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FieldguideDirector, Audit Transformation
Fieldguide seeks a Director, Audit Transformation to spearhead the transition from traditional financial audits to an agentic operating model. Operating remotely, this position reports directly to…
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Fieldguide seeks a Director, Audit Transformation to spearhead the transition from traditional financial audits to an agentic operating model. Operating remotely, this position reports directly to the Head of Audit and acts as a bridge between the company platform and the accounting profession. The incoming leader will define how financial audit agents are designed, adopted, and scaled across the customer base, ensuring workflows meet professional standards and withstand regulatory scrutiny.…
Job Description
Fieldguide seeks a Director, Audit Transformation to spearhead the transition from traditional financial audits to an agentic operating model. Operating remotely, this position reports directly to the Head of Audit and acts as a bridge between the company platform and the accounting profession. The incoming leader will define how financial audit agents are designed, adopted, and scaled across the customer base, ensuring workflows meet professional standards and withstand regulatory scrutiny.
The organization builds automation software powered by artificial intelligence agents for assurance and audit practitioners, backed by investors such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bessemer Venture Partners. More than half of the top-100 CPA firms utilize the platform. This role suits an experienced audit professional eager to shape the future of the industry rather than refine legacy procedures.
Responsibilities encompass partnering with product and engineering teams to translate practitioner judgment into prompts and workflows, owning the customer transformation framework alongside Customer Success, and supporting go-to-market initiatives with Sales and Marketing. Candidates must possess significant public accounting background, expertise in auditing standards, and experience designing change-management programs.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the audit domain expert in product discovery, roadmap planning, and prioritization for agent-based workflows
- Collaborate with AI architects and engineers to establish prompts, workflows, and guardrails for integrated testing agents
- Determine procedure suitability for agent execution, required autonomy levels, and documentation standards for regulatory inspections
- Pressure-test emerging agent capabilities alongside practitioners to maintain a continuous feedback loop
- Own the customer transformation playbook, maturity model, and program structure jointly with Customer Success
- Act as executive sponsor and audit subject-matter expert for strategic account transformation engagements
- Represent the company externally through written materials, webinars, speaking engagements, and industry relationships
- Monitor regulatory and standard-setting updates from the PCAOB, AICPA, and SEC to inform product and messaging strategies
- Partner with Sales and Solutions Engineering on executive briefings, product demonstrations, and technical validations
Requirements
- CPA certification
- Minimum of 10 years of financial audit experience at a public accounting firm
- Background in senior leadership, national office, or innovation and transformation exposure
- Direct experience interacting with regulatory and standard-setting bodies
- Proven experience designing or scaling repeatable transformation or change-management programs
- Deep expertise in auditing standards and audit methodologies
- Familiarity with audit technology, automation, AI-enabled tools, templates, or workpapers
- Working knowledge of quality control and quality management standards related to methodology and documentation
- Cross-functional collaboration skills with product and engineering teams
- Executive presence suitable for leading demonstrations and validation sprints in front of firm leadership and regulators
Qualifications
- Active involvement with the AICPA, state CPA societies, or standard-setting bodies
- Experience building or scaling firm-wide innovation or transformation initiatives
- Background in audit methodology, quality, or national office roles
- Expertise in international auditing standards and methodologies
- Experience utilizing LLM-based or agentic workflows, prompt design, or AI-enabled audit tooling
Core Skills
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages with meaningful ownership
- Flexible paid time off
- 401k plan
- Wellness benefits effective on the first day of employment
- Technology and work-from-home reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
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What is the location and remote policy for this role?
This is a remote position.
What is the salary range for the Director, Audit Transformation?
The salary ranges from USD 220,000 to 255,000 per year.
What are the primary background requirements for applicants?
Candidates must be a CPA with at least 10 years of financial audit experience at a public accounting firm, including senior leadership, national office, or innovation exposure, alongside experience scaling transformation programs and expertise in auditing standards.
What employment type is this position?
The posting specifies that this is a full-time position.
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