Audit Methodology Engineer

Fieldguide; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Fieldguide is hiring an Audit Methodology Engineer to shape our methodology solutions and bridge audit standards with an AI-powered platform. You will translate professional guidance into usable workflows and collaborate with product, engineering, and AI teams to ensure high-quality, explainable processes.

The role emphasizes ongoing updates, quality control, and alignment with US GAAS, PCAOB, and industry guidance while enabling auditors to trust and rely on the platform.

Qualifications

• CPA required and active license.
• 5+ years in public accounting or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAS and PCAOB standards.
• Experience with audit technology or AI-enabled tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define structure and logic for Fieldguide's out-of-the-box methodology content.
• Translate audit standards into platform content and workflows.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and AI teams on prompts and guardrails.
• Support methodology implementations and annual updates for clients.
• Monitor developments in standards and update the knowledge base.

Skills

CPA

Public accounting

GAAS

PCAOB

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

AI awareness

Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Job description

About FieldguideFieldguide is establishing a new state of trust for global commerce and capital markets through automating and streamlining the work of assurance and audit practitioners specifically within cybersecurity, privacy, and financial audit. Put simply, we build software for the people who enable trust between businesses.

We’re based in San Francisco, CA, but built as a remote-first company that enables you to do your best work from anywhere. We're backed by top investors including Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Floodgate, Y Combinator, DNX Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Justin Kan, Elad Gil, and more.

We value diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences. We need people from all backgrounds and walks of life to help build the future of audit and advisory. Fieldguide’s team is inclusive, driven, humble and supportive. We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture that we are building, seeking teammates that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but care deeply about supporting each other's growth.

As an early stage start-up employee, you’ll have the opportunity to build out the future of business trust. We make audit practitioners’ lives easier by bringing together up to 50% of their work and giving them better work-life balance. If you share our values and enthusiasm for building a great culture and product, you will find a home at Fieldguide.

About the Role

As an Audit Methodology Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping Fieldguide’s methodology solutions. You will act as the bridge between audit methodology and ensuring our agentic platform delivers accurate, contextual, and explainable methodology that auditors can trust and that meets the requirements of audit standards. You will focus on operationalizing methodology documentation and guidance within the platform. Your role will ensure the methodology and testing agents reflect professional standards, firm guidance, and industry nuances, while continuously learning and improving. You will work closely with product, engineering, and AI teams to ensure our platform translates audit standards, methodology content and professional judgment into reliable AI-powered workflows. This requires a detailed oriented person, solid judgment, and the ability to navigate both standardized and non-standardized content (including professional standards). It’s a great opportunity for someone who is methodical, curious, and interested in learning the inner workings of financial audits.

What You’ll Do

Methodology Management

• Define the structure and logic behind Fieldguide's out-of-the-box methodology content with our methodology partners
• Design and define how audit standards translate into methodology content and audit procedures within the platform
• Structure guidance from US GAAS, PCAOB standards, and other relevant frameworks into usable, well-organized content
• Identify key industry procedures, testing approaches, internal control testing and practice guidance to incorporate into methodology
• Manage and oversee the methodology content and engagement template ingestion and review process to ensure completeness and accuracy of the methodology content
• Review and refine methodology and engagement templates incorporating auditor feedback from real-world usage

AI Collaboration

• Partner with AI architects and engineers to translate professional standards and practitioner judgement into prompts, workflows, and guardrails for methodology and testing agents
• Work with product teams to turn audit standards and industry guidance into functional specifications and user workflows

Implementation & Maintenance

• Support financial audit implementation teams, including bespoke methodology builds, customization, and annual updates
• Ensure methodologies and customizations are implemented with appropriate quality control rigor, including version control, review/approval processes, and documentation of changes
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and advise on their product implications
• Maintain and evolve the audit knowledge base as standards and guidance change

What We’re Looking For

• CPA required
• 5+ years of public accounting experience
• Strong expertise in AICPA auditing standards (GAAS), PCAOB 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., SQMS 1, PCAOB QC standards) as they relate to methodology development 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
• Interest in the intersection of audit, data, and AI

Nice to Have

• Interest in contributing to process improvement and optimization.
• Experience working in audit methodology or national office roles
• Expertise in international auditing standards and methodologies
• Exposure to LLMs, prompt design, or AI-assisted workflows