CPECF

Part of the COGEP group

In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, known as PACA, CPECF works as a practice of chartered accountants, advisers and auditors. Its site announces that it has joined the COGEP group, which it describes as the eighth largest French firm for consulting, audit and accounting. Through that link it says it now draws on a cross-profession structure, national coverage and an international network, while clients are still directed to their local contacts.

Seventeen offices across the region

The firm says proximity makes for better efficiency, and it keeps seventeen offices in the region. They include Aix-en-Provence, Carpentras, Fréjus, Gardanne, La Ciotat, La Garde, three in Marseille (Préfecture, Saint Charles and Vieux Port), Menton, Nice, Plan-de-Cuques, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Saint-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime and Sophia Antipolis, plus a separate audit office. Its stated priority is to give clients the competence and reactivity needed in the daily running of a business, and it says it grows by bringing in people who share the values of the group.

Solutions arranged by trade

Small and medium businesses and the self-employed are its main market. Instead of presenting one generic service, the site sorts its offer by profession. Craftspeople include hairdressers, ambulance operators, building trades and taxi drivers. Shopkeepers range from hotels and cafes to restaurants and specialist shops. The liberal professions run from lawyers and dentists to nurses, physiotherapists, doctors, osteopaths, psychologists, midwives and vets. Other groups are estate agents and developers, insurance and wealth advisers, farmers and winegrowers, associations, works councils, franchises, start-ups and commercial agents.

Audit and statutory auditing

Beyond accounts preparation, the firm carries out audit and statutory auditing work, handled by its audit office.

Legal, tax and employment formalities

It says its accountants help clients anticipate risks, and that its legal and tax specialists take legal and tax formalities off the owner's hands. Its meta description lists accounting, audit, tax, legal and employment matters, with online quotes and offers by trade. The site also covers business creation and offers a guide for each profession on request.