Job Description

About Us Artefact is the next generation end-to-end data service company, with a focus on consulting and marketing, that helps organisations transform data into value and business impact. Our broad range of data-driven solutions in data consulting and digital marketing are designed to meet our clients' specific needs, always conceived with a business-centric approach and delivered with tangible results. We have 1300+ employees across 20 offices who are focused on accelerating digital transformation. Thanks to a unique mix of company assets: State of the art data technologies, lean AI agile methodologies for fast delivery, and cohesive teams of the finest business consultants, data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and digital experts, all dedicated to bringing extra value to every client.

About The Role We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance Lead to join our organization in Africa. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the financial planning, accounting, and reporting functions to ensure financial stability and sustainability. The Finance Lead reports to the Senior Management team and works closely with other departments to manage financial risk and support the growth of the organization.

Key Areas of Responsibility Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance with international standards and local laws. Prepare and manage the budget, forecasting, and financial analysis. Oversee financial accounting and reporting, including consolidation of financial statements for the African Offices (Casablanca, Dakar, Cape Town). Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to the senior management team and external stakeholders. Coordinate and develop relationships with banks, auditors, and other financial institutions. Identify, manage and mitigate financial risks, while contributing to the financial resilience of the organization. Participate in organizational strategic planning and ensure alignment of all financial decisions with the strategic plan and operational objectives. Oversee the procurement and management of all financial system integrations, ensuring they are operating efficiently. Manage the financial operations team and ensure compliance with all financial policies and procedures. Mentor and train the finance team, maintain high standards and foster a growth mindset.

Competences & Skills Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field. Master's Degree preferred. 4-5 years of experience in finance, accounting, or financial management. CPA/CA/CFA certification preferred. Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting skills. Experience in leading and supervising a finance team. Experience in a multinational company is required. Experience in financial management or project management in the African context is highly desirable. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Fluency in French and English is essential. Strong ethical standards and a track record of integrity.

Our Belief We believe data is changing the world, and it's just the beginning. We want this to be done in the right way, with transparency and ethics. This is the only way to create sustainable impact for business and society.

Our Mission We are on a mission to build the next generation of data leaders who: Fully capture the power of data & digital to deliver business value ; Bring understanding, trust & transparency of data into our society.

Our Values Collaboration : People of different background and expertise working closely together; Trust & Transparency: Dealing with data topics with integrity and ethics; Realistic and honest with our capabilities and limitations; Innovation: Always working on the most trendy and new topics on data and digital; Always on top of the new ways of using data; Action: We would rather do than to tell what to do; Has a "building the plane while flying" agile mentality.

Our Unique Attributes We bring great value to business and create a better society with the understanding, transparency and ethical use of data ; We build the next generation of data leaders ; We disrupt the market : Data Native - Born with data and defining data ; ART + SCIENCE - Mixture of talents in ART (Creative, Planning, Media, Consumer Engagement) and SCIENCE (Data Consulting, Data Science, Data Engineer) ; One P&L - Integrated & collaborative, with all chapters working toward the same goal ; End to End - Capabilities from Strategize to Build to Run.

At Artefact, we recruit our employees solely on the basis of our needs and the individual qualities of each candidate. We ensure the development of their professional skills and responsibilities without discrimination of any kind, including belief, gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, membership of a political organization, religion, trade union or minority group. Visit our website at