Governmental Advisory Services
In response to the fiscal crisis facing governmental entities across NC, Rives & Associates, LLP can provide a wide variety of services to assist governmental entities with resource management at this critical time. We know firsthand the demands to address the fiscal health and budgetary concerns facing every governmental entity in North Carolina. Budgetary demands have forced governmental entities to make many difficult decisions, and even more difficult decisions must be made in the near future. What's worse is that your current fiscal coping strategy may only be a short-term solution, with the future likely to be more severe. Do you know for certain that you have weighed all your options? Can you be confident that you have done everything that can be done, and that you have left no stone unturned that might truly help? We have concrete, measurable strategies that can make a profound impact on your financial outlook. I ask you to consider the advantages of having these resources at hand:
1. Synergy from the combined strength and experience of one of North Carolina's leading regional CPA firms, well known, and respected throughout the State for the caliber of accounting, auditing and consulting services provided to public school districts along with the technical knowledge and financial counsel that I will bring to the firm as a CPA/MBA with over 30-years of experience in public schools finance and administration.
2. A team with the sole desire to collaborate, advocate and support the Superintendent and Finance Officer with advisory services to find measurable solutions for your school district.
3. An optimization model that could potentially save school districts thousands of dollars annually, and far exceed the consulting cost to the LEA.
4. Measurable strategies that would address:
- Efficiency study of existing State Federal and Local funding streams - Priority will be placed on maximizing state positions through the ABC conversion processes
- Program prioritization and evaluation to formulate expenses reduction strategies
- Understanding variances, cost of doing business and how to spend within your means
- Fund balance analysis and reserve protection and maintenance
- Outsourcing LEAs critical services - evaluation and analysis
- E-Rate studies, school grants,
- Central office staffing analysis
- Lease vs. purchase analysis
- Strategic decision making, program prioritization, and resource allocation
- Valuing goals and results of the LEA, service measurement, and program evaluation