Director, Financial Audit, EMEA

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.

Responsibilities

Define the structure and logic behind Fieldguide's out-of-the-box methodology content with methodology partners, ensuring the platform reflects current standards and regulator expectations; Evaluate and incorporate partner-provided industry procedures, testing approaches, internal control testing, and practice guidance into the platform's methodology library; Build and manage relationships with EMEA standard-setters, professional bodies, and regulators; Review and refine methodology and engagement templates, incorporating feedback from EMEA practitioners; 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 the localization and customization of Fieldguide's AI agents and audit workflows for EMEA; Partner with Engineering and Product to prioritize EMEA-specific platform requirements; Act as the financial audit subject-matter expert for the EMEA go-to-market team, leading and supporting customer demos and technical validation sprints; Represent Fieldguide on customer onsites; Partner with Sales on deal strategy for complex or strategic EMEA opportunities; Serve as the financial audit business sponsor for EMEA customer implementations; Act as an escalation point and unblock complex issues for EMEA accounts; Monitor customer health and methodology fit, feeding insights back into the 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

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

Nice to have

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; Speaks German, Dutch, or French

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership; Flexible PTO; 401k; Wellness benefits starting on your first day; Technology & Work from Home reimbursement; Flexible work schedules