What FINACOOP does

FINACOOP is the first Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif (SCIC) in France dedicated to accounting, legal, and financial expertise for the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). Founded in 2015 by Mathieu Castaings and legally validated by the Ordre des Experts-Comptables on 30 March 2016 after a contested registration, the firm serves associations, cooperatives (SCOP, SCIC, CAE), foundations, social enterprises, and political parties through offices in Paris (2 rue de la Clôture, 75019) and Bayonne (24 avenue de Marhum, 64100). Its service portfolio covers accounting and tax, audit, social/HR, legal, financing advisory, digital transformation, mandatory cooperative revision (révision coopérative), training, and outsourced CFO services (DAF externalisé·e), delivered via a multi-stakeholder cooperative governance model with five categories of sociétaires including client-beneficiaries.

The firm operates a 'connected' digital workflow built around cloud-based accounting, management, fiscal, and payroll software — including SILAE for payroll — combined with electronic document management, OCR-enabled automatic accounting entries, digital signatures, and online payments, supplemented by a free Creative Commons 'Boîte à outils' of templates, business plans, and cooperative financing guides. Pricing is hourly and voted annually in the General Assembly (80 EUR HT for accounting, 90 EUR HT for legal secretarial and outsourced CFO, 120 EUR HT for consulting, audit and cooperative revision). Go-to-market combines direct sales to the ESS sector, event/conference presence, content marketing (blog, publications, podcasts/videos), and community-building through its Intelligence Collective platform. The firm reports having served over 1,000 ESS structures cumulatively over roughly eight years, operates a wholly-owned legal subsidiary FINAVOCAT, and co-founded the Qualiopi-certified training cooperative SCIC Savoir Devenir in 2020.

Name

FINACOOP

Legal name

FINACOOP

Website

https://finacoop.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FINACOOP is the first SCIC cooperative of accounting, legal, and financial expertise in France, dedicated exclusively to Social and Solidarity Economy organizations, serving associations, cooperatives, foundations, and social enterprises through offices in Paris and Bayonne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Accounting & Advisory Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

General Ledger & Close (Journal Entries, Month-End Close, Reconciliations) (BPAAAGAC)

Keywords

• Cooperative accounting services
• Social economy advisory
• Nonprofit financial services
• Cooperative audit services
• Payroll management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Expertise comptable et services comptables (Accounting and accounting services): Hourly-based accounting services including bookkeeping, financial statements, and accounting supervision. Rates of 80€ HT for accounting missions.
2. Juridique et secrétariat (Legal and secretarial services): Legal support services including company creation assistance, statute drafting, and general meeting secretarial services. Rates of 90€ HT for legal secretarial work.
3. Conseil, audit et révision coopérative (Consulting, audit, and cooperative revision): Strategic consulting, financial audit, and mandatory cooperative revision services. Rates of 120€ HT for these specialized missions.
4. DAF externalisé (Outsourced CFO services): Externalized financial director services providing ongoing financial management, control, treasury management, and strategic financing support for ESS organizations.
5. Formation (Training): Training services on ESS topics including legal status selection, fiscal training, and financial analysis, delivered through partner organization SCIC Savoir Devenir with Qualiopi certification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FINACOOP is the first SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) accounting, legal, and financial firm in France, exclusively dedicated to the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). It provides multi-disciplinary professional services — accounting/tax/management, audit, payroll/HR, legal, financing, digital transformation, mandatory cooperative revision, training, and outsourced CFO — to associations, cooperatives, foundations, social enterprises, and political parties. Services are delivered through connected collaborative digital tools and a multi-stakeholder cooperative governance model that aligns the firm with the social mission of its clients.

