About Us
Delaware, Philadelphia, NJ Accounting & HR
Small businesses are the unique staples that make a community feel like home. Their passion, drive, and contribution to local patrons and neighbors inspired The Oakley Group CEO and South Jersey native, Alyssa, to create a small business that supported fellow small businesses along their journeys forward.
Named after Alyssa’s family dog, Oakley, The Oakley Group prides itself on quality relationships with clients. We strive to elevate your business through account management, bookkeeping, financial services, operation strategy, and business management.
Our Mission
Our Vision
We aim to educate entrepreneurs in the three pillars of business:
Accounting
We are here to make numbers approachable and help people understand their money story.
Operations and Process
There is a flow and rhythm to every business, is yours well-oiled?
Management and HR
Have you developed a corporate culture that attracts the right people to work with you?
Our Team
Alyssa Fredes
Founder & CEO
Alyssa is the founder and owner of The Oakley Group; an industry vet, she has over 15 years of Corporate Accounting experience. Alyssa graduated Cum Laude from Cabrini University with her Bachelor of Arts in English, Communication and Marketing. Since graduating, Alyssa worked as a Corporate Controller for several different firms until she decided in 2015 to start her own company. Alyssa values integrity in her business and strives to make her company a place people want to work at. As part of her growth goal, Alyssa recently completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program, receiving a certificate of entrepreneurship and she continues to partake in other professional education courses. She is a motivational leader who is passionate about helping people understand their unique financial story and promote confidence and growth amongst her team.
- Fun Fact: "I danced for over 18 years and studied under professional choreographers in NYC. This taught me discipline and the flexibility to work as a team.
- Quote: “Sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails, explore, dream, discover.” ― Mark Twain"
Michele Gallagher
Accounting Team Lead
Michele is our Accounting Team Lead. She graduated from Rowan University in 2015 with a degree in Accounting. Upon graduation, she worked at a business profitability firm, performing monthly accounting tasks, year-end audits, and profitability consulting for many small business clients. After about four years, Michele started a new venture where she held a few different titles, most recently as a staff accountant on the financial reporting team. This role included creating and maintaining any subsidiaries, as well as creating and presenting monthly and quarterly reports. After five years, Michele decided to leave her job to spend more time with her family and jumped at the opportunity to join our team. Through the years, Michele has loved to share her knowledge and build relationships with clients and coworkers alike, and is excited to do the same here at the Oakley Group.
- Fun Fact: "My maiden name was Michele Tanner, and my dad's name is Danny Tanner. You can imagine the relentless amount of Full House jokes I've received through the years!"
- Quote: "I am big enough to admit I am often inspired by myself" - Leslie Knope
Oakley
Brand Mascot
On October 16th, 2012, the world welcomed a very good-boy named Oakey. Oakley’s doggo parents were a Red-nose Pitbull named Fergie and a Yellow English Box Lab named Elvis. Although he was the runt of 12 puppies he grew to be a 90-lb healthy boy and was the four-legged love of his Hooman parents.
Due to his good-nature, Oakley became AKC Certified as a Canine Good Citizen. He put this certification to great use and for over eight years he volunteered as a therapy dog with Furever as Friends (FAF). He visited hospitals, schools, libraries, recovery centers and adult day-care programs. Oakley’s favorite events with FAF were Dr. Seuss's Read Across America Day as a bilingual dog, the Swedesboro Christmas parade and community festivals.
When Oakley was not working as a good-boy and a therapy dog, he spent his time hanging out with his mom and her team at The Oakley Group making sure their tootsies stayed warm and they got lots of snuggles and kisses because he knew the job could be stressful.
After work, he was the best big brother to his two hooman babies by making sure they were protected but also staying active with long walks, bike rides and hikes. If his babies had a hard time falling asleep, Oakley was right there soothing them until mom and dad called on him for the ultimate snuggles.
Oakley was recognized and loved by all who had the pleasure of meeting him.
Fun fact: “Oakley thoroughly enjoyed butt-scratches, swimming in the ocean, paddle boarding, hiking (Oakley hiked several sections of the Appalachian trail) and cuddling and good-boy boops and pets.”
In loving memory
October 16, 2012 – July 3, 2022
