CFO Challenges: The exponential CFO

Antoine’s main area of focus is Assurance related projects including ESG Reporting and Assurance, Internal Control GAP analysis, IFRS training to middle and senior management, impact assessments and implementation projects across all industries in relation to IFRS 15, IFRS 9 and IFRS 16, ERP/EPM software implementations and Electronic Single European Format (ESEF) Directive audit and advisory. Antoine has been involved with a number of large projects within the Financial Services, Construction, Retail and Distribution and Aviation sectors. He is also responsible for Statutory Audits, mainly within the Financial Services Industry, with a diverse portfolio that over the years included equity listed entities in Malta, insurance entities, investment management companies, pension schemes and pension administrators. In September 2015, Antoine started a 24 month secondment with Deloitte in London, providing audit and advisory services to a client base of multi-national, FTSE and national insurance and insurance related services entities. Antoine also completed the internal PCAOB accreditation requirements and worked on the audit of a US Listed insurance advisory and broking company, taking the lead on SOX 404 reporting at group level. Antoine was also part of the insurance technical team within Deloitte's London office providing a range of services to advisory clients including detailed impact and readiness assessments on IFRS 15 and IFRS 16. He acted as a technical accountant for one of the UK’s largest insurance intermediaries. Antoine also worked on an IPO readiness assessment of a leading life insurer in London. Antoine also sits on a number of working groups within the Malta Institute of Accountants including the ESEF working group and the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive (CSRD) working group. Antoine is currently the Accounting and Reporting Advisory (ARA) Lead and the Accounting Operations Advisory (AOA) Lead within Audit and Assurance in Malta. Antoine was appointed to the position of Director within the Audit & Assurance Business at Deloitte Malta in June 2022.