Fic Expertise

Name

Fic Expertise

Legal name

FIC EXPERTISE

Website

https://fic-expertise.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Accounting and audit services for the education sector

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Services & Insurance (FINRA, CFP, IAR, Insurance CE) (EDAAALAJ), Trust Administration & Fiduciary Accounting Services (FSAAANAF), Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD)

Keywords

• Accounting services
• Education sector audit
• Payroll processing
• HR compliance software
• OGEC management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mons-en-baroeul

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expertise Comptable (Accounting Services): Traditional accounting and bookkeeping services for educational establishments, associations, and related entities.
2. Commissariat aux Comptes (Audit): Statutory audit services for educational organizations and associations.
3. Payroll and HR Services: Payroll processing, HR consulting, and social advisory services including 7,200 payslips produced monthly for school establishments.
4. Training Services: Professional training programs for education sector professionals, with training catalog available through Dendreo platform. Qualiopi certified.
5. Software Subscriptions (Le Bilan Social): SaaS subscription for HR management and social reporting tools, tiered by organization size.
6. Software Subscriptions (Le Planning): Annual subscription for school schedule management at flat rate of €600/year per subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fic Expertise is a French accounting, audit, and payroll firm that provides expertise comptable, commissariat aux comptes (statutory audit), payroll processing, HR advisory, fiscal compliance, and professional training services dedicated to the private education sector (OGEC, schools, micro-crèches, EHPAD, associations, higher education, congregations). On top of these professional services, the firm sells proprietary SaaS tools — Le Bilan Social, Le Planning, SURF benchmarking, Easy Compta, and Espace Cloud — purpose-built for education-sector compliance and management.

Product overview

Fic Expertise is an accounting and audit firm specializing in the French private education sector (from crèches to higher education). Its digital product portfolio consists of proprietary web and mobile applications built around a core HR management suite (Le Bilan Social for social reporting, Le Planning for scheduling compliance) and financial management tools (SURF for benchmarking, Easy compta for cash accounting, Cloud for file exchange). The suite is completed by an online payroll tool integrated with Silae and a training catalog delivered via Dendreo. The Tableau de bord serves as an early childhood management module within this ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Bilan Social Web and mobile HR dashboard tool for private educational establishments that automates social report generation from DSN declarations, calculates 33 social indicators, enables comparative analysis against peer establishments, and supports PDF export. Sold as a tiered annual subscription by employee headcount.
• Le Planning
• SURF (Système Universel de Référencement Financier) Statistical benchmarking application enabling education establishments to compare their general accounting, analytical accounting, and social data against peers within a defined perimeter by region, size, and convention collective. The database covers 4,883 accounting files with 6,406,218 data points.
• Easy Compta
• Espace Cloud / Échange de fichiers
• Paie en ligne (Silae-integrated payroll)
• Tableau de bord (Dashboard) Dashboard tool for micro-crèches and early childhood structures providing regular management status updates across economic, pedagogical, and social dimensions. Connected to daily operations.
• Formation Catalog (Qualiopi-certified training)
• Expertise Comptable (Accounting services) Traditional accounting and bookkeeping services for educational establishments, OGEC bodies, associations, and related entities, performed by the firm's team of Experts Comptables.
• Commissariat aux Comptes (Statutory audit)
• Conseil Social, Paie et RH

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 100 off-contract schools managed daily
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANCAGEC (Association Nationale des Cadres d'Administration et de Gestion de l'Enseignement Catholique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of administrative and management executives in Catholic education. FIC Expertise partners with ANCAGEC to serve their members with specialized accounting and management services.
• SynadiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for Headmasters of Primary Catholic Education (Premier Degré de l'Enseignement Catholique). Partnership for serving primary school administrators.
• Synadic (Second Degré)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for Headmasters of Secondary Catholic Education (Chefs d'Etablissement du Second Degré de l'Enseignement Catholique). Partnership through Synadic brand for secondary school administrators.
• R.E.M.I (Regroupement d'Entreprises de Micro-crèches)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of micro-crèche companies. FIC Expertise is a partner providing specialized services for micro-crèche management and compliance.
• EduscopieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining provider for project leaders, private establishment managers, and educational teams. Partnership for professional development and training services.
• Créer son EcoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource organization for creating, growing, or choosing independent schools. Partnership for supporting school creation and development projects.
• Petit1 (Salon)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual congress presence for networking and business development in early childhood sector. FIC Expertise participates annually.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BDO France: Mid-tier international audit and advisory network operating in France with dedicated nonprofit, education, and SME practices. Overlaps with Fic Expertise in audit, accounting, and payroll services for associations and education-sector clients.
• Fiducial: Major French accounting, legal, and payroll firm with a broad SMB client base including schools, associations, and small healthcare providers. Comparable to Fic Expertise in core services (accounting, payroll, audit) and in serving small French establishments, but at much larger scale and without FIC's education-sector specialisation.
• In Extenso: Large French accounting and advisory network (BDO affiliate) with dedicated education, association, and public-sector practices. Comparable to Fic Expertise in serving French OGEC, schools, associations, and EHPAD, but at materially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Grant Thornton France: Global mid-tier audit and advisory firm with a French presence serving mid-market companies, associations, and education entities. Comparable as a competitor for audit, tax, and advisory mandates, particularly for larger OGEC and higher-education clients.
• KPMG France: One of the Big Four professional services firms in France, offering audit, tax, and advisory across all sectors including education. Comparable to Fic Expertise as a competitor for large OGEC, association, and higher-education mandates, though with a broader sector portfolio.
• Cegid: Major French cloud accounting, payroll, and HR SaaS provider used widely by SMBs, accounting firms, and education-sector entities. Comparable to Fic Expertise as a provider of accounting/payroll technology underpinning education-sector back-office workflows.
• Baker Tilly France (BPGO): French member of the Baker Tilly network providing audit, accounting, and advisory services to mid-market organisations including associations and education-sector clients. Comparable to Fic Expertise in professional services scope and client profile.

Emerging players

• Silae: Leading French cloud payroll and HR SaaS platform, used by Fic Expertise itself (via ficexpertise.silae.fr) and by many French accounting firms serving schools and small employers. Comparable as the underlying SaaS infrastructure powering payroll services, and as a potential competitor if it expands into adjacent HR/social compliance verticals.
• Eduservices: French private higher-education and professional-training group operating multiple schools and EdTech entities. Comparable to Fic Expertise as a French private education-sector actor that requires the same kind of specialised accounting, payroll, and governance support Fic Expertise provides.

Direct peers

• Amarris Group: French accounting, payroll, and legal services group focused on entrepreneurs, associations, and SMBs with regional office coverage. Comparable to Fic Expertise as a similarly structured mid-size French professional services firm offering bundled accounting, payroll, and HR advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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