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Top accounting firms
Ranked by number of local staff as of April 2018
Firm
Local staff/
total staff
Local CPAs/
total CPAs
Local offices/
total offices No. of partners Managing partner(s)
Year
founded
1
AAFCPAs (a)
50 Washington St., Westborough 01581
7745124030 • www.aafcpa.com
117
180
39
60
1
3
25
Carla M. McCall
David P. McManus
co-managing partners
1973
2
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli PC
306 Main St., Suite 400, Worcester 01608
508-791-0901 • www.grkb.com
42
42
29
29
1
1
6
Norman Bitsoli
president
1921
3
Bollus Lynch LLP
89 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 01604
508-755-7107 • www.bolluslynch.com
38
38
20
20
1
1
6
Michael J. Bollus
managing partner
1989
4
Stowe & Degon LLC
95A Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581
508-983-6700 • stowedegon.com
37
37
25
25
2
2
8
Michael D. Stowe
David C. Degon
co-managing partners
1997
5
Grant Thornton LLP
1400 Computer Drive, Westborough 01581
508-926-2200 • www.grantthornton.com
33
8,339
13
2,320
1
59
615 (b)
David Platt
New England managing
partner
1924
6
S&G LLP
100 Front St., 16th Floor, Worcester 01608
508-757-3311 • www.sgllp.com
32
32
17
17
3
4
6
Terence Shepherd
managing partner
1980
7
Robert C. Alario CPA PC (c)
75 N. Main St., Leominster 01453
978-534-1999 • www.robertalario.com
22
22
7
7
3
3
2
Robert C. Alario
president
1954
8
Paresky Flitt & Co. LLP
14 W. Plain St., Wayland 01778
508-650-1122 • www.pareskyflitt.com
21
21
21
21
2
2
5
David Lorenzi
partner
Howard M. Flitt
founder
1987
9
O'Connor, Maloney & Co. PC
446 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-757-6391 • www.oconnormaloney.com
19
19
13
13
1
1
5
Donald O. Maloney Jr.
president
1962
10
Cerrone Graham & Shepherd PC
446 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-754-8512 • www.cgscpas.com
17
17
5
5
1
1
2
Paul A. Cerrone
managing partner
2013
10
Elder, Gaffey & Paine PC
171 Locke Drive, Suite 120, Marlborough 01752
508-485-6001 • www.egptax.com
17
17
12
12
1
1
5
Robert P. Elder
managing partner
1986
12
McLaren & Associates CPAs PC
385 South St., Shrewsbury 01545
508-842-0459 • www.dmclarencpa.com
11
11
4
4
1
1
2
David S. McLaren
managing partner
2005
13
Jaffe, Yaffe & Feingold PC
76 Mill St., Worcester 01603
508-798-3721 • www.jyfcpa.com
10
10
6
6
1
1
2
Alan Yaffe
treasurer
1929
13
M. Love & Associates LLC (d)
67 Millbrook St., Worcester 01606
508-797-5200 • www.mla-cpa.com
10
10
5
5
3
3
5
Mark L. Love
managing partner
2007
13
Reagan & Co. PC
98 Adams St., Suite 101, Leominster 01453
978-534-4095 • www.reaganandcompany.com
10
10
3
3
1
1
2
Kenneth Basque
Janet Chambers
managing partners
1950
16
Griffin and Co. PC
One Cabot Road, Suite 260, Hudson 01749
508-752-8160 • griffingroupcpas.com
9
9
5
5
1
1
2
James E. Griffin Jr.
David E. Griffin
co-managing partners
1947
17
Bisceglia, Steiman & Fudeman LLP
446 Main St., Worcester 01608
508-799-2491 • www.bsfcpas.com
8
10
5
6
2
3
4
Albert L. Bisceglia
managing partner
1997
18
P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S F O C U S
AAFCPAs of
Westborough
welcomed a
new chief financial officer
last year: Greb Bielski. He
has 30 years of financial
management experience,
a track record of
controlling costs and
expenses, optimizing tax,
managing compliance and
financial risks. Pictured is
Managing Partner Carla
McCall.
Stow & Degon's
Manager of Consulting
Services John Reardon
was awarded the
Accredited in Business
Valuation credential by
the American Institute of
Certified Public
Accountants in
September.
McLaren &
Associates
is completing
an addition to
add 3,000-square-feet of
office space in Shrewsbury
to account for the rise in
the amount of forensic
accounting work the firm
has taken on in the last
year, which has doubled.
Pareksy Flitt opened a
new office in Shrewsbury
in January, allowing the
firm to accommodate the
rapid growth of its clien
-
tele in the Central
Massachusetts area. Firm
partner David Lorenzi in a
statement cited the
area's diverse and
numerous businesses as
the firm's reasoning for
choosing the location.
Bollus Lynch, LLP won the
WBJ's Best of Business
Award in 2018 for Best
Accounting Firm. Bollus
Lynch serves a wide
variety of specialized
industry practices,
including manufacturing,
restaurants and insurance.