Mamadou Dieng
Managing Partner - Senegal
Agribusiness, Floriculture and Fisheries | Manufacturing & Distribution | Financial Services | Not for Profit, Gov't & Public Sector | Natural Resources & Energy | Infrastructure, Real Estate & Construction, Transport & Logistics | Technologies, Media & Telecom | Consumer Business
Executive summary
Mamadou Dieng is a French Chartered Accountant and senior audit and advisory professional with over 22 years of experience across Big Four firms, international advisory practices and entrepreneurship in West Africa. He brings a strong combination of technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, entrepreneurial leadership and extensive experience serving clients across the financial and corporate sectors.
Mamadou began his professional career with Ernst & Young, where he spent five years as an Audit Manager and Supervisor. He subsequently joined Mazars, where he spent seven years as a Consultant, before serving for two years as Audit Director at PwC Senegal. Throughout his career, he has led complex statutory audits, regulatory reviews and advisory engagements for banks, microfinance institutions, industrial groups and public sector organisations.
As Founder and Managing Partner of Access Audit, Conseils et Stratégies, Mamadou built and led a full-service audit and advisory practice for almost eight years. His responsibilities spanned business development, client relationship management, partner-level engagement delivery, quality control, regulatory compliance and talent development. This entrepreneurial experience has given him a strong understanding of the dynamics of building, managing and growing a professional services practice.
Prior to joining BDO, Mamadou was a Partner at NexAura Associates, where he served as statutory audit signatory for several financial institutions, including credit institutions. He also advised executive committees and senior leadership teams on governance, internal controls, prudential compliance and strategic transformation.
As Managing Partner of BDO Senegal, Mamadou provides strategic and operational leadership to the practice, with a focus on delivering high-quality professional services, strengthening client relationships, developing talent and driving sustainable growth in the Senegalese market.
Mamadou is bilingual in French and English and brings a deep understanding of the West African business environment, with strong relationships across regulators, boards, executive leadership teams and audit committees.
Mamadou began his professional career with Ernst & Young, where he spent five years as an Audit Manager and Supervisor. He subsequently joined Mazars, where he spent seven years as a Consultant, before serving for two years as Audit Director at PwC Senegal. Throughout his career, he has led complex statutory audits, regulatory reviews and advisory engagements for banks, microfinance institutions, industrial groups and public sector organisations.
As Founder and Managing Partner of Access Audit, Conseils et Stratégies, Mamadou built and led a full-service audit and advisory practice for almost eight years. His responsibilities spanned business development, client relationship management, partner-level engagement delivery, quality control, regulatory compliance and talent development. This entrepreneurial experience has given him a strong understanding of the dynamics of building, managing and growing a professional services practice.
Prior to joining BDO, Mamadou was a Partner at NexAura Associates, where he served as statutory audit signatory for several financial institutions, including credit institutions. He also advised executive committees and senior leadership teams on governance, internal controls, prudential compliance and strategic transformation.
As Managing Partner of BDO Senegal, Mamadou provides strategic and operational leadership to the practice, with a focus on delivering high-quality professional services, strengthening client relationships, developing talent and driving sustainable growth in the Senegalese market.
Key Areas of Expertise
- Audit, assurance and financial reporting
- IFRS and risk-based audit methodologies
- Internal controls and IT audit integration
- Banking and financial services
- BCEAO and UEMOA regulatory frameworks
- PCBR and Basel II/III requirements
- Governance, risk and regulatory compliance
- Business development and practice leadership
- Professional services firm strategy and growth
Mamadou is bilingual in French and English and brings a deep understanding of the West African business environment, with strong relationships across regulators, boards, executive leadership teams and audit committees.