Director, Compliance Testing
LendingClub
Technical Audit Manager
ZerotoOne Strategic
full-time
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Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada
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Junior
About the role
- Prepare clear, defensible responses to CRA Requests for Information (RFIs)
- Draft technical narratives and supporting materials that reinforce the validity of claims under review
- Act as the primary technical voice in audit defense, collaborating closely with financial and tax counterparts
- Develop reusable frameworks, templates, and technical collateral to strengthen client audit readiness
- Capture lessons from past audits and maintain a knowledge base of audit defense strategies and best practices
- Partner with the Financial Audit Manager and VP of Tax to represent clients in CRA discussions
- Help clients understand audit requirements and guide them in gathering technical evidence
- Track all active audits, including key dates, risks, and response statuses; escalate issues with recommended mitigations
- Provide leadership with insight into audit trends and outcomes; ensure technical positions are clear, defensible, and audit-resistant
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of direct SR&ED experience
- Hands-on involvement in at least 5 SR&ED audit cycles
- Strong technical communication skills—able to translate R&D and engineering work into audit-compliant narratives
- Detail-oriented, analytical, and proactive with excellent organizational skills
- Canada-based preferred
- Prior management or team leadership experience (preferred, but not mandatory)
- Experience working alongside tax teams or financial auditors
- Familiarity with adjacent government funding programs (IRAP, CanExport, etc.)
- Background in engineering, software, or scientific R&D
