About
James Braithwaite joined Northzone in 2025 as Financial Controller in the London office, overseeing fund finance including investor reporting, valuations, and group-level operational finance. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) who trained at PwC and previously worked in finance at Gresham House and Bluewater, with a degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Manchester.
Experience
- NorthzoneFinancial Controllercurrent2025 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- BluewaterVP Finance2022 — 2025London, United Kingdom
- Gresham HouseFinancial Controller2020 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- PwCSenior Associate2018 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- PwCAssociate2016 — 2018Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Colleagues at Northzone
Aaron Liu
Principal at Northzone
Alessandro De Benedetti
Associate at Northzone
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Alexandra Farmer
Fund Accountant at Northzone
Amanda Thickpenny
Events Manager at Northzone
Andrea Gazvini
Associate at Northzone
Deepka Rana
Principal at Northzone
Dennis Eriksson
Talent Director at Northzone
Dominik Esen
Principal at Northzone
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Braithwaite?
- James Braithwaite joined Northzone in 2025 as Financial Controller in the London office, overseeing fund finance including investor reporting, valuations, and group-level operational finance. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) who trained at PwC and previously worked in finance at Gresham House and Bluewater, with a degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Manchester.
- Where does James Braithwaite work?
- James Braithwaite is Financial Controller at Northzone.
- Where did James Braithwaite go to school?
- James Braithwaite studied at ICAEW (Chartered Accountant ACA); The University of Manchester.
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