A regional firm with two offices in West Orange, New Jersey and one in Wilmington, Delaware, Bederson & Company is on the cusp of entering its 75th anniversary year. From individuals and start-ups, neighborhood staples, middle market companies and larger corporations, Bederson provides accounting, financial and business advisory services to thousands of exceptional clients in more than 60 industries.
Founded by Sidney Bederson in 1937, Bederson set up shop in the business district of Newark, New Jersey providing financial statements, compilations and tax work to businesses and individuals. The start-up underwent a number of mergers with individual practitioners and smaller firms for many years, including a partnership with Ed Bond. “Bederson & Company,” steadily grew over the years, relocating to West Orange, New Jersey, responding to market needs and developing specialized capabilities.
During that time, Ed Bond, the firm’s current Senior Partner, left the company to join a brokerage firm on Wall Street. A number of years later he returned to Bederson and accelerated the growth of the bankruptcy division, making Bederson one of the first firms in New Jersey to establish its own forensic/investigative accounting division.
The late 70’s and 80’s were marked by significant growth and another relocation to the firm’s second West Orange address on Northfield Avenue. The bankruptcy division occupied a separate floor at 405 Northfield and began to operate as a distinct entity, handling some of the biggest bankruptcy/fraud cases in New Jersey history. The accounting and auditing side of the business was too, in full stride, deepening their areas of specialization, sharpening technical skills and recruiting CPAs with highly specialized capability.
Under the leadership of its new Managing Partner, Mark Mazza, the firm continued to expand its technical capabilities and specialization in the new millennium. The robust bankruptcy division outgrew the space it occupied at 405 Northfield and relocated to its own offices a few blocks away, at 347 Mt. Pleasant in West Orange.
In 2010, the firm received a commendation from the FBI for work on one of the largest fraud/bankruptcy cases in NJ history and is consistently ranked among the top bankruptcy firms by Turnarounds and Workouts Magazine. On the accounting and auditing side, Bederson has earned an impeccable reputation for quality, having undergone peer reviews consistently over the years and receiving a unmodified rating each time, which is the highest achievement possible.
Bederson’s team of professionals have decades of experience and advanced designations including: CPA, MBA, JD, CFE, LLM, CFF, CVA, CIRA, CFP®, ABV, CMA, CLU, FLMI and Judge. Many Partners hold leadership positions in NJCPA Chapters, Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Directors, Not-for-Profits and more. They are frequently solicited by the media for their expertise and appear in a variety of NJ business magazines every month.
Bederson is fortunate to have built a strong and loyal client family, forging exceptional relationships with generations of clients… some having been with Bederson for more than 75 years…coming from practices merged with Bederson in the Newark days.
Today, as in 1937, the Bederson culture is driven by its original core values of customer centricity, innovation and a commitment to exceed client expectations.
