about arco

Welcome to Arco Advisory & Accounting, where we bring a modern, forward-focused approach to accounting. 

By providing a broad range of business advisory, tax compliance and specialist services our goal is to help your business thrive. As knowledgeable chartered accountants and business growth specialists, we're here to offer insight, ideas, and valuable experience. We take the time to truly understand your business, industry, and unique situation to tailor our advice to suit your needs.


With a client-centric mindset, we prioritise your interests, learning what's important to you and where you want to take your business.


Consider us your trusted partner, dedicated to your success every step of the way!

Meet The Team

Angela Robinson
Director & Chartered Accountant
BBS, CA, CPP

Angela is the AR in Arco and has over 20 years’ experience of working in a large, local accounting practice. Angela is committed to forming close partnerships with our clients and specialises in all things Trusts and advising on the best structures to protect our client's wealth. 

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Angela Robinson
Director & Chartered Accountant
BBS, CA, CPP
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Angela Robinson
Director & Chartered Accountant
BBS, CA, CPP

Angela is the AR in Arco and has over 20 years’ experience of working in a large, local accounting practice. Angela is committed to forming close partnerships with our clients and specialises in all things Trusts and advising on the best structures to protect our client's wealth. 

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Ben Phillipson
Associate
ACA

Ben has a thorough knowledge and deep understanding of our clients and their business and is invested in their success. He specialises in groups, minimising risk, maximising tax efficiency - and unravelling inter-entity accounts. 

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Ben Phillipson
Associate
ACA
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Ben Phillipson
Associate
ACA

Ben has a thorough knowledge and deep understanding of our clients and their business and is invested in their success. He specialises in groups, minimising risk, maximising tax efficiency - and unravelling inter-entity accounts. 

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Amy Dove
Accountant
Diploma in Business & Accounting

After running her own business for 6 years, Amy has a unique understanding of the challenges business owners face and loves working with our clients to help them to understand their numbers and achieve their goals. 

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Amy Dove
Accountant
Diploma in Business & Accounting
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Amy Dove
Accountant
Diploma in Business & Accounting

After running her own business for 6 years, Amy has a unique understanding of the challenges business owners face and loves working with our clients to help them to understand their numbers and achieve their goals. 

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Trudi Dawson
Office Administrator
Bookkeeper

Trudi keeps our office running like a well-oiled machine. She is a key support to our clients and the Arco team, manning phones, scheduling appointments and staying on top of all things administrative. She is also our  bookkeeper and GST guru. 

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Trudi Dawson
Office Administrator
Bookkeeper
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Trudi Dawson
Office Administrator
Bookkeeper

Trudi keeps our office running like a well-oiled machine. She is a key support to our clients and the Arco team, manning phones, scheduling appointments and staying on top of all things administrative. She is also our  bookkeeper and GST guru. 

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Angela robinson

Director & Chartered Accountant


Angela has over 20 years’ experience of working in a large, local accounting practice, building a wealth of knowledge of Hawkes Bay business in a multitude of industries. She specialises in all things Trusts and advising our clients on the best structures to protect their wealth. Having been in the industry for over two decades Angela also has a large, diverse network of strategic advisors to call on to help you with investments, insurance, mortgages, legal matters and anything else you might need. 


You can email Angela on angela@arcoadvisory.nz  or call her on 06 899 5123

Ben Phillipson

Associate & Associate Chartered Accountant


Ben has worked with Angela for 10 years and is her right-hand man. As well as 15 years’ experience in a large accounting practice before helping Angela create Arco, he also has a degree in accounting and is an associate chartered accountant with CAANZ. He has a formidable understanding of investment portfolios and is a dab hand with spreadsheets. He is also the office barista making a mean coffee.


You can email Ben on ben@arcoadvisory.nz or call him on 06 899 5124

Amy Dove

Accountant


Amy joined Arco at the start of 2023 and one of her first jobs was to create our website. Originally from England Amy began her career working in the head offices at blue chip global companies such as Amazon, The Body Shop and Clarks International giving her a wealth of analytical, budgeting and forecasting experience. Amy has worked in public practice since 2020 and loves working with business owners to help them understand their financials and identify opportunities to grow. 


You can email Amy on amy@arcoadvisory.nz or call her on 06 899 5125

Trudi Dawson

Office Administrator & Bookkeeper


It’s Trudi who keeps our office running like a well-oiled machine. She manages all things administrative onboarding new clients and filing Company Office returns. An experienced bookkeeper and GST guru, Trudi runs her own bookkeeping business in her 'spare time' and has worked with the same farming clients for over 20 years. She is also the office DJ, lining up the best tunes to keep the office humming. 


You can email Trudi on trudi@arcoadvisory.nz or call her on 06 844 1716