Amit Bhana
Deloitte Africa Partner | Financial Services Advisory | IFRS 17 Finance and Reporting
Amit is a Partner in the Deloitte Accounting and Reporting Assurance Team (ARAS) and is the Deloitte Africa Insurance Finance and Reporting Lead.
Amit has been at the forefront of the firm’s IFRS 17 proposition from an accounting advisory perspective. His experience has provided him with a deep understanding of insurers financial reporting processes, governance and controls as well as financial reporting standards and regulations relevant to insurers.
Key focus areas include accounting advisory, modernisation of the finance function incorporating changes to the finance processes and policies as well as the use of Agentic AI.
Amit is currently representing the Deloitte Africa firm on Deloitte’s global IFRS 17 Technical Expert Advisory Panel.
Outside of IFRS 17, he was involved in the implementation of IFRS 9 and IFRS 13 as well as the pricing of primary and derivative financial instruments. This included advising clients on the use of derivative instruments for investment and hedging purposes.
A developing area of focus is the analysis of the implications of IFRS 18 for insurers.