Our team

Team spirit

At 5BAR Assurance, we go that extra mile to provide our clients with custom-made solutions that will undoubtedly take them to the next level. To make this work, we have set a high bar for all our employees. They are required to work effectively and efficiently, to be able to provide a top-quality service and to meet – and preferably exceed – the expectations of every client.

Dedication

We expect a great deal from our team, and in turn they can expect this same dedication from us. We fully support and encourage them to bring out the best in their clients, but most certainly in themselves as well. Therefore, the development of our employees, individually and as a team, is a top priority – and they respond and live up to this. They are passionate, eager to learn and to continue to develop, both on a professional and a personal level.

Responsibility

Due to the personal nature of our team  , our employees are often given a great deal of responsibility. We believe that shared growth is only possible if you can trust one another implicitly. This mentality produces an ideal team spirit, a team of distinctive individuals, leading to high-level performances. This is what we stand for and is what sets us apart from other audit firms.

Meet the team

Kees-Jan Nielen

Partner

kjnielen@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1910

Gert van de Laar

Partner

gvdlaar@nlaccountants.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1920

Ping Hu

Partner

phu@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 1413 0919

André Aartsen

Partner

aaartsen@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 2336 9631

Nishita Krishnadath

Manager

nkrishnadath@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 2049 2964

Steven van Hoorn

Manager

svhoorn@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1930

Susan Anderson

Manager

sanderson@5bar.nl
+27 (0)72 406 6705

RunJing Zhang

Supervisor

rzhang@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1940

Hassna Darwish

Supervisor

hdarwish@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 1087 7204

Irene Conradie

Supervisor

iconradie@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 0151 1913

Mahi Muralidharan

Supervisor

mmuralidharan@5bar.nl
+31 (0) 6 8775 6690

Lili Zhao

Trainee

lzhao@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1940

Iana Burniasheva

Trainee

iburniasheva@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 1971 1876

Oscar Noordberg

Trainee

onoordberg@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 4716 6718

Hany Ibrahim

Trainee

hibrahim@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 0151 1900

Shuyi Dong

Trainee

sdong@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 4833 6408

Rayan Taha

Trainee

rtaha@5bar.nl

Koos Wattel

Trainee, deeltijd

kwattel@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 1915 9131

XiaoZhen Hu

Assistent accountant

xhu@5bar.nl
+31 (0) 6 5422 8839

Mascha den Ouden

Management Assistent

mdouden@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1900

Rebecca Vromans

Management Assistant

rvromans@5bar.nl

Marilou Rijssenbeek

Marketing & Communicatie Manager a.i.

mrijssenbeek@5bar.nl
+31 (0)88 015 1935

Jan van Tilborg

HR Adviseur a.i.

jvtilborg@5bar.nl
+31 (0)6 1857 2001

Souhail Jakhjoukh

Stagiair

sjakhjoukh@5bar.nl

The team introduces itself Show all

21-03-2023

Lunch with South African and Indian dishes

A standard cheese sandwich or a leaf of lettuce for lunch? Not with us! Every month we are surprised with a culinary tour de force.

09-03-2023

They dare to dive deeper

Welcome on board! No less than four new talents started at 5BAR in March 2023.

07-03-2023

We have big news for you

At the beginning of this year we started a social media campaign on LinkedIN in the run-up to the 5BAR launch. The first three animations were short teasers...

How about you?

We are eager to hear your story. What are your ambitions and what support do you need to achieve them? Feel free to contact us to find out what we have to offer.