Product overview

FINACOOP is a SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) offering a unified service portfolio of specialized professional services for the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). The core offering combines Expertise Comptable (accounting, tax, management) as the primary service with eight complementary services: Audit, Social et RH, Juridique, Financement, Numérique, Révision Coopérative, Formation, and DAF Externalisé·e. This multi-disciplinary approach is designed specifically for ESS organizations (associations, cooperatives, social enterprises, foundations) with the cooperative legal structure enabling stakeholder governance. The Boîte à Outils provides free tools supporting the service portfolio. No SaaS product or software platform exists—services are delivered through human expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise Comptable, Fiscale et de Gestion Core accounting, tax, and management advisory services tailored for ESS organizations, including bookkeeping, financial statements, accounting supervision, and strategic support. Targeted at associations, cooperatives, foundations, social enterprises, and political parties.
• Audit Contractual and legal audit services including financial, procedural, program, fiscal, and social/HR audits, delivered in partnership with statutory auditors (commissaires aux comptes). For ESS organizations requiring independent assurance.
• Social et RH HR and payroll management services including contract drafting, employer setup, staff optimization, and social audit for ESS organizations.
• Juridique Legal services including company creation, transformation, statutory drafting, AGM secretarial, and regulatory compliance assistance for ESS organizations.
• Financement Comprehensive financing advisory from creation to restructuring, including business plans, investor relations, crowdfunding, participatory and solidarity finance, and funding vehicle structuring. For ESS projects.
• Numérique (Entreprise Connectée) Digital transformation support including dematerialized and collaborative practices, digital tool implementation, and open-source content licensing. For ESS organizations modernizing their operations.
• Révision Coopérative Mandatory cooperative review service to verify compliance with cooperative principles, including democratic governance assessment and organizational analysis. Required under Art. 25-1 of the French ESS Law.
• Formation Training programs for ESS organizations including legal structure selection, ESUS designation, associative taxation, and financial analysis. Delivered through partner organization SCIC Savoir Devenir with Qualiopi certification.
• DAF Externalisé·e Outsourced CFO services providing financial management, control management, funding strategy, and administrative support for ESS organizations that cannot hire a full-time financial director.

Named customers14 records

Segments5 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 core.

• SCIC Savoir DevenircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative training organization founded by FINACOOP to deliver a comprehensive training catalog under Qualiopi certification, enabling OPCO reimbursement for clients. FINACOOP chose to pool training efforts through this cooperative organism.
• SILAEcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative payroll software tool used by FINACOOP for client payroll management services.
• Commissaires aux comptes partenaires (Statutory auditors)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with statutory auditors registered with the Compagnie des CAC for legal audit missions, commissariat aux comptes, and related services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BDO France: Large French accounting and advisory firm with a dedicated nonprofit and social-economy practice. Competes for the same ESS clients as FINACOOP but as part of a broader global network and without the cooperative specialization.
• KPMG France: Big-4 firm with a recognized Secteur Public & Associatif practice serving large French associations, foundations and cooperatives. Provides overlapping capabilities but at premium pricing and without cooperative ownership.
• Fiducial: Large French accounting and business services firm with broad SMB and nonprofit exposure. Competes on price-sensitive accounting mandates in the broader French SME market including small associations.
• PwC France: Big-4 firm with a dedicated nonprofit and public-sector practice in France. Targets large foundations, federations and ESS consortia where FINACOOP does not currently compete.
• Grant Thornton France: Mid-tier French accounting firm with a dedicated associations and nonprofit practice. Overlaps with FINACOOP on ESS advisory but lacks cooperative structure and ESUS certification.
• Deloitte France: Big-4 firm with a nonprofit and social-economy advisory offering in France. Competes for high-end ESS mandates (governance, transformation) while FINACOOP serves the cooperative-specific audit and revision niche.
• Forvis Mazars: Major international audit and advisory network with an active nonprofit and social-economy practice in France. Competes for statutory audit and advisory mandates for large ESS organizations.
• Baker Tilly France: Mid-tier French accounting firm serving associations, mutuals and cooperatives. Competes in the cooperative revision and statutory audit space where FINACOOP is active.

Others

• AVISE: French center of expertise and engineering for the Social and Solidarity Economy, providing advisory, training and resources to ESS actors. Not a direct accounting competitor but an adjacent ecosystem player that shapes the same client market.

Direct peers

• In Extenso: French accounting and consulting network with a strong nonprofit and social-economy practice serving associations, cooperatives and foundations across France. Closest competitor in terms of ESS-aware service delivery, though structured as a commercial rather than cooperative firm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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