ONEC - Ordre National des Experts comptables du Gabon

What ONEC - Ordre National des Experts comptables du Gabon does

ONEC (Ordre National des Experts-Comptables du Gabon) is the national statutory professional order for chartered accountants and statutory auditors in Gabon, established by Law N°022/2017 of January 26, 2018, and headquartered in Libreville. It succeeded the Union des Experts-Comptables du Gabon (UECG, founded 1962) as the sole legal authority for certifying and regulating experts-comptables, commissaires aux comptes, and approved accounting firms in the country. ONEC's core deliverables include the annual Tableau de l'Ordre (official professional register), continuing professional development programs, ISQM 1 and ISQM 2 quality control reviews of member firms, and free consultation days for SMEs. As of the 2025 register, ONEC lists 47 experts-comptables and 4 accounting firms on its roster.

The organization operates under a self-governing structure led by a Council of the Order (currently presided by Anaclet NGOUA), with a Secretary General and Executive Director. Revenue is generated through recurring annual membership dues (not publicly disclosed) and fees from professional training programs delivered both in-person in Libreville and via videoconference across the CEMAC region. ONEC maintains strategic partnerships with international accounting federations (IFAC, FIDEF, PAFA, ACOA), French counterpart bodies (CNOEC, CNCC), regional peers (ONECCA in Cameroon), and Gabonese government institutions (DGI, DGCPT, ANPI-Gabon, Ministry of Industry, Chamber of Commerce). It is not a technology, software, or commercially-invested entity; it is a regulatory and professional services body whose competitive position is grounded in statutory monopoly, institutional credibility, and international affiliations rather than proprietary technology or scale economics.

Name

ONEC - Ordre National des Experts comptables du Gabon

Legal name

Ordre National des Experts-Comptables du Gabon

Website

https://onecgabon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ONEC is the national statutory professional order for chartered accountants and statutory auditors in Gabon, certifying members, delivering continuing professional development, and enforcing international audit standards across the CEMAC region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Accounting Regulation

NAICS

Offices of Certified Public Accountants (541211), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (926150), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

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Professional & Occupational Licensing Examination Authorities

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Assessment, Examinations & Qualifications Authorities

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Conformity Assessment, Testing, Inspection & Certification Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

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Regulatory Change, Governance & Compliance Management (GRC)

Financial & Insurance/Capital Markets & Securities/Capital Markets Compliance, Surveillance & Risk

Keywords

• Professional accounting regulation
• Chartered accountant certification
• Continuing professional development
• Statutory audit oversight
• Professional membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Libreville

HQ country

Gabon

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: ONEC generates revenue through annual membership fees charged to registered experts-comptables, commissaires aux comptes, and accounting firms. Members must pay dues to maintain their inscription au Tableau de l'Ordre.
2. Professional Training Programs: Revenue is generated from training programs offered to members and professionals, including formations in accounting, audit, taxation, and emerging topics such as artificial intelligence and sustainability. Training is delivered in-person in Libreville and via videoconference for CEMAC region members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ONEC is the national professional regulatory body for accountants and statutory auditors in Gabon, established by Law N°022/2017. It certifies and registers experts-comptables, commissaires aux comptes, and accounting firms via the annual Tableau de l'Ordre, delivers continuing professional development training, conducts quality control reviews under ISQM standards, and enforces professional ethics and anti-illegal-practice regulations.

Product overview

ONEC is the national regulatory body for the accounting profession in Gabon, established by Law N°022/2017. Rather than a software product company, ONEC provides professional certification services through its Tableau de l'Ordre (annual professional register), continuing education programs (Formation Continue), free consultation services for businesses, and quality control reviews under ISQM standards. The organization operates through partnerships with international accounting bodies (CNOEC, CNCC, IFAC, FIDEF) to deliver training and maintain professional standards.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tableau de l'Ordre (Professional Register)
• Formation Continue (Continuing Professional Development)
• Consultations Gratuites (Free Consultations)
• Contrôle Qualité (Quality Control Reviews)
• Catalogue de Formations (Training Catalog)

Quantifiable outcome

• 47 expert-comptables and 4 accounting firms registered on Tableau de l'Ordre 2025

