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# Director, Financial Audit, EMEA

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[Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/fieldguide.md)ShareRemote from[UK](https://jobicy.com/job-region/uk.md)SalaryGBP 135k–160k / yrDepartment[Finance & Accounting](https://jobicy.com/categories/accounting-finance.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceDirectorPublished18 Oct 2026Apply before17 Nov 2026Listing views47Application actions2Application toolkit

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AI Summary

## The role, at a glance.

Fieldguide seeks a senior financial-audit leader to establish and scale its EMEA audit methodology, localization, partnerships, and customer-facing technical leadership. The role converts ISA, IFRS, and local regulatory requirements into AI-enabled audit workflows, templates, and guardrails. It partners closely with product, engineering, sales, customer success, and external standard-setting bodies to support market entry and implementations. Candidates need a professional audit qualification, deep ISA and EMEA audit expertise, and at least eight years of public-accounting or assurance experience. This is a strategic, highly cross-functional position with responsibility for regional team development and executive-level customer engagement.

## Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

### Job Complexity

5/5EasyHard

### Pace & Pressure

5/5RelaxedFast-paced

### Autonomy Level

5/5GuidedFull ownership

### Communication Load

5/5IndependentCollaborative

AI insightThis role requires expert-level command of EMEA audit standards and the ability to translate nuanced professional judgment into scalable AI product workflows. It also combines regional strategy, regulator and partner engagement, complex implementations, and senior customer-facing leadership.

## Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader UK market for similar roles.

Estimated job median (per year)Market rate£147,500UK market range (per year)£125k–£175k0£192.50k

AI insightThe employer discloses a yearly base compensation range of £135,000–£160,000, with a midpoint of £147,500. For a UK-based director-level audit methodology and audit-technology leadership role, the estimated annual market range is £125,000–£175,000; the disclosed range is credible and competitive. Market figures are AI estimates, not verified salary research.

## Core skills

Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity.

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Sample interview questionsHow would you translate ISA requirements into an AI-enabled audit workflow while preserving professional judgment?I would decompose the relevant standard into decision points, required evidence, documentation expectations, and escalation criteria. I would then work with practitioners and product teams to design structured workflows and guardrails that guide consistent execution while clearly reserving conclusions and exceptions for auditor review.

Describe how you would prioritize conflicting EMEA localization requirements across jurisdictions.

I would first establish a common ISA-based core, then assess each requirement by regulatory necessity, customer impact, commercial opportunity, and implementation complexity. I would maintain a transparent roadmap with jurisdiction-specific extensions and validate priorities with customers, professional bodies, and internal product leadership.

How would you build credibility with EMEA audit regulators and professional bodies?

I would engage early with a clear understanding of their standards, inspection themes, and concerns around audit quality and technology. Credibility would come from listening carefully, demonstrating rigorous methodology governance, sharing how human oversight is retained, and following through on feedback.

Tell us about an instance where you improved audit methodology or documentation quality.

A strong example would explain the identified quality or consistency gap, the applicable standards and stakeholder input, the redesigned methodology or template, and measurable results such as improved review outcomes, adoption, or reduced rework. I would also describe the governance used to keep the change current.

How would you support a strategic customer validation sprint when the customer challenges the platform's methodology fit?

I would clarify the customer's methodology, regulatory context, and specific use case, then map their requirements to the platform's current capabilities. I would lead a practical demonstration using representative workflows, document gaps and workarounds, align owners across product and implementation, and communicate a credible path to resolution.

Opportunity details

## About this role.

### About Us

Fieldguide is establishing a new state of trust for global commerce and capital markets through automating and streamlining the work of assurance and audit practitioners with AI agents. They are based in San Francisco and have raised over $125M+ in venture funding from top Silicon Valley investors to accomplish their ambitious vision, including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, Justin Kan, Elad Gil, and more.

Fieldguide has become the defining agentic company for CPAs, with more than 50%+ of the top-100 CPA firms as customers, including several Big 4, and an industry-leading NPS to match. They save up to 75% of time on manual tasks and unlock over 4x capacity for audit practitioners, helping provide the work-life balance that is rare in the profession. Fieldguide is on the same growth curve as the later-stage vertical AI leaders, but you would be joining early enough to have a meaningful impact.

