Available for Advisory & Consulting

Moosa Al Tamimi

Data AnalystRegulatory EconomistTariff & Costing Expert

Senior Economist with 15+ years shaping telecom regulation, competition economics, and financial strategy at Oman's TRA. MSc-backed, ACCA-track, and driven by data-informed regulatory excellence.

About

Professional Summary

A career built at the intersection of economics, regulation, and data-driven decision making.

Senior Economist with over 15 years of experience in data analysis, telecom regulation, competition economics, tariff approvals, cost modeling, regulatory accounting (FAC, LRIC), financial analysis, and compliance.

Currently serving as Senior Specialist at TRA Oman in the Competition Department, identifying relevant telecom markets, assessing dominance, and developing access and interconnection regulations.

Strong academic foundation with an MSc in Finance & Management from the University of Essex and ongoing ACCA Strategic Professional qualification, supported by executive education from Oxford and Columbia Business School.

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

Senior Specialist — Competition (2025–Present)

Bank Muscat & Gulf College

Finance Officer, Lecturer — 7 years combined

International Engagement

ITU Study Group 3 Member (2025–2028)

Career

Professional Experience

15+ years across telecom regulation, finance, and academia.

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

Senior Specialist — Competition Department

July 2025 – Present

  • Identify relevant telecom markets and assess dominance and exposure to ex-ante regulation
  • Oversee fair competition and recommend corrective measures against anti-competitive practices
  • Develop and implement access and interconnection regulations
  • Review Access and Interconnection Reference Offers and agreements
  • Analyze separated regulatory accounts (FAC-HC, FAC-CC, LRIC) to detect non-compliance

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

Specialist — Costing & Tariff Department

Sep 2021 – July 2025

  • Enforce royalty calculation frameworks and ensure accurate annual collections
  • Conduct financial performance benchmarking of licensees against regional operators
  • Analysis of costing models submitted by dominant operators for tariff approval
  • Conduct regional and international tariff benchmarking studies

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)

Assistant Specialist — Radio Spectrum Sector

Dec 2013 – Sep 2021

  • Managed TRA frequency license revenues exceeding OMR 16 million annually
  • Conducted audits and reviews of Accounts Receivable controls
  • Enhanced financial procedures within SPECTRA (automated spectrum management system)

Gulf College — Oman

Accounting & Finance Lecturer (Part-Time)

Oct 2020 – Feb 2022

  • Taught Financial Accounting, Strategic Finance & Decision Making at B.Sc. level

Bank Muscat

Finance Officer

Jan 2011 – Dec 2013

  • Analyzed economic trends, financial statements, and investment indicators
  • Prepared advisory reports and portfolio diversification recommendations
  • Developed credit risk models and forecasting tools using Monte Carlo Simulation

Ministry of Economy

Project Team Lead — Population & Housing Census

Sep 2010 – Jan 2011

  • Led and supervised a team of enumerators; conducted training and quality checks
Expertise

Core Competencies

Specialised skills forged through 15 years in regulatory economics.

Competition & Regulatory Economics

Market dominance assessment, ex-ante regulation, and competition policy frameworks.

Financial & Economic Modelling

Advanced cost models, Monte Carlo simulations, and revenue forecasting.

Regulatory Accounting

FAC (HC/CC), LRIC models, separated accounts analysis, and compliance detection.

Royalty & Revenue Assurance

Royalty framework enforcement, annual collections accuracy, and billing compliance audits.

Telecom Costing & Tariffs

Cost-based pricing, interconnection charges, and regional tariff benchmarking.

Market Dominance & Anti-Competitive Practices

Identifying anti-competitive behaviour and recommending corrective regulatory measures.

Credentials

Education & Certifications

A strong academic and professional foundation from world-class institutions.

2019

MSc Finance & Management

University of Essex, UK

2017

BA (Hons) Accounting

University of Bedfordshire, UK

2010

Diploma in Banking & Financial Studies

College of Banking & Financial Studies

Professional Certifications

ACCA Strategic Professional

ACCA — In Progress

ACCA Applied Skills

ACCA — Completed

Certified Financial Management Professional

Columbia Business School — 2025

Public Policy Economics (Executive Program)

University of Oxford, UK — 2024

Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI)

CSI — 2011

Associate of the Institute of Canadian Bankers (AICB)

ICB — 2010

Professional Development

ISO 22301:2019 Business Continuity Management

2025

Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion

GSMA — 2025

Making Business Decisions Using IRR & NPV

NASBA — 2025

Financial Modeling (FMM)

2023

Portfolio

Key Projects

High-impact initiatives that shaped regulatory and financial systems.

TRA — In Progress

Enhancement of Retail Tariff System

Team member contributing to system enhancement and regulatory functionality improvements for Oman's retail tariff framework.

TRA — 2023

Telecom Pricing Intelligence Platform

Project Manager for the design and implementation of a pricing intelligence platform to monitor and benchmark telecom tariffs.

TRA — 2022–2023

Billing Accuracy Audit Project

Ensured accuracy and compliance of Class I & II licensees' billing systems across Oman's telecom sector.

TRA — 2016–2018

AASMS Integration

Integrated the Advanced Automated Spectrum Management System with ERP and enhanced finance-related system modules.

Bank Muscat — 2012–2013

MasterCard EMV Implementation

Successfully delivered issuing and acquiring EMV implementation; recognized by MasterCard as a regional benchmark project.

Toolkit

Technical Skills

Tools and platforms that power data-informed regulatory analysis.

Advanced Excel

Macros, Pivot Tables, Financial Models

Python

Data Analysis & Financial Modeling

EViews

Econometrics, Forecasting & Statistics

ERP Systems

Financial & Regulatory Workflows

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Open to advisory roles, consulting engagements, and regulatory economics collaborations across the MENA region and beyond.

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