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TIMOTHY TINASHE HAMA
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Summary
Investment finance professional with 15+ years across mobile telecoms operating companies, private equity portfolio businesses, and Big 4 advisory. Deep expertise in capital allocation, investment appraisal, and financial value creation — including direct FD-level responsibility for a £200m+ network investment programme at NetOne Cellular (6m subscribers). Proven track record building and executing investment business cases, managing multi-project portfolios, and driving measurable financial returns in complex, capital-intensive environments. Strong sector specialism in mobile telecoms and digital infrastructure (5G/4G network economics, subscriber-driven commercial levers, mobile money); complementary exposure to mining, manufacturing, and logistics through private equity. CFA Charterholder with strong financial modelling capability; proficient in DCF, scenario analysis, and investment portfolio tracking.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Business Partner
Department for Work and Pensions
03.2023 - Current
- Develop and quality-assure investment business cases for DWP digital transformation programmes (£2bn+ annual spend), applying HM Treasury Green Book appraisal — quantifying costs, benefits, and strategic returns for senior leadership and HM Treasury.
- Build value-tracking frameworks and Power BI performance dashboards that give real-time investment visibility across 10+ concurrent multi-million-pound programmes.
- Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support £10m–£100m+ capital allocation decisions; manage £500m+ annual operations budget across a 1,000+ FTE organisation.
Finance Director
NetOne Cellular
02.2020 - 10.2022
- Directed £200m+ network investment programme — 4G/5G rollout, infrastructure modernisation, new billing platform, and mobile money expansion — authoring all major business cases, tracking capital deployment, and reporting returns to the Board and Finance & Audit Committee.
- Built the organisation's first comprehensive value management framework; produced board-level dashboards tracking investment returns: revenue market share (9% → 24%), subscriber market share (16% → 32%), EBITDA improvement.
- Led investment prioritisation and capital allocation across 35+ concurrent enterprise projects (IT, infrastructure, commercial); oversaw IRR analysis, milestone tracking, and portfolio rebalancing.
- Key investment cases: 5G/4G network rollout; billing system transformation (40% projected incremental revenue impact); mobile money platform scale-up (50k → 200k customers).
- Oversaw financing negotiations with banks and international partners; represented the company in regulatory and investment discussions.
- Led US$500m asset verification exercise across 30,000+ network assets; implemented automated financial controls delivering 38% operational efficiency gain.
- Mobile Telecoms, Zimbabwe (State-owned; 6m subscribers)
Senior Finance Manager
NetOne Cellular Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 01.2020
- Designed and managed business case appraisal processes for new product and infrastructure investments; performed IRR and pricing analysis for commercial decisions.
- Led annual budget and forecast cycle (£100m+ P&L); produced monthly performance review packs and KPI tracking reports for the executive committee.
Head of Finance
DSK Pvt Ltd
04.2015 - 12.2017
- Led investment appraisal and capital allocation across four PE portfolio companies; negotiated loan facilities and overdrafts with banks.
- Prepared budgets, management accounts, and strategic performance reviews for the Board and PE principals; supported strategy formulation as a member of the executive team.
- Private Equity Portfolio (Mining, Manufacturing, Logistics)
Accountant
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
01.2010 - 12.2015
- Financial modelling, forecasting, and investment appraisal for new business ventures: mobile money (Ecocash), agritech, and mobile health — supporting capital allocation decisions for a listed mobile operator.
- Market research and business development analysis for fintech and digital product expansion.
- Listed; 13m subscribers
Audit Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Harare
01.2008 - 12.2010
- External audit and financial due diligence: Barclays Bank, Rio Tinto, Impala Platinum, Standard Bank, UNDP, The Global Fund.
Education
MBA - undefined
London Business School
CFA Charterholder - undefined
CFA Institute
Chartered Accountant (CA) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Project Management Professional (PMP) - undefined
PMI
BCom Honours - Accounting
National University of Science and Technology
BSc Honours - Accounting Science
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Skills
- Investment Appraisal
- Business Case Development
- Value Tracking
- Performance Dashboards
- Capital Allocation
- Portfolio Management
- Investment Prioritisation
- Benefits Realisation
- Financial Modelling
- Scenario Analysis
- Emerging Market Telecoms
- Telecoms Infrastructure Economics
- Senior Stakeholder Reporting
- Board Reporting
- Private Equity Portfolio Finance
- HM Treasury Green Book Appraisal
- M&A Due Diligence
- IFRS
- UK GAAP
- Regulatory Reporting
- Advanced Excel
- VBA
- Pivot Analysis
- Python
- SQL
- SAP S/4HANA
- Hyperion
- Oracle
- Sage
- Pastel
- Power BI
- Advanced Excel dashboards
- IAS
Websites
Key Investment Highlights
- £200m+ capital programme: Directed telecoms infrastructure investment (4G/5G network expansion, billing transformation, mobile money platform) as Finance Director — authored business cases, tracked returns against milestones, oversaw capital deployment across 35+ concurrent projects.
- Demonstrated investment returns: Revenue market share grew from 9% to 24%; subscriber market share from 16% to 32% — direct link between capital deployed and value created.
- Investment appraisal across four PE portfolio companies: Head of Finance at DSK (mining, manufacturing, logistics PE portfolio); capital allocation analysis, loan facility negotiation, board-level financial reporting.
- Financial due diligence (Big 4): PwC and Deloitte — clients included Standard Chartered, Barclays, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Impala Platinum, and Rio Tinto.
- New venture investment appraisal: Econet Wireless — modelled and appraised mobile money (Ecocash), agritech, and mobile health investment cases for a 13m-subscriber listed operator.
Timeline
Finance Business Partner
Department for Work and Pensions
03.2023 - Current
Finance Director
NetOne Cellular
02.2020 - 10.2022
Senior Finance Manager
NetOne Cellular Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 01.2020
Head of Finance
DSK Pvt Ltd
04.2015 - 12.2017
Accountant
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe
01.2010 - 12.2015
Audit Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2008 - 12.2010
MBA - undefined
London Business School
CFA Charterholder - undefined
CFA Institute
Chartered Accountant (CA) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Project Management Professional (PMP) - undefined
PMI
BCom Honours - Accounting
National University of Science and Technology
BSc Honours - Accounting Science
University of South Africa (UNISA)