Yzico

What Yzico does

Yzico is a French chartered accounting and business advisory firm (expert-comptable) structured as a Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) headquartered in Villers-lès-Nancy, France, with regional offices across the Grand Est region (Lorraine, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne) and Paris. The firm operates a network of over 20 physical agencies, each led by chartered accountant partners, serving approximately 10,000 entrepreneurs, artisans, retailers, liberal professionals, agricultural enterprises, community pharmacies (~160 specialized clients), and associations across multiple SMB segments. The company has a share capital of €17,517,000 and traces its regional presence to more than 60 years of operation.

Yzico delivers a pluridisciplinary service portfolio organized around seven core pillars: electronic invoicing (Facture électronique), accounting and management (Comptabilité & Gestion), legal and tax (Juridique & Fiscalité), HR and payroll (Social & RH), executive and personal advisory (Dirigeant & Vie personnelle), digital transformation (Digital & Innovation), and audit (Audit & Organisation). Its technology stack comprises digital accounting and collaboration platforms, electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) integration tools compliant with the French 2026 reform mandate, ERP integration tools, and a secure client portal for document management. Add-on services include real-time financial dashboards, fiscal compliance examinations, vehicle acquisition optimization, and personal income tax declarations. Through HexaCoop cooperative membership, Yzico offers clients exclusive fiscal advantages of up to €1,830/year for administrative assistance services.

Yzico operates a sales-led, relationship-driven GTM through its physical agency network, supplemented by content marketing via its "Paroles d'experts" blog, podcast sponsorships (CrazySkills), regional press coverage, and webinars. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring professional service engagements and project-based advisory work, with multi-year contracts and quote-based pricing. The firm is independently owned by its partner-chartered accountants, is a member of the France Défi national network, and maintains strategic partnerships with Bpifrance (loan intermediation), STUDEFFI (energy cost optimization), and HexaCoop (fiscal advantages). The company is led by President Valérie Creusot-Rivière and CEO/Director General Yann Ollivier.

Name

Yzico

Legal name

Yzico

Website

https://yzico.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Yzico is a French chartered accounting and business advisory firm operating 20+ agencies across Grand Est and Paris, serving approximately 10,000 entrepreneurs with multidisciplinary accounting, legal, tax, HR, digital transformation, and audit services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting & Business Advisory

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Restructuring & Turnaround Advisory (BPAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Organization Design & Restructuring (BPACAJAB)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Tax advisory
• HR and payroll
• Statutory audit services
• Business advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Nancy

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Accounting Services: Core accounting, bookkeeping, and financial management services billed through recurring professional service engagements.
2. Advisory and Consulting Services: Tax advisory, legal services, HR consulting, digital transformation advisory, and audit services provided as separate engagements or retainer arrangements.
3. Fiscal Optimization Services: Personal income tax declaration services and fiscal optimization advisory, including HexaCoop membership benefits offering up to €1,830/year in fiscal advantages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yzico is a French chartered accounting and advisory firm (expert-comptable) that provides multidisciplinary professional services to businesses, including accounting, tax, legal, HR/payroll, statutory audit, and digital transformation. It operates through a regional network of 20+ agencies across the Grand Est and Paris, serving SMEs, healthcare professionals, agricultural businesses, and associations.

Product overview

Yzico is a pluridisciplinary accounting and business advisory firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services organized around seven core pillars: electronic invoicing (Facture électronique), Accounting & Management (Comptabilité & Gestion), Legal & Tax (Juridique & Fiscalité), HR & Payroll (Social & RH), Executive & Personal (Dirigeant & Vie personnelle), Digital & Innovation (Digital & Innovation), and Audit & Organisation (Audit & Organisation). The firm provides these services through a network of over 20 agencies across the Grand Est region and Paris, serving sectors including agriculture, pharmacy, healthcare professionals, associations, and SMEs. Additional offerings include specialized add-on services such as dashboards (Tableau de bord), fiscal compliance examination, vehicle acquisition optimization, and IR/IFI tax declaration services. Through HexaCoop membership, Yzico offers exclusive administrative assistance with tax benefits. The company positions itself as a comprehensive business partner supporting entrepreneurs throughout the entire business lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HexaCoop: Cooperative membership providing exclusive personal administrative assistance services and tax advantages up to €1,830/year for clients.
• Académie Yzico

