Managing Partner at PKF Rubiks
www.pkfrubiks.com

Papa Bathie Gueye holds the US CPA and a Master of Science in Taxation from the Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York. With professional experience both in the United States and the OHADA region, he manages a team of 24 professionals at the public accounting firm located in Senegal with reach in most of Francophone West Africa. As a member of the AICPA since 2012 and the Chartered Accountancy Board of Senegal (ONECCA) since 2014 Papa has extensive experience in the accounting, tax and legal landscape.

Papa is bilingual in French and English, and is well-versed in both Senegalese and US accounting standards and tax laws, as well as international tax. He is also familiar with US GAAP and IFRS, and was a speaker at the 2017 African Congress Of Accountants (ACOA) in Uganda where he discussed the implementation of IFRS standards in Africa.

By working for an international accounting network in Senegal for almost a decade Papa has represented clients large and small and has been instrumental in supporting many branches and subsidiaries of foreign companies navigate the uncertain and changing landscape of tax law in West Africa.

Papa has hands-on experience with local administrative procedures and legislation affecting clients in the oil and gas industry, telecommunications, infrastructure, financial services and NGO sectors, and prides himself on staying ahead of the law’s frequent changes.

Papa is the author of the Cameroon country guide for Tolley’s Global Mobility/Employment Taxes.