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Nigel James CPA

Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Nigel James is a Senior Associate Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He joined the SEC staff in July 2010. His responsibilities include working with securities regulators around the world on the development of international financial and sustainability reporting standards, auditing standards and other initiatives to promote investor protection and confidence in global capital markets. He was appointed as the Vice Chair of IOSCO's Committee on Accounting, Audit and Disclosure (Committee 1) for a two-year term through October 2020. He has represented the SEC on the IFRS Advisory Council and has also been an IOSCO representative on the Consultative Advisory Groups (CAGs) of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA).

Prior to joining the SEC, Nigel worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for 14 years, both as an auditor and in the firm's U.S. National Independence Office.

Nigel earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Charleston Southern University and a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Maryland, U.S.


Appearances

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    Identification
    SEC1704
    Date
    December 4, 2017

    Moderator

    Speaker Image for Brad Davidson
    Partner, Crowe Horwath LLP

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Michael Berrigan
    Professional Accounting Fellow, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Chief Accountant
    Speaker Image for Michal Dusza
    Professional Accounting Fellow, SEC
    Speaker Image for Joseph Epstein
    Professional Accounting Fellow, SEC
    Speaker Image for Nigel James
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Barry Kanczuker
    Associate Chief Accountant, SEC
    Speaker Image for Robert Sledge
    Professional Accounting Fellow, SEC
    Speaker Image for Ryan Wolfe
    Chief Accountant, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Thumbnail for Office of Chief Accountant (OCA) Current Projects
    Identification
    SEC2104
    Date
    December 6, 2021
    Overview of current accounting and auditing matters from staff in the Office of the Chief Accountant

    ​Speaker - Virtuals

    Speaker Image for Kevin Vaughn
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Jonathan Wiggins
    Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Nigel James
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Anita Doutt
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Omid Harraf
    Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
  • Thumbnail for Office of Chief Accountant (OCA) Current Projects
    Identification
    SEC2203
    Date
    December 12, 2022
    Overview of current accounting and auditing matters from staff in the Office of the Chief Accountant…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Anita Doutt
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Nigel James
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Shehzad Niazi
    Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Diana Stoltzfus
    Partner, PwC
    Speaker Image for Jonathan Wiggins
    Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Thumbnail for Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) Current Projects
    Identification
    SEC2303
    Date
    December 4, 2023
    Overview of current accounting and auditing matters from staff in the Office of the Chief Accountant…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Shehzad Niazi
    Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Anita Doutt
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Nigel James
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Gaurav Hiranandani
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. SEC
    Speaker Image for Carlton Tartar
    Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Thumbnail for SEC Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) Current Projects
    Identification
    SEC2403
    Date
    December 9, 2024
    Overview of current accounting and auditing matters from staff in the Office of the Chief Accountant…

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Anita Doutt
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Gaurav Hiranandani
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. SEC
    Speaker Image for Nigel James
    Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Shehzad Niazi
    Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Speaker Image for Jonathan Perdue
    Professional Accounting Fellow, U.S. SEC

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