ONEC RDC

What ONEC RDC does

ONEC RDC (Ordre National des Experts-Comptables en République Démocratique du Congo) is the statutory professional regulatory body for chartered accountants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established by Law n°15/002 of February 12, 2015. It is a non-profit organization headquartered in Kinshasa (10, boulevard du 30 juin, Galerie du Centenaire) with approximately 31 employees and provincial councils in Kinshasa, Haut-Katanga, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu. ONEC's core functions include maintaining the Tableau / Annuaire des Membres (membership directory of certified accountants, firms, and trainees), issuing the 'visa des états financiers' (financial statement certification required for IBP tax declarations and accepted by the Direction Générale des Impôts), administering the Stage d'Accès à la Profession internship program and direct admission juries, and delivering Formation Continue (mandatory continuous professional education) under OHADA SYSCOHADA accounting norms.

The organization's product and service surface is built around an integrated professional services platform: an online Espace Membre portal (membres.onecrdc.com) and a separate trainees portal (stagiaires.onecrdc.com), the Tableau/Annuaire directory, the financial statement visa service, the Stage internship pipeline, continuous training registration and evaluation, and the quarterly review 'L'Expert-Comptable.' Underlying technology is conventional web and portal infrastructure rather than proprietary AI or analytics. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are understood to comprise membership registration fees, visa/certification fees, training program fees, and ancillary publication revenue; pricing is not transparent.

ONEC RDC operates in a domestic-only regulatory footprint but has materially expanded its international affiliations in 2025-2026, gaining associate membership in IFAC (November 2025, 109/110 votes), securing FIDEF Vice Presidency for its president (September 2025), and participating in the DRC's admission to ESAAMLG (March 2026). It is led by President Jean-Marie TUMBA KABALAMBI and reaches its members through the quarterly journal, a national congress (2nd edition scheduled July 8-10, 2026), email newsletter, and active Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels.

Name

ONEC RDC

Legal name

Ordre National des Experts-Comptables en République Démocratique du Congo

Website

https://onecrdc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ONEC RDC is the statutory National Order of Chartered Accountants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established by law in 2015 to certify accountants and financial statements. It serves DRC accountants, trainees, and businesses through membership registration, financial statement visa services, professional training, and OHADA SYSCOHADA standards oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinshasa

HQ country

Congo - Kinshasa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ONEC RDC is the statutory professional order for chartered accountants in the DRC. It grants the professional title of Expert-Comptable, issues the regulatory "visa" certification on audited financial statements, registers members and trainees, maintains the public directory of chartered accountants, delivers continuous professional training, and publishes the quarterly journal "L'Expert-Comptable." Its core function is to regulate the profession and certify financial statements prepared by its members.

Product overview

ONEC RDC operates as a single unified professional services platform centered on the Tableau des Membres (membership directory), which is the core organizational structure for managing certified accountants. The platform also includes Formation Continue for ongoing professional education, Visa des États Financiers for financial statement certification, and the Stage program for aspiring professionals. The Revue Quadrimestrielle serves as the professional journal, while the Espace Membre provides member portal access. These components work together as an integrated professional ecosystem for the accounting profession in the DRC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expert-Comptable Professional Title (Chartered Accountant Title)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• ESAAMLG (Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The DRC was officially admitted to ESAAMLG in March 2026 at Arusha, Tanzania. ONEC-RDC played a central role in this historic advancement for financial governance in the country.
• IFAC (International Federation of Accountants)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025ONEC-RDC became an associate member of IFAC in November 2025, following a successful vote at the IFAC General Assembly in Mexico. The membership was approved with 109 votes in favor out of 110, marking a significant recognition of the DRC accounting profession at the international level.
• FIDEF (Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025ONEC President Jean-Marie Tumba was elected as Vice President of FIDEF during the General Assembly in Lyon, France in September 2025. FIDEF is the international federation of French-speaking accountants and auditors.
• IRE Belgium (Institut des Réviseurs d'Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership agreement signed in October 2022 for support and assistance in ONEC's IFAC membership application. A delegation from IRE Belgium visited Kinshasa from January 18-27, 2023 to consolidate the partnership and support ONEC's candidacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Ordre des Experts-Comptables du Maroc: Morocco's national chartered accountant order — a francophone Maghreb peer operating a comparable member-certification and oversight mandate under the same OHADA-aligned accounting tradition that shapes DRC practice.
• Ordre National des Experts-Comptables de Côte d'Ivoire (ONEC-CI): The chartered accountant professional order for Côte d'Ivoire — the most similar francophone West African peer to ONEC RDC in terms of OHADA-aligned standards, francophone regulatory tradition, and emerging-market member profile.
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN): Nigeria's chartered accountant regulatory body — analogous member licensing, training, and disciplinary functions for the continent's most populous nation. Relevant African peer for professional standards and oversight.
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA): The chartered accountant regulatory body for Southern Africa's largest economy. Comparable national member-certification, continuing professional development, and disciplinary mandate, operating in English under a different governance tradition.
• Ordre des Experts-Comptables de France (OEC France / CSOEC): The French national chartered accountant order — the originator of the francophone professional accounting tradition that ONEC RDC's framework derives from. Operates the same regulatory, certification, and disciplinary functions in France with a far larger mature member ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• American Institute of CPAs (AICPA): The largest US-based CPA professional association, setting auditing standards, providing credentialing, and supporting members with technical resources. Operates at a scale and scope far beyond ONEC but covers an overlapping professional certification mandate.
• ICAEW (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales): One of the largest established global accountancy bodies, offering chartered certification, training, and member services at a much broader geographic and institutional scale. Not a regulator of DRC, but a benchmark professional body with mutual recognition relevance.
• Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada): The unified Canadian chartered professional accountant body providing credentialing, professional development, and standards leadership at a developed-market scale broadly comparable in mandate to ONEC's oversight and certification functions.

Others

• International Federation of Accountants (IFAC): The global umbrella body for the accountancy profession, of which ONEC RDC became an associate member in November 2025. IFAC sets international standards and supports member-body development; it does not directly compete but enables ONEC's international credibility.
• FIDEF (Fédération Internationale des Experts-Comptables Francophones): The umbrella federation of French-speaking chartered accountant bodies, of which ONEC RDC is a member and whose vice presidency the ONEC president now holds. Connects ONEC to other francophone national orders for technical cooperation and influence.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@onecrdc
• Facebookfacebook.com/61560270774405
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/onec-rdc

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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