Jason Barton
President, Barton Staffing Solutions
“The team at Arvo go above and beyond for our team at Barton Staffing to provide us with weekly reporting along with real-time data to make sure we are capitalizing on each and every opportunity. Arvo Tech is more than a vendor; they are a partner.”
Will Zell
Co-Founder and CEO, AssetWatch
“Take the time to sit down and talk with the Arvo team. It’s worth your time. Within 5 minutes you will say yes.”
Jenny Gardner
Chief of Staff, ATG Limited
“The team was super responsive to our request, timeline, and various questions. We made the decision to pursue the credit pretty late in the game to meet our tax deadline and they really supported us on the effort. All wins in our book.”
Sham Mustafa
CEO, Correlation One
“Our experience with the Arvo team was outstanding! We were not familiar with the R&D credit and felt the process would be cumbersome. The Arvo team was really knowledgeable, very responsive, and solutions-oriented.”
April Seggebruch
EVP, Movista
“To be honest, I figured claiming the R&D tax credit would be an awful process, kind of like going to the dentist. With Arvo understanding the program was streamlined, easy, and presented in very simple terms. The team did a great job of removing all the clutter; getting down to what mattered most, and walking us through the process.”
Richard Cumberland
Controller, Zupt, LLC
“We had done R&D studies with another company that just took way too much employee and management time. And they were very expensive. Then I found Arvo. And it was an entirely different story. Clear directions. Easy software. Helpful people. Reasonable fees.”
Our team
Brent Johnson
Co-Founder
A former Deloitte professional, Brent also brings executive tax leadership experience from Safelite.
Terracina Maxwell
Co-Founder
Before Arvo, Terracina previously developed expertise in financial operations at Ernst & Young.
Eric Ermie
Chief Executive Officer
A proven leader, Eric brings extensive CEO and CRO experience from scaling market-disrupting SaaS companies.
Todd Fox
Chief Technology Officer
Todd brings over two decades of engineering and product leadership experience from scaling technology companies.
Ken Knotts
Chief Marketing Officer
Ken leverages his deep experience leading marketing and product for multiple B2B SaaS organizations.
Monika Diehl
Principal, Tax Technical
Paul Meeker
Vice President of Product
Paul oversees Arvo’s product vision, leveraging years of experience in product strategy and operations at leading tech firms.
Emily Osborne
Vice President of Sales
Emily drives growth by connecting clients with strategic tax solutions, thanks to her strong background in sales and marketing.
Joshua Fickle
Director of Finance
Shay Kingsbury
Director of Business Operations
Co-Founder
Brent Johnson
A former Deloitte professional, Brent also brings executive tax leadership experience from Safelite.
Co-Founder
Terracina Maxwell
Before Arvo, Terracina previously developed expertise in financial operations at Ernst & Young.
Chief Executive Officer
Eric Ermie
A proven leader, Eric brings extensive CEO and CRO experience from scaling market-disrupting SaaS companies.
Chief Technology Officer
Todd Fox
Todd brings over two decades of engineering and product leadership experience from scaling technology companies.
Chief Marketing Officer
Ken Knotts
Ken leverages his deep experience leading marketing and product for multiple B2B SaaS organizations.
Principal, Tax Technical
Monika Diehl
Vice President of Product
Paul Meeker
Paul oversees Arvo’s product vision, leveraging years of experience in product strategy and operations at leading tech firms.
Vice President of Sales
Emily Osborne
Emily drives growth by connecting clients with strategic tax solutions, thanks to her strong background in sales and marketing.
Director of Finance
Joshua Fickle
Director of Business Operations
Shay Kingsbury
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We tackle ambitious challenges and value the diverse perspectives each team member brings. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career in a culture that encourages you to be your authentic self, let’s connect.
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FAQs
What makes Arvo different from a traditional CPA firm?
We combine the best of both worlds. Like a traditional firm, we provide a dedicated team of highly qualified experts. Unlike a traditional firm, we leverage a powerful, custom-built technology platform to automate processes, which means our experts spend their time on your strategy, not data entry. This results in a more proactive, efficient, and strategic partnership.
What is the relationship between Arvo and Clarus R+D?
Clarus R+D was founded as a sister company to Arvo to focus specifically on the R&D tax credit. Now, we have fully combined our expertise under the Arvo brand to offer a single, unified source for all of our clients’ tax and accounting needs.
Who are your typical clients?
We specialize in helping small and medium-sized businesses that are ready to go beyond basic compliance and build a real financial strategy. Over 90% of our clients joined us as SMBs, and we pride ourselves on being their long-term growth partner.
Why the name "Arvo"?
While “Arvo” is Finnish for “value,” for us it represents the values we bring to our clients every day: excellent work, innovative thinking, and a genuine, human partnership. It’s our commitment to turning your finances from a burden into a source of strength.