/Assistant Commissioner and Chief Audit Executive

Assistant Commissioner and Chief Audit Executive

Brian Philbin is the Assistant Commissioner of the Audit, Evaluation and Risk Branch and the Chief Audit Executive for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); he is responsible for providing strategic advice and executive oversight with respect to horizontal and integrated enterprise risks and a robust, independent internal audit and program evaluation function across the CRA and plays a key role in supporting major strategic and change management initiatives within the Agency.

In addition to his experience as the CRA’s Chief Risk Officer, Brian is a chartered accountant with over 25 years of public and private sector experience in finance, operations, technology, strategic planning, compliance, governance and risk management. Brian began his career as an auditor in an international accounting firm, after which he joined the internal audit group in one of Canada's largest public corporations.

Prior to joining CRA in 2010, Brian was a consultant, providing risk management and audit related services to a diverse range of clients. Brian has successfully matured the enterprise risk management function at CRA and under his leadership we will have a strong enterprise risk management capacity that is aligned with a robust, independent internal audit and program evaluation function.