Fieldguide values diversity, both in backgrounds and in experiences to help build the future of audit and advisory. They are deliberate in preserving a winning culture with their FFLOWI values – Fearless, Fast, Lovable, Owners, Win-Win, Inclusive – providing space for teammates to do their career’s best work through a tightly-knit support network.

If you want to shape the most important shift in how commerce and capital markets establish trust, alongside world-class teammates, Fieldguide would love to build with you.

### About the Role

As Director of Financial Audit for EMEA, you will be the region’s financial audit voice and a key driver in scaling Fieldguide’s platform across the market. You will translate ISAs, IFRS, and local regulatory expectations into reliable, AI-powered workflows making sure EMEA firms get a platform built for their standards, their regulators, and their way of working.

You will own methodology, platform localization, go-to-market partnership, and customer success sponsorship for the region. Working across product, engineering, sales, and customer success, you will ensure the platform reflects local standards and industry nuance, then scale that impact through strategic partnerships and strong customer outcomes.

This role calls for a detail-oriented leader with sound judgment, depth in a complex regulatory landscape, and the ability to build a function from the ground up.

### What You’ll Do

EMEA Audit Methodology & Partnerships

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Define the structure and logic behind Fieldguide’s out-of-the-box methodology content with our methodology partners (e.g., ISA (UK), ISA as adopted in the EU, and other local frameworks), ensuring the platform reflects current standards and regulator expectations.

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Evaluate and incorporate partner-provided industry procedures, testing approaches, internal control testing, and practice guidance into the platform’s methodology library

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Build and manage relationships with EMEA standard-setters, professional bodies (e.g., FRC, ICAEW, ACCA, national institutes), and regulators.

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Review and refine methodology and engagement templates incorporate feedback from EMEA practitioners into methodology templates and platform content.

AI Collaboration

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Partner with AI architects and engineers to translate professional standards and practitioner judgment into prompts, workflows, and guardrails for our integrated methodologies and testing agents

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Direct the localization and customization of Fieldguide’s AI agents and audit workflows for EMEA, local GAAS/ISA nuances, regulatory reporting, and firm-specific configurations.

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Partner with Engineering and Product to prioritize EMEA-specific platform requirements.

Go-to-Market Partnership

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Act as the financial audit subject-matter expert for the EMEA GTM team, leading and supporting customer demos and technical validation sprints.

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Represent Fieldguide on customer onsites, building credibility with firm leadership and technical evaluators.

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Partner with Sales on deal strategy for complex or strategic EMEA opportunities.

Implementation Partnership

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Serve as the financial audit business sponsor for EMEA customer implementations and act as the financial audit subject-matter expert for the EMEA implementations.

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Act as an escalation point and unblock complex issues for EMEA accounts.

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Monitor customer health and methodology fit, feeding insights back into the product and methodology roadmaps.

Regional Leadership

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Advise the Head of Audit and cross-functional leadership on EMEA financial audit priorities (product, methodology, go-to-market and implementation).

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Recruit, mentor, and develop financial audit EMEA team members as the team scales.

### About You

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Professional audit qualification (ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA, or equivalent) with deep expertise in ISA and EMEA financial audit standards.

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8+ years of financial audit experience at a public accounting or assurance firm, including direct experience with EMEA regulatory and standard-setting bodies.

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Strong expertise in auditing standards and audit methodology

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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.

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Ability to translate professional standards into structured workflows and logic

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Strong analytical thinking and ability to work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams

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Executive presence and the confidence to lead demos, onsites, and validation sprints directly in front of firm leadership and regulators.

### Nice to Haves

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Experience spanning multiple EMEA jurisdictions, international auditing standards and methodologies (UK, EU, and beyond).

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Experience working in audit methodology, quality or national office roles.

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Expertise in international auditing standards and methodologies.

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Experience with LLM-based or agentic workflows, prompt design, or AI-enabled audit tooling.

### More about Fieldguide

Fieldguide is a values-based company. Our values are:

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Fearless – Inspire & break down seemingly impossible walls.

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Fast – Launch fast with excellence, iterate to perfection.

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Lovable – Deliver happiness & 11 star experiences.

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Owners – Execute & run the business with ownership.

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Win-win – Create mutual value & earn trust for life.

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Inclusive – Scale the best ideas with inclusive teams.

### Some of our benefits include

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Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership

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Flexible PTO

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401k

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Wellness benefits starting on your first day

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Technology & Work from Home reimbursement

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Flexible work schedules

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