Ordre des Experts-Comptables

Name

Ordre des Experts-Comptables

Legal name

Conseil national de l'ordre des experts-comptables

Website

https://experts-comptables.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Accounting Regulation

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications (EDAAANAD)

Keywords

• Professional accounting regulation
• Chartered accountant services
• Professional training programs
• Accounting compliance tools
• Statutory professional body

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership dues and professional fees: The CNOEC operates as a professional regulatory body funded primarily through membership dues (cotisations) paid by registered expert-comptables and member cabinets. Revenues support the order's missions of regulation, representation, training (CFPC), and member services.
2. Publications and boutique sales: The order generates revenue through the Boutique d'experts-comptables services, selling technical books on regulation, professional practice, fiscal, social, and accounting topics developed by committees and commissions.
3. ECS commercial structure: ECS (Experts-Comptables Services) is the commercial structure of the order that develops partnerships, generating revenue through partnership arrangements and co-branded services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Conseil national de l'ordre des experts-comptables (CNOEC) is the statutory professional regulatory body for chartered accountants (experts-comptables) in France, representing approximately 22,000 members across 18 regional councils. It delivers a comprehensive ecosystem of services to its members and the public, including professional training (CFPC), digital identity and access platforms (Comptexpert, Expertpass), documentary and knowledge resources (Bibliotique, Revue Française de Comptabilité), professional publications (SIC), economic observatories (Image PME), and professional clubs specializing in fiscal and social law. It also operates a directory of chartered accountants, cybersecurity tools (MalletteCyber PRO), a job board, and an annual congress.

Product overview

The Ordre des Experts-Comptables operates a comprehensive platform-based ecosystem of professional services rather than a single product. The core infrastructure consists of Comptexpert, a unified digital identity and access platform providing single sign-on to all Order resources. This is complemented by distinct knowledge platforms (Bibliotique with Bibliordre/Bibliodec/Bibliobase), video content (Fuz'Experts.tv), publications (SIC Magazine, Revue Française de Comptabilité), professional networks (Club Fiscal, Club Social), training (CFPC with 400+ programs), research (Académie with 40,000+ members), support tools (Infodoc-experts, Guidexpert), directories (Annuaire with 22,000 professionals), job services (Hubemploi), and events (81st Congress, LeadTech, Palmarès de la Durabilité). The organization also provides sector-specific tools like the Image PME economic observatory and cybersecurity resources including MalletteCyber PRO. These offerings serve approximately 22,000 chartered accountants and their clients across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Expertpass: Professional digital identity card application for accounting professionals
• Comptexpert
• Bibliotique
• SIC (Strategic Information & Communication)
• Revue Française de Comptabilité
• CFPC (Centre de Formation de la Profession Comptable)

Products and services

• Bibliotique Documentation and research portal for accounting professionals, providing access to professional knowledge resources across Bibliordre, Bibliodec, and Bibliobase spaces. Intended for chartered accountants and future graduates.
• Fuz'Experts.tv Video platform providing unified access to all institutional video productions of the Order, including live events, replays, webinars, tutorials, and tool presentations. Intended for chartered accountants and the broader professional community.
• SIC Magazine The official professional journal of the Ordre des experts-comptables published quarterly in five sections covering missions, competencies, and challenges of the profession. Available in print and online.
• Revue Française de Comptabilité The reference journal for the accounting profession in France, intended for practitioners, teachers, and students in accounting, audit, and management.
• Infodoc-experts Telephone consultation service and online documentary database of the Conseil national providing expert answers on fiscal, social, and corporate law matters for chartered accountants.
• CFPC (Centre de Formation de la Profession Comptable) Training engineering and development center serving accounting firms and the profession, offering over 400 practical training programs distributed through 20 Regional Training Institutes. Certified Qualiopi.
• Académie des Sciences et Techniques Comptables et Financières Platform for exchanges and reflection fostering research, knowledge sharing, and proposals on major accounting, financial, and economic developments. Has over 40,000 members across 25 countries.
• Comptexpert Single user account providing unified access to all private spaces and reserved resources of the Order's websites, including the private site, Bibliordre, Network, Bibliobase, and the Revue Française de Comptabilité.
• Expertpass Digital professional ID card mobile application for accounting professionals, providing QR code login to Order sites, contact sharing via directory scanning, event registration, and integrated messaging.
• Annuaire des experts-comptables Official public directory listing 22,000 chartered accountants, enabling search by location, verification of professional registration, and identification of cabinet characteristics.
• Hubemploi Employment platform connecting accounting firms with job seekers in the accounting and auditing profession.
• Image PME Economic observatory and barometer tracking the activity of 660,000 French micro, small, and medium enterprises, providing quarterly analysis of business revenue and economic trends.
• MalletteCyber PRO Free open-source pedagogical toolkit developed in partnership with Cybermalveillance.gouv.fr to help TPE-PMEs strengthen cybersecurity, including an educational booklet, practical sheets, awareness poster, infographic, and card game.
• Fondation des experts-comptables Foundation created in 2022 to perpetuate the chartered accountants' profession's duty towards society, focusing on environmental, health, and poverty initiatives. Hosted under the Fondation de France umbrella.
• Club Fiscal Professional club helping chartered accountants develop their missions in traditional or innovative sectors with a specialization in fiscal matters.
• Club Social Professional club helping chartered accountants develop their missions in traditional or innovative sectors with a specialization in social law.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Order's Image PME barometer tracks 660,000 TPE-PMEs and provides quarterly economic intelligence used by government and businesses.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and moderate.

• GeneraliminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2026Partner of the Palmarès de la Durabilité 2026. Generali participates as a sponsor and contributor to sustainability awards recognizing corporate and professional initiatives.
• Association ABC, ENSO RSE, abCSR, Impact ScoreminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 July 2026Partners of the Palmarès de la Durabilité 2026, contributing to sustainability awards and supporting the integration of RSE into business strategy.
• Cybermalveillance.gouv.frcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Launched MalletteCyber PRO on June 25, 2026 — a free open-source pedagogical toolkit to help TPE-PMEs strengthen their cybersecurity. The CNOEC is a key partner in this national cybersecurity awareness initiative, with expert-comptables acting as relay agents for their small business clients.
• URSSAFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 March 2026Convention CNOEC-URSSAF partnership to improve the reliability of social protection data and prevent risks. The order helps its members and their client businesses ensure accurate social contribution declarations.
• Jamy GourmaudmoderateGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 January 2026National communication campaign with TV personality Jamy Gourmaud to raise awareness about mandatory electronic invoicing among French businesses. Launched January 2026, the campaign uses accessible media to explain the upcoming 2026-2027 e-invoicing reform.
• BpifrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Bpifrance and the Order strengthened their alliance in September 2025 to simplify access to financing, support the transmission of TPE-PMEs, and facilitate the ecological transition of businesses. The partnership includes joint events (Rendez-Vous d'Experts on transmission), shared studies on SME financing, and Bpifrance's participation in the Mission Reprise initiative.
• CNCC (Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2025Joint organization of the Palmarès de la Durabilité (5th edition in 2026) combining the CNOEC's Trophée Durabilité and the CNCC's Challenges Durabilité-RSE. Also cooperates on professional standards, joint conferences, and the fight against illegal practice.
• Ministry of Finance / DGE (Direction Générale des Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025The CNOEC actively participated in all four working groups of the Mission Reprise led by the DGE. This national business transmission initiative resulted in 36 proposals and 11 concrete measures ('Objectif Reprises' action plan presented April 2026). The order's regional councils are deploying transmission events across all territories through CCI and CMA partnerships.
• The Human Safety NetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2024Partnership signed in September 2024 to support entrepreneurship among refugees. The order's expert-comptables provide business creation and management support to refugees supported by The Human Safety Net in France.
• Ministry of the Interior (Ministère de l'Intérieur)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2024Partnership signed in July 2024 to strengthen the fight against cybercrime and better protect TPE-PMEs. The order participates in the national cybersecurity effort, with expert-comptables acting as advisors to their SME clients on cyber risks.
• CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2024Ongoing cooperation since 2020 to help TPE-PMEs understand and implement GDPR compliance. The CNOEC and CNIL produce joint guidance materials and communicate best practices to the profession and small businesses.
• Fondation du SMAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2024Partnership with the Fondation du SMA for the professional integration of young people from overseas territories (ultramarins), combining the order's professional network with SMA's inclusion mission.
• Ordre National des InfirmiersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2022Convention signed in April 2022 between the Order and the National Order of Nurses to favor collaboration between nurses and expert-comptables and to frame professional practices.
• Apec (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2021Partnership signed in December 2021 between Apec and the Order to mobilize for employment and the development of businesses in the accounting profession.
• APAR (Association pour la Professionnalisation de l'Ordre et de ses partenaires)moderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAPAR manages partnership development for ECS (Experts-Comptables Services), the commercial structure of the order. APAR develops and manages partnerships to satisfy the current and future needs of accounting professionals and their clients.
• CCI France (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Chambers of Commerce and Industry co-organize business transmission events with regional councils of the order every 3 months as part of the Mission Reprise national plan.
• CMA France (Chambres de Métiers et de l'Artisanat)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambres de Métiers et de l'Artisanat co-organize business transmission events with regional councils every 3 months as part of the Mission Reprise national plan.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Institute of CPAs (AICPA): The US national professional association for CPAs with ~430,000+ members. Comparable in regulatory mandate, CPE delivery, and member services, though commercially active in publishing and credentialing.
• Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (CNCC): French statutory body for statutory auditors (commissaires aux comptes), the structural sister organization to the Ordre des Experts-Comptables. Operates the same regulatory and disciplinary model for auditors and jointly co-organizes the Palmarès de la Durabilité.
• CPA Australia: One of Australia's two major accounting bodies with ~125,000 members. Comparable in statutory recognition of the CPA designation, member training programs, and publishing activities.
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ): Trans-Tasman chartered accountancy body with ~115,000 members. Comparable in scope of members served, training infrastructure, and cross-border regulatory recognition.
• CPA Canada (Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada): Unified Canadian chartered professional accountant body formed by merging three regional institutes in 2013. Comparable in national regulatory recognition and standardized CPA designation across provinces.
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW): UK chartered accountancy body with ~198,000 members, the most direct international functional equivalent. Operates similar regulatory, training, and member services infrastructure for chartered accountants.
• Wirtschaftsprüferkammer (WPK): German chamber of public accountants, the statutory professional body for German Wirtschaftsprüfer. Closest functional analog in the DACH region for monopoly-based regulation of auditors and accountants.

Broad incumbents

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA): Global accountancy body with 247,000+ members and presence in 180+ countries. Not a statutory French-style order, but operates as a broader global credentialing and membership incumbent overlapping with the same chartered accountant market.

Regional players

• Ordre des Experts-Comptables du Maroc: Statutory Moroccan professional order modeled directly on the French OEC. Operates the same legal monopoly framework for chartered accountants in Morocco and benefits from the same French-accounting regulatory tradition.
• Ordre National des Experts-Comptables et Comptables Agréés (ONECCA) Algeria: Algerian statutory professional body for chartered accountants, similarly modeled on the French system. Addresses an adjacent francophone market with comparable regulatory structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/expertscomptables
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/experts-comptables
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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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