Products and services

• Chartered Accounting and Bookkeeping Services Day-to-day accounting, bookkeeping, and financial reporting services for SMEs, healthcare, agricultural businesses, and associations across Grand Est and Paris.
• Tax Advisory and Compliance Preparation and filing of tax returns, tax planning, and advisory for corporate, personal, and sector-specific (pharmacy, agriculture) tax regimes.
• Legal Services Corporate legal support including company formation, statutory changes, contracts, and ongoing corporate secretarial work for business clients.
• HR and Payroll Services Payroll processing, employment contract support, social declarations, and HR advisory for French employers across served sectors.
• Statutory Audit Services Statutory audit and certification of statutory accounts for entities requiring independent auditor oversight.
• Digital Transformation Consulting Advisory services helping clients transition to digital finance, accounting, and HR systems, including electronic invoicing and digital workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Index Egalité Femme/Homme 2025 score of 93/100
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CrazySkills PodcastminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024Yzico partnered with the CrazySkills podcast for seasons 2 and 3, using podcast sponsorship for employer branding and thought leadership positioning in the Grand Est business community.
• HexaCoopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYzico is a member of the HexaCoop cooperative, providing clients access to exclusive fiscal advantages for personal administrative assistance services, offering benefits up to €1,830/year.
• France DéficoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYzico is an independent member of France Défi, a national network of accounting and advisory firms, providing access to shared resources, best practices, and collective expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BDO France: Mid-market-focused international accounting, tax, and advisory network with significant presence across French regions. Comparable to Yzico across accounting, audit, tax, and HR advisory, though serving larger mid-market clients.
• Baker Tilly France: International professional services network providing accounting, audit, tax, and advisory services to SMEs and mid-market companies in France. Overlaps with Yzico on multi-disciplinary SME advisory and audit offerings.
• Grant Thornton France: Global accounting and advisory network with French operations serving mid-market and SME clients. Comparable on the accounting, tax, HR, and audit pillars of Yzico's offering, but with broader geographic and segment reach.
• Mazars: International audit, tax, and advisory firm with strong French presence serving SMEs through mid-market and large corporates. Comparable on multi-disciplinary advisory and audit services, though typically operating at larger deal sizes.
• KPMG France: Big-4 professional services firm offering audit, tax, accounting compliance, and advisory across all French regions. Comparable to Yzico on the core accounting and audit pillars, though typically competing for larger enterprise mandates.

Direct peers

• In Extenso: French national network of chartered-accountant and advisory firms focused on TPE/PME, artisans, retailers, and agricultural clients. Most direct comparable to Yzico in terms of SME customer focus, multi-disciplinary service offering, and regional agency model.
• Cerfrance: French associative network specialized in accounting and advisory for agricultural enterprises, artisans, and small businesses. Directly comparable to Yzico's agricultural vertical and SME-first positioning, with similar proximity-driven agency model.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: French fintech providing automated accounting, financial management, and e-invoicing software directly to SMBs and accountants. Represents the emerging tech-enabled competitive threat to traditional chartered-accountant firms like Yzico, particularly on bookkeeping and e-invoicing.
• Dougs: French online chartered-accountant firm combining tech-enabled bookkeeping with human advisor support for SMBs and freelancers. Emerging direct competitor to Yzico's TPE/PME and liberal-profession client base, competing on digital convenience and price.

Others

• France Défi: National network of independent chartered-accountant firms of which Yzico is itself a member. Comparable as ecosystem peer — the network provides shared resources, best practices, and collective expertise to Yzico and similar independent French accounting firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yzico-accompagnement-pluriel
• Xx.com/yzico_
• Facebookfacebook.com/YzicoConseiletExpertise

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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