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Fieldguide is an AI-powered audit and assurance platform serving the global accounting profession. The company has raised $125M+ from top-tier VCs (Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, and others) and counts over 50% of the top-100 CPA firms as customers, including several Big 4 firms. Fieldguide's AI agents help audit practitioners save up to 75% of time on manual tasks and unlock 4x capacity.
As Director of Financial Audit for EMEA, you will be the region's financial audit leader and key driver for scaling Fieldguide's platform across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You will own four interconnected areas:
**EMEA Audit Methodology & Partnerships:** Define and structure Fieldguide's out-of-the-box methodology content aligned with ISA (UK), ISA as adopted in the EU, and other local frameworks. Evaluate and incorporate partner-provided industry procedures, testing approaches, and practice guidance. Build and manage relationships with EMEA standard-setters, professional bodies (FRC, ICAEW, ACCA, national institutes), and regulators. Refine methodology and engagement templates based on practitioner feedback.
**AI Collaboration:** Partner with AI architects and engineers to translate professional standards and practitioner judgment into prompts, workflows, and guardrails for integrated methodologies and testing agents. Direct localization and customization of Fieldguide's AI agents and audit workflows for EMEA, local GAAS/ISA nuances, regulatory reporting, and firm-specific configurations. Collaborate with Engineering and Product to prioritize EMEA-specific platform requirements.
**Go-to-Market Partnership:** Act as the financial audit subject-matter expert for the EMEA GTM team, leading customer demos and technical validation sprints. Represent Fieldguide on customer onsites, building credibility with firm leadership and technical evaluators. Partner with Sales on deal strategy for complex or strategic EMEA opportunities.
**Implementation Partnership & Regional Leadership:** Serve as the financial audit business sponsor for EMEA customer implementations and escalation point for complex issues. Monitor customer health and methodology fit, feeding insights back into product and methodology roadmaps. Advise the Head of Audit and cross-functional leadership on EMEA financial audit priorities. Recruit, mentor, and develop financial audit EMEA team members as the team scales.
This is a ground-up leadership role requiring deep regulatory expertise, strong judgment, and the ability to translate complex standards into reliable, AI-powered workflows.
**Requirements:**
- Professional audit qualification (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA, or equivalent) with deep expertise in ISA and EMEA financial audit standards
- 8+ years of financial audit experience at a public accounting or assurance firm, including direct experience with EMEA regulatory and standard-setting bodies
- Strong expertise in auditing standards and audit methodology
- Experience with audit technology, automation, or AI-enabled tools, audit methodologies, templates, or workpapers
- Working knowledge of quality control/quality management standards (e.g., ISWM 1, SQMS 1, PCAOB QC standards) as they relate to methodology and audit documentation
- Ability to translate professional standards into structured workflows and logic
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams
- Executive presence and confidence to lead demos, onsites, and validation sprints in front of firm leadership and regulators
**Nice to Haves:**
- Experience spanning multiple EMEA jurisdictions, international auditing standards and methodologies (UK, EU, and beyond)
- Experience working in audit methodology, quality, or national office roles
- Expertise in international auditing standards and methodologies
- Experience with LLM-based or agentic workflows, prompt design, or AI-enabled audit tooling
