Our people

Arabon is a diverse team of family and friends committed to getting to know you and working with you to achieve your goals. We celebrate our clients’ and our colleagues’ passions and achievements, and love coming to work every day with our Arabon Family.

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Our partners have over 135 years of combined industry knowledge and experience.

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Our team of accountants and advisers have over 235 years of combined industry knowledge and experience.

The Partners

Leading the Way

Michelle McDowall

Principal

Michelle founded Arabon over 30 years ago. Michelle continues to lead the Arabon team as Principal Partner in realising her vision of a firm that provides more than just accounting. With degrees in commerce and law, and a passion for building relationships to help friends and family realise their dreams, Michelle is the heart and soul of the Arabon culture. Michelle was a Queensland state finalist in the 2014 and 2017 Telstra Women’s Business Awards.

Robert McDowall

Partner

Robert became a Partner in Arabon in 2014. With a Bachelor of Commerce from UQ and international experience in project and systems accounting, Robert is experienced in working with SMEs, public companies and not-for-profit organisations. As the only Gen Y partner in the firm Robert leads the way in adoption of the latest technology to support his clients and establish Arabon as a firm of the future. While maintaining strong working relationships with his clients, Robert is also an active member of the community, coaching rowing and mentoring in school programs.

Brendan Macrae

CEO Arabon Audit and Assurance

Brendan provides independent audit services specialising in SMSF's, not-for-profits, kindergartens, P&C associations, charities, trust accounts and local councils. Brendan has over 30 years experience in internal and external audits, financial reporting, risk management, fraud prevention and internal controls reviews and is chair of a number of local government audit committees.

Richard Smith

Financial Advisor

As owner of Arabon Financial Services and Arabon Lending, Richard has over 30 years’ experience in financial services and lending from his time as founder and manager of Kersley Financial and 25 years at St George Bank, where he was a finalist for St George Bank’s National Employee of the Year Award.

The Accountants

Stewarding and Problem Solving

Tanya Reedman

Senior CPA Accountant

Tanya has been part of the Arabon team since 2007 and manages our team of accountants.

Stuart Reedman

CPA Accountant

Stuart has been building strong relationships with clients since joining the Arabon family in 2010.

Emma Le Bacq

CPA Accountant

Emma has helped many of our health care and hospitality clients after joining Arabon in 2012.

Zahid Chowdhury

Accountant

Zahid has supported our engineers, lawyers and consultants since joining Arabon in 2015.

Janice Stack

Accountant

Janice has been managing our clients accounts since joining the Arabon family in 2007.

Nicolas Pecher

SMSF Accountant

Nicolas joined Arabon in 2014 to share his love for superannuation advice and administration.

Sarah Bresseleers

Accountant

Sarah joined Arabon in 2014 after completing her degree while raising a young family.

Pranav Soni

Accountant

Pranav joined our family in 2014 after his family's long-term association as a client of Arabon.

Wendy Liang

Accountant

Wendy joined Arabon in 2015 after graduating with a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance.

Nina Nguyen

Accountant

Nina joined Arabon in 2016 after completing an accounting degree with Distinction at QUT.

The Financial & Lending Advisors

Planning and Managing

Tom Woollan

Financial Adviser

Tom has over a decade of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals.

Staytira Soni

Financial Advisor

Staytira is passionate about helping clients manage risk and accumulate wealth.

The Audit team

Reviewing and Assuring

Linda Logan

SMSF Auditor

Linda has nearly 40 years’ experience in accounting and auditing.

The Administration team

Ensuring our business runs smoothly

Joanne Chen

Receptionist

Our friendly receptionist Joanne will be able to assist you with most of your queries.

Ann O'Keeffe

Client Administration

Joining the Arabon team in 1998, Ann has extensive knowledge of ATO and Centrelink processes.

Karen Choi

Client Administration

Karen has been a face at Arabon since 1990 and has a deep understanding of ASIC processes.

Deb Malson

Client Administration

Deb provides warm and friendly support to many of our tax and accounting clients.

Sian Murray Boyle

Client Administration

Sian will often be seen covering reception or following up matters with our clients.

Mélodie Ruwet

Marketing

Mel manages the Arabon website, social media channels and community sponsorship.

Iain McDowall

IT Support

Our resident IT guru, Iain will often help solve our clients IT issues when called on.