About us

We are Baker Tilly

Founded in 1992, our firm has committed itself to serving the needs of private and public sector organizations in Liberia for over thirty (30) years. The vision of the founding partners was to attract, develop and deploy local accounting and management expertise in serving the needs of organizations that continued to operate in Liberia in spite of the country’s civil crisis. Although cognizant of the risks and challenges of launching a professional accounting practice in the depressed economic climate of a civil war, the founders were confident that this environment provided an attractive opportunity for filling the professional service vacuum created when existing professional firms ceased operating in the country. This assessment proved correct and, by 1995, our firm had established a reputation for providing quality professional services.

In 1994, when Deloitte & Touche Consulting (West Africa) sought a Liberian firm to partner with, in pursuit of its West African expansion drive, it identified our firm as its preferred partner. This relationship was consummated in 1995 when we merged our consulting practice into Deloitte & Touche Consulting West Africa, an alliance that would continue until 1999. Although the civil war would persist for more than 10 years following its establishment, our firm would maintain its presence in the country throughout this challenging period, the only significant professional firm to do so. During this period, and since, we have continuously worked to demonstrate our commitment to our clients and people.

In 2012, following an international assessment process, our firm was admitted as a full, independent member firm of Baker Tilly International, one of the top 10 networks of global accountancy firms. Our network is currently represented by 658 offices operating in 141 territories around the world.

In Liberia, we are a leading (resident) firm, with an enviable list of national and international clients, and an extensive list of alumni who now support Liberia’s development in both the public and private sectors. We have a full-time staff complement of over 40 people, resident in the country. In addition, because of our membership of Baker Tilly International, we can draw upon specialist skills, tools, and best practices from our other network firms in Africa and around the world. Still yet, because we have operated in the country continuously for the last 30 years, we know the market and have a deep understanding of local business practices. We have executed hundreds of assurance-related engagements for private companies, public entities, and donor-funded projects in Liberia. We have partnered with some of the best-available independent consultants in Liberia and maintain a useful roster of specialists in different areas and disciplines, who are available to participate in our projects at different times. We have undertaken significant projects in Liberia funded by UN Agencies, The World Bank, Expertise France (the French Agency for International Technical Expertise), The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office – UK (FCDO), The African Development Bank, USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) and other development institutions.

Baker Tilly Liberia provides audit and assurance services, as well as a range of business advisory and tax services. The firm remains active in the development of the accountancy profession in Liberia. Its leaders lecture at local universities and are fully engaged in the activities of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA) and the Liberian Institute of Tax Practitioners (LITP).

We are a leader in the Liberian professional services market and continuously commit ourselves to being a respected service provider, which consistently helps its clients achieve their strategic and operational goals.