International expertise.
Locally delivered.
We are a boutique, partner-led accounting and audit firm delivering audit & assurance, advisory, fractional CFO and sustainability across Canada, the UK, the UAE and Spain.
Why Black Maple
Audit and advisory don’t have to work the way you’re used to.
You know the pattern. A partner you meet once, at the pitch. A rotating cast of juniors who relearn your business every year. A simple question that takes three emails and two weeks. A fee that lands bigger than the quote.
We built Black Maple to do the opposite. Every engagement is partner-led from the first call to the final report, whether that’s the audit report or the closing of a month end. The person making the judgements is the person you actually speak to. No offshored teams, no relearning your business each year, no surprise overrun invoices.
We’re for companies that have outgrown a sole practitioner but don’t need a Big Four logo on the front page, or the Big Four bill behind it. Whether it’s an audit, a transaction or your finance function, you get international expertise where ISA, CAS and IFRS meet, delivered by senior people who give you a straight answer and a fixed fee.
We take on any year end, not only the quiet ones, and most engagements start within three weeks of appointment.
Boutique attention
Partner-led engagements. You work directly with the people making the judgements, start to finish.
Cross-border capability
One firm across five countries, working where ISA, CAS and IFRS meet.
Modern delivery
Independent, objective and technology-enabled auditing built for how businesses actually operate.
Fees
Boutique does not mean expensive
It means senior people and a light cost base. We do not run prestige city-centre floorspace, a graduate intake learning on your file, a national marketing budget or an international network levy, so none of that sits inside your fee.
Our charge-out rates are around half those of a comparable mid-tier firm. Allowing for a more senior team doing the work, clients typically see a total fee 15% to 30% lower, agreed as a fixed number before we start.
How our pricing works- ~50%Lower charge-out rates than comparable mid-tier firms
- 15-30%Typical total fee saving on a like-for-like scope
- FixedAgreed up front, with no surprise overrun invoices
What we do
Services built around senior judgement
Five practice areas, one standard of partner-led delivery.
Audit & Assurance
Statutory audits under ISA (UK) and CAS (Canada), delivered by partners, not juniors.
Learn more → Review EngagementsReview Engagements
Limited assurance under CSRE 2400 and ISRE 2400, when an audit is more than the situation calls for.
Learn more → Advisory & Due DiligenceAdvisory & Due Diligence
Transaction support, financial due diligence and IFRS adoption for growth and deals.
Learn more → Fractional CFO & Finance SupportFractional CFO & Finance Support
Senior finance leadership on a retained or project basis: the thinking, not the chair.
Learn more → Sustainability & ESGSustainability & ESG
Reporting, assurance and disclosure frameworks aligned to evolving global standards.
Learn more → CASS 15 Safeguarding AuditCASS 15 Safeguarding Audit
Specialist safeguarding audits for payment and e-money firms under FCA CASS 15.
Learn more →Let’s talk about your audit.
Partner-led from the first conversation. Tell us what you need and we’ll respond within one working day.