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Biography

Jeffrey M. Bacsik is an Assistant Teaching Professor at ÌÇÐÄvlog, where he brings over 45 years of high-level financial leadership and diversified industry experience to the classroom. Since joining the faculty in September 2021, Professor Bacsik has specialized in teaching Financial Accounting at the undergraduate level, including courses in Auditing, Intermediate Accounting, and Financial Concepts. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he serves as the Faculty Advisor to the Accounting Society, mentoring the next generation of accounting professionals. 

Prior to his appointment at Montclair State, Professor Bacsik served as an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business and Seton Hall Law School (2014–2022), where he taught Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, and Financial Concepts. He was honored as "Adjunct Professor of the Year" in both 2019 and 2020 in the Stillman School's Department of Accounting and Taxation. He also held an adjunct faculty position at Fairleigh Dickinson University (2013–2021), where he taught Auditing and Financial Accounting at the undergraduate level.

Professor Bacsik's distinguished professional career is marked by senior leadership roles at some of the world's most prominent financial institutions. He spent nearly three decades at Deloitte & Touche LLP, rising to the rank of Senior Partner (1974–2002). During his tenure, he advised clients and investment companies on merger and acquisition transactions ranging from $4 million to $4.5 billion across the retail, consumer products, transportation, technology, and broadcasting industries. He served as Partner in Charge of the Japanese Services Group, managing a team of 165 audit, tax, and consulting partners and professional staff. He also served as a member of the firm's Accounting and Auditing Services Management Committee and as a Senior Member of the national Partners' Admission Committee. His distinguished client portfolio included global organizations such as Macy's, Toys "R" Us, Hertz, NBC, Toshiba America, Sumitomo Corporation, and Mitsui & Co.

Following his career at Deloitte, Professor Bacsik served as Chief Executive Officer of TransPacific Capital LLC (2002–2007), a diversified investment and operating group focused on investment banking, transportation and logistics, business services, and sports entertainment. During this period, he also served for two years as CFO of Maxjet Airlines. He subsequently joined EisnerAmper LLP as a Partner (2007–2018), where he managed multiple client engagements across numerous industries, applying a risk-based audit approach and providing expertise in US GAAP, IFRS, and international mergers and acquisitions.

Professor Bacsik currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee And Risk Managment for Shamrock Technologies (November 2023–Present), having previously served as an Advisory Board Member (2019–2023).

A recognized expert in international accounting standards, risk management, and corporate restructurings, Professor Bacsik is a contributing editor to the Thomson Reuters Handbook of Accounting and Auditing (2021 Release), having revised chapters on Fair Value Measurements, Property, Plant and Equipment, and Share-Based Payments. He has also served as a lecturer at international industry seminars, presenting on industry economics and consumer demographics and trends in the Asia Pacific Region.

Professor Bacsik has been an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the New Jersey State Society of CPAs, and the Japan Society.

Professor Bacsik earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame in 1974.

Education

• BBA, University of Notre Dame

Publications

• Contributing editor to the Thompson/Reuters Handbook of Accounting and Auditing – 2021 Release -Revised three chapters:
  • Fair Value Measurements, 
  • Property, Plant and Equipment and 
  • Share Based Payments