Kaufman, Heckaman Recognized as 2016 Top Power Leaders in Accounting

Jim Kaufman and Blain HeckamanKaufman Rossin’s CEO and Founding Principal James R. Kaufman, CPA, and Managing Principal Blain Heckaman, CPA, were named among the Top 100 Power Leaders in Law and Accounting for 2016 by the South Florida Business Journal. The list is comprised of leaders in the law and accounting fields whose skills and counsel have helped define South Florida’s business community.

Kaufman co-founded the award-winning firm in 1962 and since that time has led its growth into a one of the largest CPA and advisory firms in Florida with more than 300 employees. Heckaman took over as managing principal in 2012, and has been providing assurance and advisory services to businesses for more than three decades.

Both Kaufman and Heckaman were recognized as Top 100 Power Leaders in Accounting by the South Florida Business Journal in 2015, and Kaufman was recognized as an Ultimate CEO of Miami-Dade by South Florida Business Journal in 2015.


Blain Heckaman, CPA, is a Chief Executive Officer at Kaufman Rossin, one of the Top 100 CPA and advisory firms in the U.S.