James Hilton, CPA's Linkedin Analytics

Proven, resourceful, and insightful CFO/COO with extensive experience in financial & operations leadership, applying detailed modeling/analysis & budgeting, supporting/facilitating strategic market growth, M&A activity, service line expansion, and other strategic initiatives. Collaborate with executive teams on strategic planning and implementation, including go-to market strategies, future growth opportunities, and developing pipelines of new opportunities. Ground-up design of finance, accounting, and compliance functions, including ERP implementations and implementing policies and procedures. 1. Increased annual revenue from $100M to $500M for a hospital-servicing healthcare firm through strategic acquisitions, service-line expansion, and contract negotiations. 2. Led acquisition of a healthcare firm of 3 ASCs; developed and oversaw execution of a strategic growth plan to expand to 15 ASCs, increasing total billings by 4.5X, reducing costs by 15% and increasing revenue cycle efficiency. 3. Managed a large family office and their operating & investment companies ($25B in total assets) as CFO/COO, growing their wealth through strategic acquisitions and investments, increasing internal efficiencies, and real estate development. 4. Modeled, underwrote, performed due diligence/risk analysis and post-transaction integration of over 15 M&A transactions totaling over $10 billion. 5. Oversaw development of multiple RE projects, including: 4 industrial facilities, 3 commercial office buildings, 3 MF communities, multi-use shopping center, a 540-room hotel, senior living facility, and a residential community of 250 homes. Asset management of 5,000+ doors. 6. Took over leadership of 2 distressed manufacturing companies and successfully completed a restructuring and turnaround of both, leading to positive income/operating cash flow for the first time in 3 years and setting pace for a successful exit in 2024/25. 7. Raised over $5 Billion in institutional tax equity; led implementation of fund accounting platform, and supported M&A for the largest private Solar IPP in the U.S. 8. Fund administration & asset management of $5 billion in AUM for the largest Japanese bank in the world, including PE funds, Hedge funds, and REITs/Real Estate. I’m a team-leader who goes beyond the job description to help the company and its people, I am passionate about creating a positive and rewarding company culture, as well as providing positive leadership, mentoring and staff development, helping team members reach their professional goals and find fulfillment in their work.