E.J. (Jaap) Pieters RA

A combination of broad knowledge, years of practical experience, and a pragmatic approaches

Jaap has been active in accountancy since 1983 and worked for over thirty years at a ‘big four’ accounting firm, including as a partner and compliance officer. In addition to a broad mid-market practice, Jaap was involved in quality issues, including fraud, claims, disciplinary law, litigation, (impending) bankruptcies, and other cases that are difficult for accountants. At the Compliancekantoor, Jaap is mainly involved in supervising these types of difficult cases, in addition to performing assignment-oriented quality assessments (OKBs) and coaching programs for clients of the Compliancekantoor. In doing so, he combines his broad knowledge and years of practical experience with a reasonably pragmatic approach to find a good balance between the interests of the stakeholders, but also the accounting firm and the professional practitioner.

"My added value to the Compliancekantoor is that, based on a broad general framework, I can translate this into technically sound but practical solutions for clients at the right moment. This enables the Compliancekantoor to contribute to the management of such issues. Based on my experience in supervising dozens of (impending) disciplinary cases, I have learned that no one has a monopoly on wisdom: these issues must always be addressed and, if possible, resolved in a multidisciplinary manner, in collegial consultation, and with a dose of common sense."

In addition to his work for the Compliancekantoor, Jaap teaches part-time to students of the Postgraduate Accountancy program at VU University Amsterdam and holds several board positions.