Hazel James

Hazel James, CA, currently serves as a Senior Financial Accountant at Open, a position held since October 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a Management Accountant at Contact Energy Ltd from November 2021 to August 2022, and various positions at Xero, including Financial Analyst, Financial Accountant, and Graduate Financial Accountant from January 2017 to November 2021. Hazel began professional career as a Summer Intern at Brown Webb Richardson Ltd from November 2015 to February 2016. Academic qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree with a Double Major in Accounting and Finance, as well as a Diploma for Graduates in Clothing and Textile Science from the University of Otago, where studies were completed from 2012 to 2016. Hazel also served as Deputy Head Girl at Rangitoto College in 2011.