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• FIDEF (Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 September 2025ONEC joined the FIDEF Board of Directors, represented by Franck SIMA MBA as Honorary President. This provides strategic positioning in the francophone accounting community and enables participation in international standard-setting discussions.
• ANPI-Gabon (Agence Nationale de Promotion des Investissements)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2025Strategic meeting to discuss conditions for practicing accounting profession, whether individual or in firm. Aimed at strengthening professional compliance and investment climate.
• DGI (Direction Générale des Impôts)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2025Working session focused on expanding tax base, improving tax compliance, and digitalization of fiscal declarations. ONEC acts as privileged partner in fiscal policy implementation.
• CNOEC & CNCC (French Accounting Profession)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with the French accounting profession (Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables and Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes) for exceptional training program from November 2025 to January 2026. Seven expert trainers covering Audit, Accounting, Sustainability, and AI topics with 150+ hours of training.
• Ministry of Industry (Gabon)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Convention of partnership signed June 4, 2024 providing preferential pricing for accounting services to approved industrial enterprises. ONEC commits to technical, accounting, and organizational assistance to Gabonese industries.
• DDPI (Direction de la Discipline et de la Professionnalisation des_IFAC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ongoing cooperation with DDPI for training sessions, IFAC action plan support, and capacity building for trainee accountants. Includes AI-augmented audit training programs for Central Africa.
• ONECCA (Ordre National des Experts-Comptables du Cameroun)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Cooperation agreement with Cameroonian counterpart focused on ethics and accounting innovation in Central Africa. Visit by ONECCA President David FOTSO to strengthen regional collaboration.
• IFAC (International Federation of Accountants)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ONEC became an associate member of IFAC, committing to international standards and best practices. This membership requires compliance with Statements of Membership Obligations (SMOs) and provides access to global resources, standards, and networking.
• DGCPT (Direction Générale de la Comptabilité Publique et du Trésor)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 July 2023Technical assistance mission for State's Opening Balance Sheet evaluation project. ONEC provides expertise for evaluating financial participations in this pilot phase, exemplifying effective public-private partnership.
• Chambre de Commerce du Gabon (Gabon Chamber of Commerce)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2021Partnership convention signed for organizing the 2nd edition of ONEC's Free Consultation Days and broader collaboration on business support services.
• COBAC (Commission Bancaire de l'Afrique Centrale)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Initial contact meeting between ONEC President and COBAC Director to explore areas of common interest regarding banking regulation and accounting standards.
• PAFA (Pan-African Federation of Accountants)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ONEC participates in PAFA initiatives including IPSAS Board meetings and continental accounting development programs.
• ADEC (Association pour le Développement des Etudes Comptables)minorOthers · 1 January 2021Partnership for organizing CNAM-Intec France examinations in Gabon, supporting professional accounting education pathways.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants): US national professional association for CPAs performing the analogous certification, CPD, standards, and member-services role ONEC performs in Gabon — an incumbent reference point at much larger scale.
• CNCC (Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes, France): French national body for statutory auditors; partnered with ONEC (alongside CNOEC) to deliver the 2025–2026 exceptional training program. Comparable function (audit profession oversight) and a direct reference benchmark for ONEC's quality-control regime.
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales): Large, established chartered-accountant professional body regulating audit and accounting professionals in the UK. A structural benchmark for what a mature, scaled version of ONEC's regulatory, CPD, and quality-assurance role looks like.
• CSOEC / CNOEC (Conseil Supérieur / Conseil National de l'Ordre des Experts-Comptables, France): French national professional order for chartered accountants; ONEC's primary international training partner and the institutional model on which ONEC's structure is built. Much larger and more established, but performs the same regulatory and CPD function ONEC performs for Gabon.

Others

• IFAC (International Federation of Accountants): Global umbrella organization for the accounting profession; ONEC became an associate member in November 2024. Not a peer in the competitive sense, but the apex body that defines the standards (SMOs, ISQM) ONEC is implementing.
• FIDEF (Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones): International federation of francophone chartered-accountant orders of which ONEC is now a Board member. Acts as the umbrella body aggregating national orders like ONEC for international representation and standards coordination.
• PAFA (Pan-African Federation of Accountants): Continental African federation of accountancy bodies in which ONEC participates; comparable in role (regional professional coordination, IPSAS engagement) and relevant for cross-jurisdictional benchmarking.

Direct peers

• ONECCA (Ordre National des Experts-Comptables du Cameroun): National professional order for chartered accountants in Cameroon, explicitly partnered with ONEC Gabon (2025 cooperation agreement). Operates the same regulatory, training, and Tableau de l'Ordre model in a neighboring CEMAC country, making it the closest functional peer.

Regional players

• Ordre National des Experts-Comptables du Congo (ONEC Congo): CEMAC-region national accounting professional order in Congo; same statutory mandate, francophone membership base, and training-partnership model as ONEC Gabon. Direct regional peer likely participating in ONEC-led CEMAC videoconference programs.
• OECCA Tchad (Ordre National des Experts-Comptables et Commissaires aux Comptes du Tchad): National professional order for accountants in Chad, another CEMAC member state where ONEC already delivers videoconference training. Comparable regulatory function with same ISQM/IFAC trajectory, but focused on a different national market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles4 records

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