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THE FIRM
FIDALYA advises business owners, companies, liberal professions, associations and investors in Morocco and internationally.
The firm operates across accounting, financial management, tax advisory, audit and valuation.
Its purpose: to provide each client with a senior point of contact, capable of addressing their accounting, tax, legal and financial issues with the rigour of an international firm and the responsiveness of an independent practice.
Registered with the Ordre des Experts Comptables du Maroc
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PRINCIPLES
INTEGRITY
Integrity is the foremost duty of the chartered accountant and the statutory auditor. It requires stating what is, attesting what has been verified, and declining what cannot be substantiated. FIDALYA holds itself to this standard in formulating its opinions as in conducting its engagements.
RIGOUR
Accounting, audit, tax and valuation are governed by exacting professional standards. Rigour, as we understand it, means mastery of Moroccan and international frameworks, full traceability of procedures performed, and prudence in the formulation of conclusions and tax recommendations.
trustwortiness
The firm’s loyalty to its clients extends beyond the formal scope of any single engagement. Whether in an accounting assignment, a tax advisory mandate or a valuation, FIDALYA is committed to lasting relationships, honouring its word well beyond contractual obligations and avoiding any situation that could compromise the trust placed in it.
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OUR PRACTICE
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Accounting and Financial Management
Beyond the production of financial statements, the firm provides business owners with an informed reading of their company: reliability of period-end closings, quality of management reporting, and anticipation of tax and social deadlines. For companies that do not yet have a CFO profile in-house, FIDALYA also serves as outsourced chief financial officer on a part-time basis.
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Tax Advisory
Tax strategy is built upstream — through the safeguarding of filing positions and the structuring of transactions — and defended downstream, during audits, amicable settlements and litigation. The firm operates in French and Arabic, before the tax authorities and alongside partner counsel before the courts.
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Audit and Assurance
Statutory audit mandates for companies subject to certification requirements; contractual audit engagements, limited reviews and agreed-upon procedures commissioned by shareholders, banks or international development institutions — AFD, World Bank, European Union, AfDB, IsDB, EBRD. The rigour of international audit standards, without the burden of a large firm.
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Valuation and Transactions
Business valuation using asset-based, discounted cash flow and comparable methods; buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence; support for capital transactions in coordination with legal and banking advisors. The firm acts for sellers, buyers and minority investors alike.
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OUR PARTNER
YOUSSEF EL MOUTTAQI
Youssef El Mouttaqi is a chartered accountant and statutory auditor, registered with the Ordre des Experts Comptables du Maroc.
A graduate of EM Lyon Business School and ISCAE, he began his career at Ernst & Young in Paris within the Valuation and Transactions advisory practice, before joining Sogelease and subsequently EY in Casablanca.
He then practised at Cabinet Fizazi & Associés, where he was involved in public-sector audit engagements.
Prior to founding FIDALYA in 2026, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Driscoll’s, the global leader in berry production, where he oversaw the group’s Moroccan financial operations.
He now practises in accounting, audit, tax advisory and business valuation, advising business owners, liberal professions and investors in Morocco and internationally.
REFERENCES
Engagements to which Youssef El Mouttaqi contributed at EY Casablanca and Cabinet Fizazi & Associés, in statutory and contractual audit, tax advisory and valuation: Safran · Sonasid · Eagle Hills · Fruit of the Loom · Leoni · Société des Boissons du Maroc · Taurus · Pizza Hut · Al Omrane · Casa Aménagement · ONEE · OFPPT · ANRT · Crédit du Maroc Leasing · BMCE Capital Bourse · Sogecapital Bourse · RCI Finance · Crédit Agricole du Maroc.