About Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer Consulting
Introduction
Welcome to Glaster & Associates Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer Consulting. The consulting approach of Leon Glaster, the CFO/COO Consultant, is based on the specific needs of each client. His consulting focus areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
Financial Analysis
- A complete analysis of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Annual Financial Statements
- A detailed Expenditure Reduction Plan without crippling the effectiveness of the organization
- A thorough Revenue Enhancement Plan with verifiable cost benefit analysis for creative options
- Internal systems, operations, and procedures documentation review and follow through
Site acquisition and Development
- Assessment and analysis of organizational site acquisition needs
- Unique intergovernmental purchasing options
- Valuation of Tax Incentives Financing
- Coordination of governmental Tax Anticipation Notes (TAN) issues
- Review of debt financing situations and options
Grant and Funding support
- Assessment of organization's grant funding opportunities
- Prioritization of infrastructure and other organizational needs that may be supported by grants
- Strategic assessment of general fund, enterprise funds ad special funds to maximize organization's financial position
Leon Glaster, jr. MBA
Phone: 510-862-8842
Fax: 770-892-7089
Email: leonglaster@bellsouth.net
My Consulting Philosophy:
My consulting approach is based on the specific needs of my clients. Anticipated outcomes are focused on fiscal solvency, sustainability and operational efficiencies. The fundamental philosophy of my work is to provide organizational clients concise deliverables within negotiated timeline.
Strengths as a Consultant:
I have spent over 30 years as a senior manager working for organizations with various fiscal and social challenges. All of the organizations have enjoyed some specific level of success during my tenure. Many have outperformed all similar organizations within a given reporting period. My particular strengths include:
- The ability to craft partnerships between entities based on healthy relationships and matching organizational needs
- Extensive experience analyzing financial statements, budgets reports, external and internal audits.
- Development of team harmony and commitment to greatness
- Consistent success as an effective leader and proven team builder
- Innovative revenue enhancement strategies
- Cost containment and reduction strategies
- Implementation of revenue and expenditure control reports
- Analysis and establishment of position control systems
- A track record of identifying real problems and implementing workable solutions
- Substantial state and federal grant funding
Key Affiliations and Mastery of Subjects:
- Association of School Business Officials
- National School Board Association
- Chief Financial Officer Certification
- Chief Business Official Certification
- National Alliance of Black School Educators
- No Child Left Behind (compliance & interpretation)
- Office of Management & Budget Circular A-87; A-110 (compliance)
- Federal School Nutrition Programs (compliance & interpretation)
- Special Education Programs (compliance & interpretation)
- Enrollment and attendance strategies
- School construction strategies