James is Director of Assurance and Risk at NCG, the largest group of further education colleges in the UK. James began his career at PwC where he worked for 10 years in their Newcastle Risk Assurance team, supporting organisations with their governance, risk management and internal audit arrangements. James predominantly worked across a range of public sector organisations, including local and central government, education and housing but during that time he also undertook a secondment with Sage plc, delivering assurance services both to the UK and overseas businesses.