Nikki Winston, CPA

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Nikki Winston is a seasoned accounting executive, writer, and founder of The Winston CPA Group. With two decades of corporate accounting experience, Nikki has led corporate finance transformations, accounting ERP implementations, and post-merger integrations for global billion-dollar brands, private equity companies, and innovative startups. Her excellence in leadership is reflected in her affinity to lead with empathy and collaboration to deliver impact that matters.

Nikki's sought-after accounting expertise and writing has been featured in Forbes, T-Mobile, Bloomberg Accounting & Tax, Coursera, and the Journal of Accountancy. She coaches aspiring accountants in preparing for the CPA exam, and her coaching program boasted a remarkable 100% pass rate in its inaugural quarter in 2018. Acknowledged as a Top 40 Under 40 award recipient in the Accounting profession, Nikki also serves on the AICPA’s Academic Executive Committee and as President of the Georgia Society of CPAs Atlanta Chapter.

In addition to her wealth of technical knowledge, Nikki hosts #CareerConvos™️ with Nikki, a top-rated career podcast featuring unfiltered career advice for accounting and finance professionals. Her commitment to excellence spans beyond work to her board service supporting minority scholarship programs at The Ohio State University.

Stay connected with Nikki on social media @NikkWinstonCPA for valuable accounting insights, career development tips, and a glimpse into her dynamic life as a working mom.

Posts (25)

Jul 31, 2026 ∙ 7 min

Executive Presence Regardless of Your Job Title

Executive Presence: How to Be Seen Regardless of Your Title Executive presence is one of the most important professional development skills for corporate employees. It influences how leaders perceive your readiness for greater responsibility, how colleagues experience your leadership, and whether decision makers view you as someone prepared for promotion. You need to demonstrate executive presence at every level and pay grade at work.

Jul 31, 2026 ∙ 7 min

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Review, Mary J. Blige Residency, and Where to Eat

I mean, everything was top tier. I loved everything about that hotel. The Fontainebleau Las Vegas and I go together!!!! I made a slideshow so you can see some of the good food I had at the Fontainbleau Las Vegas and some restaurants close by. A good two hours of the Mary J. Blige residency in Las Vegas with Mary singing, dancing, inspiring, laughing, and reminding us all who the FUCK we are. A time. A TIME. A TIME!!!

Jul 21, 2026 ∙ 24 min

How Rapid Growth, $67 Million in Funding Requests, Alleged Financial Fraud, Weak Internal Controls, and Questions About Lender Oversight Became a Fight Over Ethics at Uncle Nearest

The public story of Uncle Nearest was fast growth, expansion, social media toasts to success, a major distillery that we could visit & be engulfed in the history of the incredible Nearest Green, and a founder who was on the stages and in the community lifting up everybody Black from founders and young audacious Black girls. The financial story unfolding behind the brand was far less polished. Founders need to have enough financial fluency to recognize when the business story doesn’t make sense.