Director, Audit Transformation

The role

The Director, Audit Transformation will lead the shift from traditional audit execution to an agentic operating model. You will set the direction for how financial audit agents are designed, adopted, and scaled across the customer base.

What you will do

• Serve as the audit domain expert in product discovery, prioritization, and roadmap planning
• Work with AI architects and engineers to translate professional standards into prompts, workflows, and guardrails
• Determine suitable procedures for agent execution and documentation requirements
• Pressure-test new agent capabilities with practitioners
• Own the transformation motion that guides firms from initial adoption to full agentic audit transformation
• Equip Customer Success with frameworks, content, and training for repeatable transformation engagements
• Serve as executive sponsor and audit subject-matter expert on strategic account engagements
• Act as an escalation point on complex methodology and adoption issues
• Represent Fieldguide externally through written content, webinars, and speaking engagements
• Partner with Sales and Solutions Engineering on go to market opportunities and executive briefings

Required qualifications

• CPA
• 10+ years of financial audit experience at a public accounting firm
• Senior leadership, national office, or innovation/transformation exposure
• Direct experience with regulatory and standard-setting bodies
• Experience designing or scaling a repeatable transformation or change-management program
• 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 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

Nice to have

• Active involvement with AICPA, state CPA societies, or standard-setting bodies
• Experience building or scaling a firm-wide innovation or transformation initiative
• 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

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

About the company

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.