Thomas Phiri
Lusaka, Zambia
Thomas Phiri is a PhD student at the University of Zambia and a Fellow of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA), holder of Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and a holder of Masters of Science in Financial Management from Edinburgh School of Business at Harriot Watt University in Scotland.
Thomas has worked in both the Private and Public Sectors in Finance and Accounting divisions for a period well over 20 years and most of which has been in Public sector. In the Public sector he has worked in the Ministry of Health, Office of the Vice President, and Ministry of Finance where he was involved in debt management and management of Government instruments and creation of hybrid instruments. He has also sat on several Boards such as the Zambezi River Authority Board, Itezhi-Tezhi Hydro Board, Mopani Plc board, etc.
Currently he's under the Accountant General of the Republic of Zambia as Director of Finance at the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services where he's heading the Finance Department with over 80 employees. The ministry has over 500 employees across the country.
Areas of interest include Financial Management, Investment Management, Public-Private Partnership Projects Management and Financing, Strategic Management, and Financial Accounting in the Public Sector.
He can be contacted at phiritom76@yahoo.com
Profile created 7 April 2025