Our story
The longer we worked inside it,
the clearer the opportunity became.
We've spent years inside some of the world's most complex tax and finance environments — at companies like Nike, Uber, KPMG, and EY. We've led tax functions, rebuilt finance teams, managed eight-figure VAT recoveries, and untangled positions that had been building for years before anyone noticed.
And in all of that, we kept seeing the same thing. Companies at a critical moment — growing fast, entering new markets, facing a complex transaction — with no senior tax or finance resource they could actually reach. From fast-growing scale-ups to mid-size companies with a single person covering everything, the gap was the same: brilliant advice delivered by someone who'd be gone before the ink was dry. The Big 4 would send a team, but rarely the same people twice. Disconnected from the business.
We wanted to build something different. A firm where the person you speak to on day one is the same person doing the work — and still there six months later.
Van de Water Advisory was built around that conviction. Senior expertise, personal relationships, and advisors who are genuinely embedded in how your business operates. We put ourselves on your radar, get to know your teams and your culture, and understand what kind of company you actually are — not just what your tax returns say.
That's what hands-on means to us. Not just technically capable, but present. Reachable. Part of the room.
How we work
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01One relationship, no handoffsThe person you speak to is the person doing the work. We don't pass engagements down to junior staff or rotate consultants. You build a relationship with someone who knows your business — and that continuity has real value.
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02Presence over processWe put ourselves on the radar. We get to know your teams, understand your culture, and learn what kind of company you are. Good tax and finance advice doesn't happen in a vacuum — it happens when the advisor actually understands the business.
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03Straight answers, not hedged adviceWe tell you what we think. Not what's safest to say, not advice buried in caveats. If the answer is clear, we give it clearly. If there's genuine uncertainty, we tell you that too — and we tell you how to manage it.
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04Senior from day one, every timeWe take on a limited number of clients at a time. That's not a constraint — it's a commitment. When we're in, we're fully in. Every engagement gets the same quality of attention, regardless of size.
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05AI as a working tool, not a talking pointWe use AI in every engagement — to work faster, think more clearly, and deliver analytical depth that traditional advisory can't match at this price point. It's part of how we deliver, not a separate service bolted on.