Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1503374
22 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2023 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S Top accounting firms Ranked by number of local staff Firm Local staff/ total staff Local CPAs/ total CPAs Local offices/ total offices Managing partner(s) Year founded 1 CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) 100 Front St., Worcester 01608 508-713-6900 • claconnect.com 379 8,419 119 2,935 7 130 Trey Sturtevat managing principal office 1960 2 BDO USA LLP 55 Lake St., Suite 60, Gardner 01440 978-632-3050 • bdo.com 320 11,000 120 3,200 2 80 Matthew Dyment managing partner (1) 1910 (2) 3 AAFCPAs 50 Washington St., Westborough 01581 508-366-9100 • aafcpa.com 196 301 58 92 1 3 Carla M. McCall managing partner 1973 4 Stowe & Degon LLC 95A Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 508-983-6700 • stowedegon.com 51 51 26 26 2 2 David C. Degon Michael D. Stowe co-managing partners 1997 5 Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli PC 306 Main St., Suite 400, Worcester 01608 508-791-0901 • grkb.com 34 34 20 20 1 1 Norman Bitsoli president 1921 5 S&G LLP 100 Front St., 16th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-757-3311 • sgllp.com 34 34 14 14 2 2 Terence Shepherd managing partner 1980 7 Bollus Lynch LLP 89 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604 508-755-7107 • bolluslynch.com 33 33 15 15 1 1 Michael J. Bollus managing partner 1989 8 Paresky Flitt & Co. LLP 14 W. Plain St., Wayland 01778 508-650-1122 • pareskyflitt.com 22 25 14 16 1 1 David Lorenzi managing partner 1987 9 McLaren & Associates CPAs PC 385 South St., Shrewsbury 01545 508-842-0459 • dmclarencpa.com 21 21 2 2 1 2 David S. McLaren managing partner 2005 10 O'Connor, Maloney & Co. PC 1 Mercantile St., Suite 760, Worcester 01608 508-757-6391 • oconnormaloney.com 20 20 11 11 1 1 Steven A. Thebodo managing partner 1919 11 Alario & Associates PC 75 N. Main St., Leominster 01453 978-534-1999 • alariocpa.com 17 18 5 5 2 2 Robert C. Alario president 1954 12 Spinelli CPA PC 146 W. Boylston Drive, Suite 302, Worcester 01606 508-365-6522 • spinellicpa.com 14 14 4 4 2 2 Karen J. Spinelli founder & CPA 2018 13 Reagan & Co. PC 98 Adams St., Suite 101, Leominster 01453 978-534-4095 • reaganandcompany.com 13 13 5 5 1 1 Darlene M. Murphy president 1950 14 Cerrone Graham & Shepherd PC 370 Main St., Suite 750, Worcester 01608 508-754-8512 • www.cgscpas.com 12 12 3 3 1 1 Paul A. Cerrone managing partner 2013 15 Griffin & Co. PC One Cabot Road, Suite 260, Hudson 01749 508-752-8160 • griffingroupcpas.com 9 9 4 4 1 1 David E. Griffin James E. Griffin Jr. co-managing partners 1947 15 Jaffe, Yaffe & Feingold PC (3) 76 Mill St., Worcester 01603 508-798-3721 • jyfcpa.com 9 9 4 4 1 1 Alan Yaffe president 1929 15 Smith, Sullivan & Brown PC 80 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 508-871-7178 • ssbcpa.com 9 20 6 13 1 1 Juliana Caruso principal Linda M. Smith managing partner (4) 1993 18 Bisceglia, Steiman & Fudeman LLP 339 Main St., Suite 110, Worcester 01608 508-799-2491 • bsfcpas.com 8 8 4 4 2 2 Albert L. Bisceglia managing partner 1997 19 Sanchez and Santiago CPAs 19 Partridge Road, Framingham 01701 508-561-5746 • sanchezandsantiago.com 5 5 2 2 1 2 Carol Sanchez partner 2004 Source: Each firm via survey. Note: N/A=not available (1) Michael Poirier, managing partner, audit office; Matthew DeMong, managing partner, tax office (2) Gardner office founded in 1924. (3) Data from 2022 survey (4) Additional leadership includes partners Sandy Brown and Maureen Sullivan. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Leominster-based accounting firm Robert C. Alario, CPA, PC, named Christopher Aguilar to partner and changed its name to Alario & Associates, CPA, PC to reflect his promotion. Native to Fitchburg, Aguilar joined the firm in 2013. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration with an accounting concentration from Fitchburg State University, and has nearly 10 years of experi- ence. Most recently, he served as a senior staff accountant. "We are thrilled that Chris has become a partner. In addition to being a leader, he has the technical expertise that is a real value to our clients," Bob Alario, president of Alario & Associates, CPA, PC, said in a press release on Nov. 14. "We also updated our name to better reflect the contributions from all of our team members and associates." Alario said the name change will have no impact on how the firm operates. Alario & Associates, CPA, PC, has offices in Leominster and Worcester. Founded in 1954, the firm specializes in accounting, auditing, tax and management advisory services, and trust and estate planning. Leominster accounting firm changes name after promoting new partner Christopher Aguilar