James Fulton, MBA
President | Fractional CFO | Fractional COO | Executive Advisor
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About
Strategic finance and operations executive with more than 25 years of executive leadership experience serving as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and trusted advisor to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and growing businesses. Founder and President of Fulton Consulting Agency, providing Fractional CFO, COO, and CEO services to organizations requiring executive-level financial leadership without the cost of a full-time executive. Recognized for helping organizations strengthen financial performance, improve governance, implement scalable financial systems, manage organizational risk, support executive leadership teams, and successfully navigate audits, growth initiatives, and organizational transformation.
Extensive experience partnering with Boards of Directors, Executive Directors, CEOs, and leadership teams to develop financial strategy, improve reporting, optimize cash flow, oversee compliance, and support high-impact executive decision making.
Experience
President | Fractional CFO | Executive Advisor - Fulton Consulting Agency, LLC
(2024-01)
Provide executive-level Fractional CFO, COO, and CEO services to nonprofit organizations, education organizations, and mission-driven businesses nationwide.
- Serve as strategic financial advisor to executive leadership teams and Boards.
- Lead organizational budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
- Develop executive dashboards and financial reporting packages.
- Improve internal controls and governance processes.
- Guide organizations through annual audits and IRS reporting.
- Advise executives on financial risk, sustainability, and organizational growth.
- Support grant compliance and restricted fund management.
- Provide executive coaching to CEOs and executive leadership teams.
- Lead finance department assessments and organizational transitions.
- Improve operational efficiency and financial decision-making.
- Current clients include organizations ranging from startups to multi-million-dollar nonprofits.
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Operating Officer - Previous Organizations
- Enterprise financial leadership
- Board reporting
- Multi-million-dollar budgets
- Financial oversight
- Compliance
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Facilities
- Information Technology
- Procurement
- Organizational restructuring
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
