James Barker

Partner, Deloitte

James is a member of the Accounting Services group in Deloitte’s National Office. He is a Senior Consultation Partner and focuses primarily on financial instrument issues and lease accounting. He leads Deloitte’s leasing and real estate subject matter team. James represents Deloitte on the Financial Accounting Committee of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association and the FEI Lease Working Group. James also serves as an Industry Professional Practice Director for Deloitte’s Energy and Resources attest practice. He is co-chair of the AICPA Power and Utilities industry task force focused on implementation of the new revenue recognition standard.

Prior to joining Deloitte’s National Office, James was a partner in Deloitte’s Capital Markets practice where he focused primarily on the energy industry and served as a subject matter expert for derivatives and hedging activities. Prior to joining Deloitte, James worked in the audit division of Arthur Andersen where he served a variety of energy companies both domestically and abroad. He has also served clients in the airline and healthcare industries.

James is a graduate of Wake Forest University and is a licensed CPA in North Carolina and Connecticut.


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