Gary Cohen

Forty years of business experience management experience in Controller and CFO positions.

During his career in high-level financial capacities, Gary has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Corporate Controller with many companies.   He has also worked with several companies as part-time and interim CFO.

Gary possesses over 40 years of business experience including many years managing of multiple locations and evaluating expansion to new locations.  He was CFO of a 12-location medical practice for 12 years, a 37 location, $250 million dollar airport services company and a 70 location, $100 million dollar food and vending corporation.  He balanced objectives of six physician-owners with the medical practice.

While with Nperspective CFO and Strategic Services from 2013 to 2022, Gary strongly served over two dozen clients.  He stepped in as part-time CFO for a six-location non-profit medical group and headed a project for a 10-location medical practice, guiding implementation of twenty financial and operational improvements he identified.  For over nine years he has been part-time CFO for the Central Florida Sports Commission, overseeing all financial matters.  At Enterprise Florida he guided staff through their annual audit as part-time CFO. He was part-time CFO for a year with Control Laser. He directed a software conversion project for a nonprofit, The Winter Park Library, and revamped another nonprofit, Runway to Hope’s, Quick Books chart of accounts and accounting policies.

A 30-plus year central Florida resident, Gary spent several years each as CFO of both Visit Orlando and Florida Citrus Sports.  He directed the start-up accounting for The Lifeboat Project, Inc.,   which battles human trafficking, including successful IRS 501(c)(3) application and has served as Treasurer since 2012.   He served for five years as Wekiva Wilderness Trust Treasurer.

Gary has a strong background in executive management, providing strategic advice to Executive Committees and Boards of Directors, accounting and financial control, budgeting and planning, treasury management, risk management, and human resources administration.   Gary started his own company and has over fifteen years of entrepreneurial experience.

Gary is a skilled executive who combines strategic vision with a strong understanding of operational issues and an ability to get the job done in a timely, efficient manner while still rolling up his sleeves and delving into underlying accounting and operational details.  He has developed strategic business plans to track objectives, actions, timetables and goals and has designed key performance plans to compare organizational goals and results.  His three plus decades of experience as a CFO and controller has focused on improving operational performance and profitability as well as upgrading accounting and reporting capabilities of finance departments he has directed.  Gary has developed internal control processes and designed accounting policies and procedures that have resulted in substantial improvements in financial and operational management reporting.

Help business succeed.

• Provide businesses with strategic financial leadership.
• Assist businesses in identifying growth opportunities and making well-informed expansion decisions.
• Navigate complex organizational dynamics and fostering cooperation among key decision-makers.
• Providing strategic guidance and financial oversight at a fraction of the cost.
• Handle the unique financial challenges that non-profit organizations face.
• Help businesses set clear objectives, monitor progress, and stay on track to achieve their goals.
• Improve financial and operational management reporting.
• Enhance financial governance and mitigate risks for businesses.
• Ensure efficient and effective implementation of financial strategies and initiatives.

Incorporating Gary’s strengths and insights into their operations, businesses can gain a competitive edge, foster financial health, and make well-informed decisions for sustained success.