About
Senior Director of Credit and Chartered Accountant who joined OakNorth in 2020, with experience at PwC, RBS, Barclays, and Santander, specializing in structuring corporate debt and C&I transactions.
Experience
- OakNorthSenior Directorcurrent2020 β present
- Santander UKDirector (Growth Capital Portfolio Management)2015 β 2020London, United Kingdom
- Barclays UKCredit Director2013 β 2015London, United Kingdom
- RBSSenior Credit Manager (Corporate & Institutional Banking)2010 β 2012London, United Kingdom
- RBSRelationship Director (Corporate & Institutional Banking)2007 β 2010Manchester, United Kingdom
- RBSSenior Analyst (Corporate Financial Analysis, CIB)2005 β 2007London, United Kingdom
- PwCACA / Auditor2001 β 2005London, United Kingdom
- PwCResearch Associate Internship (M&A & Insolvency Tax)2000 β 2001London, United Kingdom
- Co-op InsurancePensions Review Analyst1998 β 1999Manchester, United Kingdom
Education
- Alliance Manchester Business SchoolMSc, International Business1999 β 2000
- Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University6 month exchange programme with UMIST (Manchester) (MSc International Business)1999
- The University of ManchesterBA(Econ)(Hons), Economics & Government1995 β 1998
Skills & more
Credit AnalysisPortfolio ManagementAccountingPortfolio management1Relationship management1Credit analysis1Accountancy1Financial Analysis1Internal AuditAssuranceMI / accounts preparation & analysisCredit sanctioning1
- Chartered Accountant β ICAEW
From James's professional profile.
Colleagues at OakNorth
Adam Ehrenreich
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Alex Gursky
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Barbanel
Chief Lending Officer / Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Schenkman
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Casey DeFluri
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Christopher Stephens
Associate, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Connor Bieling
Director, Debt Finance (C&I) at OakNorth
Dylan Jagjivan
Director, Debt Finance (CRE) at OakNorth
Frequently asked questions
- Where does James Nelson work?
- James Nelson is Senior Director, Credit at OakNorth.
Same school
Also attended Alliance Manchester Business School40
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Also attended Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University165
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Also attended The University of Manchester163
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Shared employers
Also worked at Santander UK12
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