Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Venezia - ODCEC Venezia

What Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Venezia - ODCEC Venezia does

ODCEC Venezia is a statutory professional order (public-body corporation) for chartered accountants (Dottori Commercialisti, Section A) and accounting experts (Esperti Contabili, Section B) operating in Venice and the Triveneto region under Italian law (D.Lgs. 139/2005) and the national CNDCEC framework. With approximately 1,200 registered members and 9 staff at its Venezia Mestre headquarters, the Order maintains the official professional register, supervises anti-money laundering compliance (D.Lgs. 231/2007), administers disciplinary proceedings, certifies Tax Control Framework qualifications, and operates the mandatory 90-credit-per-triennium continuing professional education system.

Its core digital infrastructure consists of an SPID/CIE-authenticated member portal (doc.odcecvenezia.it), the FPC training portal integrated with the national Concerto platform, pagoPA payment integration, and electronic invoicing via the Italian SdI exchange. Beyond register and education functions, the Order runs or affiliates with several training entities — SAF Triveneta (high-level M&A and sustainability courses), the joint Treviso-Venice Scuola Praticanti (~200-hour trainee course), Master Start4Rev (40-hour auditor exam prep), and Fondazione Marino Grimani (scholarships). Since 2021, a partnership with Namirial S.p.A. enables members to resell SPID credentials, digital signature devices, and PEC certified email.

The business model is funded by member annual dues, training-course fees (e.g., Scuola Praticanti Full Course at €780+VAT, individual modules €210–€365+VAT), digital-service resale margins (PEC €15/year, SPID €10, digital signature €30–€40), and the OCC Sovraindebitamento crisis-composition service. As a non-investment public body under Ministry of Justice supervision, the Order has no shareholders, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity — its growth is constrained by statute to its territorial jurisdiction.

Name

Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Venezia - ODCEC Venezia

Legal name

Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Venezia

Website

https://odcecvenezia.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ODCEC Venezia is the statutory professional order for approximately 1,200 chartered accountants and accounting experts in Venice/Triveneto, operating the official register, mandatory continuing education, AML supervision, and affiliated training schools under Italian law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Compliance & Regulatory (AML/KYC, Sanctions, Market Conduct) (EDABAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Crime Compliance (AML/KYC/Sanctions) (EDABADAD)

Keywords

• Professional regulation
• Chartered accountants oversight
• Continuing professional education
• Anti-money laundering supervision
• Professional register management

Headquarters

HQ city

Venezia Mestre

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ODCEC Venezia is a territorial Italian professional Order that governs chartered accountants (Dottori Commercialisti) and accounting experts (Esperti Contabili) across the Venice jurisdiction. Its core deliverables are: (i) maintaining the public register of qualified professionals and trainees, (ii) administering mandatory Continuing Professional Education (FPC) training, (iii) supervising anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for its members, and (iv) reselling digital-identity services (SPID, PEC, digital signature smart cards and USB tokens) through its partnership with Namirial.

Product overview

ODCEC Venezia is a professional order serving accountants and accounting experts in Venice. The organization provides a member portal (Area Riservada) with SPID authentication, alongside continuing professional education through FPC and specialized schools including SAF Triveneta and Scuola Praticanti. Core offerings include electronic invoicing services, professional registries, newsletters, and support services such as the OCC crisis composition service. The foundation (Fondazione Marino Grimani) supports professionals through scholarships and training sponsorships.

