Jaco de Vos

Jaco de Vos is a PhD Researcher at Nyenrode Business University, affiliated with the Center for Accounting, Auditing & Control. He concurrently serves as a manager audit in the SME practice and IT auditor at Van Ree Accountants for four days weekly, and contributes to bureau vaktechniek in his IT audit capacity.

His academic credentials include:

• Master's and post-master's degree in Accountancy from Nyenrode Business University
• Post-master's degree in IT Auditing & Advisory from Erasmus University

De Vos specializes in the convergence of IT audit and financial audit, with concentrated research on cybersecurity frameworks for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). His work emphasizes demystifying IT audit complexities and underscoring its critical role in modern financial auditing due to escalating technological dependencies across business operations.

Within Nyenrode, he actively mentors undergraduate talent as a thesis supervisor and second reader for bachelor's accountancy theses, directly shaping next-generation auditing professionals through curriculum integration of practical IT audit insights.