CFEC-Afrique designs and deploys robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent process automation (IPA). RPA performs repetitive tasks according to defined rules. IPA can add optical character recognition, language processing or machine learning to extract and classify information. Uncertain cases are routed to your staff for review. We use these tools in our audit, accounting and inventory work.
Technologies used
Software robots (RPA)
Data entry, extraction, reconciliations and report preparation: the robot follows a defined procedure, logs its actions and flags cases it cannot process.
Computer vision
Information extraction from scanned or photographed documents, checks for the apparent presence of stamps and signatures, and reading of labels and QR codes. Detecting a signature does not establish its authenticity.
AI-assisted document processing
Document classification and extraction of information from contracts or correspondence, with validation criteria and a review workflow for uncertain cases.
Orchestration and supervision
Runs are scheduled and work is allocated between robots and staff. Important actions and errors are logged to support monitoring and review.
Processes we automate
Finance & accounting
- Supplier invoice processing, from receipt to payment
- Bank reconciliations and matching receipts and payments to invoices
- Payment reminders and monitoring collections
- Financial close and report preparation
Audit & control
- Extracting data from audited systems
- Full-population tests and consistency checks
- Preparing working papers
- Following up exceptions and recommendations
Operations & human resources
- Payroll and periodic returns
- Stock movements and stock counts
- Reporting to donors and authorities
- Managing personnel files
What we do
- Automation assessment: processes, transaction volumes, business rules, exceptions and expected benefits; process mining using system event logs where available.
- Design and development of software robots and intelligent automation workflows.
- Integration with ERP systems, office software, banking platforms and administrative portals.
- Computer vision and document extraction models, trained and tested on your own documents.
- Automation governance: dedicated robot accounts, limited access rights, segregation of duties, activity logs and continuity planning.
- Supervision, maintenance and upgrading of robots in production.
- Team training and change management.
Our approach
Identify
Candidate processes are assessed on their volume, stability, exception rate and expected benefit.
Design
Each automation is described step by step, with its controls, its exception cases and the role of staff.
Build and test
Robots and models are developed and tested on representative data, including exception cases, against acceptance criteria defined before production deployment.
Deploy and supervise
Supported go-live, supervision of runs and continuous improvement.
Reports and deliverables
- Prioritised automation portfolio, with benefits and risks.
- Deployed robots with process documentation and a control matrix.
- Dashboard for monitoring execution and exceptions.
- User guides and trained teams.