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Products and services

• Scuola Praticanti Full Course Comprehensive traineeship curriculum delivered by ODCEC Venezia's affiliated Scuola Praticanti covering exam preparation modules for candidates for the Dottore Commercialista and Esperto Contabile titles.
• Scuola Praticanti Individual Modules Single-module access to the Scuola Praticanti traineeship curriculum, allowing candidates to enrol in individual subject areas instead of the whole course.
• PEC Certified Mailbox — Annual Subscription PEC (Posta Elettronica Certificata) certified-mailbox subscription resold via Namirial, used for the mandatory PEC-obbligo communication channel between registered firms/corporates and the Order, priced at €35 + IVA per year.
• PEC Certified Mailbox — Triennial Subscription Three-year PEC mailbox subscription priced at €70 + IVA, providing a discounted long-term option for the same statutory certified-mailbox requirement.
• SPID Digital Identity SPID digital-identity service resold from Namirial priced at €25 + IVA; used to authenticate on the Order's member portal and on member-only services.
• Digital Signature Smart Card Smart-card-based qualified digital-signature device resold from Namirial at €50 + IVA, used to sign documents and authenticate on professional platforms.
• Digital Signature USB Token USB-token-based qualified digital-signature device resold from Namirial at €60 + IVA, for those who prefer a USB-key form factor to the smart card.
• Cambia Nome PEC Service Online service enabling PEC-owning firms to change their company name or PEC-associated address through the Order's portal.
• Sportello Lavoro (Career Office) for Young Professionals Career office operated under the Order's Giovani Commercialisti arm, publishing vacancies received from registered firms and providing youth-targeted career services.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Namirial S.p.A.coreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2021The Order of Venice signed an agreement with Namirial SPA to enable registered professionals to issue SPID (Sistema Pubblico di Identità Digitale) credentials, digital signature Smart Cards and Tokens with CNS functionality, and certified PEC email boxes for their clients. Professionals can operate as authorized RAO operators, providing these digital identity services autonomously from their studios. The partnership covers SPID issuance (Euro 10.00 + VAT per unit, 4-year validity), Smart Card (Euro 30.00 + VAT), Token USB (Euro 40.00 + VAT), and PEC subscriptions (Euro 15.00/year or Euro 30.00/3 years).
• CNDCEC - Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti ContabilicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts. ODCEC Venezia operates under the institutional framework of CNDCEC, which sets professional standards, issues circulars, organizes national congresses, manages the national professional register database, and coordinates continuing education programs. The Order receives informational circulars, training guidelines, and regulatory updates from CNDCEC.
• SAF Triveneta - Scuola di Alta Formazione delle Tre VeneziecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh-level professional training school for the Triveneto region (Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia). Offers specialized courses including M&A and Extraordinary Operations, Sustainability Consulting for Accountants, and professional development programs. The Order participates in and promotes SAF Triveneta courses to its members, and jointly organizes tutor and trainer selection processes.
• Fondazione Marino GrimanicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation of Dottori Commercialisti ed Esperti Contabili di Venezia Marino Grimani. Operates as a professional training school in Venice. Awards annual scholarships (3 prizes of Euro 1,000 each in 2018) for participation in SAF Triveneta courses. The Foundation is an affiliated entity of ODCEC Venezia, promoting professional development and scientific content.
• UGDCEC Venezia - Unione Giovani Dottori Commercialisti ed Esperti ContabiliminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion of Young Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts of Venice. Affiliated organization representing and serving young professionals (registered less than 5 years). Organizes sports events (tennis championships, snow days, marathon), networking events, and professional development initiatives. ODCEC Venezia provides a platform for UGDCEC communications and events.
• Scuola PraticanticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint trainee school established by the Orders of Treviso and Venice. Offers the Corso Unico per Praticanti (Unified Trainee Course) of approximately 200 hours, covering Civil and Commercial Law, Accounting, Tax Law, Professional Technique, and Bankruptcy Law. The school is fully dedicated to preparing trainees for the professional examination and career entry.
• Associazione Tre VenezieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili delle Tre Venezie. Regional professional association promoting professional development, research, and networking across the three Venetian regions. Publishes 'Il Commercialista Veneto' periodical and offers scholarship programs. Membership provides access to all association benefits and events.
• Fondazione Nazionale dei CommercialistiminorOthersNational Foundation of Chartered Accountants. Publishes the annual 'Rapporto sull'Albo dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili' (Professional Register Report) and other research publications. ODCEC Venezia is referenced in and contributes to these national statistical reports.
• Tribunale di VeneziacoreOthersCourt of Venice. The Order coordinates with the Tribunal for professional delegation to sales operations (art. 179-ter disp. att. c.p.c.), CTU (technical consultant) lists, and insolvency practitioner matters. The Tribunal moved to new premises at Cittadella della Giustizia, P.le Roma, Santa Croce 430 in August 2024.
• Master Start4Rev - Scuola Revisori TrivenetacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative of ADCE Tre Venezie and the Scuola di Formazione Professionale, offering a 40-hour, 10-session online program for trainees and young professionals (registered less than 5 years) to prepare for the State examination for Auditor registration. Provides tools and preparation for first audit engagements.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Ordine degli Avvocati di Venezia: Venice's bar association - a co-territorial professional order with a comparable public-law structure (mandatory register, disciplinary council, continuing education, partnerships with Tribunale di Venezia). Different profession but analogous institutional design and city-level scope.

Direct peers

• Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Torino: Direct peer territorial ODCEC in Piedmont. Same regulatory remit, training programmes (FPC, Scuola Praticanti, SAF Piemonte), and AML supervisory duties as ODCEC Venezia.
• Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Milano: Direct counterpart territorial order under CNDCEC, serving the Milano chartered-accountant population. Operates the same statutory functions (register, AML supervision, disciplinary, FPC) but at significantly larger scale, making it the most directly comparable peer for Venice.
• Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili di Roma: Another CNDCEC-affiliated territorial ODCEC serving Rome. Same statutory mandate, training portfolio, and digital-service partnerships, providing a comparable institutional template at a different scale and regional context.

Broad incumbents

• AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants): US national professional association for CPAs. Comparable regulatory and continuing-education mandate (CPA credentialing standards, ethics, CPE tracking, specialisations) executed at national scale, providing a benchmark for how a chartered-accountant professional body can monetise certification and learning.
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales): UK chartered-accountant body with comparable statutory-style role in qualification, ethics enforcement, and CPD oversight. Useful peer for the governance, certification, and AML-supervision angle of ODCEC Venezia.
• Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili (CNDCEC): National umbrella body setting standards, training guidelines, and circulars for all territorial ODCECs including Venezia. Operates one level above ODCEC Venezia but defines the regulatory perimeter in which it competes and serves members.

Others

• Fondazione Nazionale dei Commercialisti: Research and publication arm of the Italian chartered-accountant profession, including the annual 'Rapporto sull'Albo' registry report. Directly comparable as a CNDCEC-affiliated institution producing official research consumed by ODCEC Venezia members.
• Namirial S.p.A. Core technology and distribution partner to ODCEC Venezia for SPID, digital signature (CNS), and PEC services. Although a private-sector supplier rather than a peer body, its distribution model is fundamental to ODCEC Venezia's digital-services revenue stream and structurally comparable.
• SAF Triveneta - Scuola di Alta Formazione delle Tre Venezie: Regional advanced-training school shared across the Triveneto ODCECs (including Venice). Delivers specialisation courses (M&A, sustainability, audit) that are partly commissioned and priced by ODCEC Venezia, making it both an affiliated entity and a quasi-peer for revenue and pedagogy benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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