Who We Are
Strategic Financial Architects
Sam Barkeley Finance is a specialized financial consultancy based in Lusaka, Zambia.
Sam Barkeley Finance is a specialized financial consultancy that transforms complex financial challenges into clear, actionable strategies.
Based in Lusaka, Zambia, we partner with businesses across Energy, Financial Services, Mining, Pharmaceuticals, E-Commerce and Supply Chain industries — helping them secure funding, drive growth and maximize financial performance.
As a strategic financial partner, our mandate is simple: don't leave money on the table. We provide the clarity, insight and frameworks that help businesses unlock capital, scale sustainably and improve return on investment. Our clients operate across Africa and beyond, having secured millions in funding and achieved measurable, transformative growth through our guidance.
We do not hand over a spreadsheet and walk away. Every engagement is built to leave the client stronger than we found them — with institutional-grade models, documented assumptions and a team trained to own and update the work long after the engagement closes.
Core services
Financial modelling, management consultancy, due diligence and adjacent advisory — under one blueprint.
Turnaround
Investor-ready deliverables in weeks.
Head office
Salama Park, Pelican Street No. 28, Lusaka, Zambia.
Training arm
SBF Institute — executive coaching and corporate training.
Our Foundation
Vision, Mission and Values
Our Vision
To be the financial partner of choice for ambitious businesses across Africa — the firm that turns credible numbers into secured capital and builds lasting enterprises.
Our Mission
To give business leaders the clarity, insight and institutional-grade frameworks they need to unlock funding, scale sustainably and maximize return on every dollar invested.
Rigor
Every assumption defensible. Our work is built to be interrogated by investors, lenders and auditors — and to hold up when it is.
Clarity
Complexity is our problem, not the client's. We translate financial detail into decisions a board can act on.
Partnership
We work inside our clients' realities, not around them. No generic templates, no imported assumptions.
Empowerment
We transfer skill as well as deliverables. Clients build the capability to sustain the gains we help make.
Integrity
We tell clients what the numbers say — including when the answer is that a project should not proceed.
Impact
We measure ourselves by what our clients secure, save and scale — not by the length of the report.
Why Clients Choose Us
The SBF Advantage
Financial advice is easy to find. Financial advice that survives a lender's credit committee is not. Four things separate our work from the alternative.
Industry-Specific Expertise
We don't use generic templates. Every model is built for the realities of the sector — mining CAPEX cycles, microfinance loan portfolios, solar PV revenue structures.
Investor-Ready Deliverables
Our work passes due diligence. Financial models, valuations and feasibility studies are built to institutional standards, with transparent assumptions and audit trails.
Fast Turnaround, Lasting Impact
We deliver investor-ready models in weeks, not months — and we train your team to own and update them long after we're gone.
Proven Track Record
Our clients, both local and multinational, have secured financing and achieved measurable growth. We have supported utilities, commercial banks, engineering firms and energy developers.