possible. Tom is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Tracey Newman

Partner & Director of Bean Ninjas Australia

Tracey is the Director of Bean Ninjas Australia (formerly CloudCounting), and there was never a more passionate advocate for working in the Cloud. Tracey is a Registered Tax Agent, Chartered Accountant, and a Certified Xero Consultant. Tracey has worked in Big 4 accounting firms, and now specializes in putting time back in the day for small to medium business. Tracey has over twenty years experience working with clients implementing and advising on accounting systems. She is passionate about helping you find the right eCommerce tech stack. Tracey is fluent in two languages – English and eCommerce.

Michael Wark

Partner & Director of Trimline

Michael is Bean Ninjas resident expert on guiding 6-figure+ agencies on their growth journey. As a Chartered Accountant and vCFO, Michael helps agency owners focus on what really matters to grow profitable and fulfilling businesses. His background working in a big firm early on along with years of experience working 1:1 with entrepreneurs provides him with unique perspectives and solutions for his clients. The result – this gives agency owners’ peace of mind around their business finances through a tested financial system and a healthy dose of accountability and motivation.