Robert J. Fleming
Contact
rfleming@clarknuber.com
425.454.4919
Numbers
30 Years of experience serving the not-for-profit industry
20 Years at Clark Nuber
3 Children with wife, Debbie
2 Reality shows he watches per week
Although his admitted addiction to reality TV (The Apprentice, American Idol) would suggest otherwise, Rob is a huge outdoor enthusiast. He plays tennis and golf, jogs and hikes. Ask him what the world looks like from 14,408 feet. He’ll know. He’s climbed Mt. Rainier.
Rob is a shareholder with our audit practice and leads the firm’s not-for-profit team. He provides consulting in a wide variety of areas ranging from board development and governance to the development of alternative revenue sources for not-for-profit organizations.
Summary
Practice Emphasis
- Consulting with all types of not-for-profit organizations
- Financial statements and tax returns
- Tax planning
- Internal controls and procedures advice
- Best practices ideas
- Industry benchmarking
- Preparation of business plans and strategic plans
- Board development and governance
- Development of alternative revenue sources
- Charitable giving
Proven Results
- Wrote, designed the layout, and presented to community leaders the business plan for an arts organization resulting in substantial contributions.
- Performed an operational efficiency review of a large not-for-profit organization resulting in better controls and procedures at a lower cost, and more accurate and timely financial reports being produced.
- Presented expert testimony to a state agency resulting in the passing of a law benefiting not-for-profit organizations.
Education
- University of Washington, B.A. in Business Administration
Activities
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Past President, Board member and Treasurer, past inaugural Chairperson of Not-for-Profit Committee, past Chair of Education Committee, and past Accounting and Auditing Conference Chair of the WSCPA
- Past Board member: American Institute of CPAs, The Evergreen State Society, Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club, Seattle Children’s Home, The Group Theatre, Windermere Community Association, Association of Government Accountants, University of Washington Accounting Development Fund
- Published ten articles relating to not-for-profit issues
- Spoken numerous times at local and national conferences, including the AICPA National Not-for-Profit Conference on financial issues of not-for-profit organizations