Richard D. Bloom, CPA is the managing partner of Bloom & Bloom, LLP.
Richard is New Jersey born and bred. He graduated Mountain High School in West Orange, New Jersey. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and also George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The focus of his studies was Accounting, Business Management, Finance and Mathematical Theory development with a special emphasis of study in probability and statistics. Richard’s career included working overseas as a Senior Auditing Manager with an international accounting firm.
Richard has more than 25 years of Audit experience. While he regularly attends Accounting and Auditing continuing professional education courses, he also continues to study higher mathematics and is constantly updated and testing his particular passion for “Queue theory,” which he developed.
Richard also has a passion for motorsports; a self-described Motorhead, he is a regular at regional tracks, frequently seen driving the Bloom & Bloom race car ( a modified Porsche 924s) at sanctioned time trial events. He believes that time at the track provides him with a wonderful recreational outlet and business development opportunity. As a business owner, Certified Public Accountant and advisor, he recognizes the correlation between safely steering a high-performance car around a track with changing conditions and dangerous bends in the road with the similar pitfalls and obstacles that face his clients as owners and managers of their business path.
Helene S Bloom, Public Accountant is Richard’s proud mother and Partner in the firm of Bloom & Bloom, LLP. Helene’s
roots include famous Weequahic High School in Newark, NJ. She attended Kean College (Newark State) and focused her curriculum on Accounting and Management Consulting. Helene’s area of expertise involves Auditing and Eldercare issues.
Helene formerly held the position of Audit Bureau Chief at the NJ Board of Public Utilities. She is widely respected for her role in developing groundbreaking audit techniques and assisting government regulators and outside management in dissecting complex regulatory tariffs and fees into understandable language.
Helene’s passion is traveling to exotic locations and indulging in foreign foods and culture. A wordsmith, Helene enjoys challenging crossword puzzles and word games. Helene also has a strong sense of community and fiercely believes in volunteerism. Although Helene has limited her role in the day to day operations of the firm, her decades of service and just plain good business sense provides Bloom & Bloom staff and clients with invaluable insight and direction.
Saul G. Bloom, CPA (1955-2000) was the founding partner of Bloom & Bloom. Saul’s roots were in Brooklyn, New York and Newark, New Jersey. A former marine, Saul took advantage of the GI Bill after World War II and attended Rutgers Newark before passing the CPA exam on his first try. Saul further developed his skills while working for local regional accounting firms and the Internal Revenue Service as a revenue agent before founding the origins of what today is Bloom & Bloom, LLP.
The firm was quickly recognized as a leader in the arena of HUD Auditing and Accounting. Saul was acknowledged in his consulting assistance by co-authoring the Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual for the fledging NJ Housing Finance Agency (now NJHMFA). Saul is always remembered as a caring and generous ‘consigliore” to his clients. Saul’s presence at Bloom & Bloom is sorely missed, but we pay tribute to him by our dedicated commitment to his ideals of serving our clients.