Financial Auditor – Product & Methodology
Role Summary
Join Cortea AI in London as a Financial Auditor, focusing on methodology and AI-driven audit processes. Shape the future of audits with innovative technology.
About the Organisation
We're Cortea, a European audit-tech company, born in Berlin, rebuilding how audits are done everywhere.
Audits are still driven by spreadsheets, checklists, and manual reviews in one of the most regulated, high-stakes areas of business. We use AI to automate audits end to end, so highly educated auditors no longer spend 60+ hour weeks on manual work and can focus on judgment, trust, and choices that matter.
With €15m+ in funding, a live product, and paying customers across Europe, we're at a stage where your choices will directly shape Cortea's future, and how audits are done.
Key Responsibilities
Product Shaping: Work as a standing part of the product process: join reviews and design sessions, give hands-on feedback on prototypes, and help prioritise the roadmap
Methodology to Logic: Translate complex ISA (UK) and international auditing standards into structured, executable logic our product and engineering team can build directly into the platform
Prompt Engineering: Write, test, and refine the prompts and decision logic that drive our AI audit workflows
Documentation Quality: Ensure audit documentation quality aligns with ISA (UK) 230 and related documentation requirements, and that system outputs stand up to internal quality control and external review
Independence & Ethics: Safeguard auditor independence and ensure the product complies with the FRC Ethical Standard and ICAEW/ACCA Code of Ethics
Berlin Collaboration: Travel regularly to our Berlin hub to work in person with Philipp and the product and engineering team
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of financial audit experience (Big 4 or leading mid-tier firms preferred), including time at audit manager level with a solid understanding of engagement responsibility and audit risk
- ACA (ICAEW), ACCA, or equivalent chartered accountancy qualification
- A strong interest in audit methodology: you enjoy turning abstract standards into clear, reproducible logic
- A tech-first mindset and a proven willingness to leverage, experiment with, or build new tools, with relentless curiosity for how AI and innovation can improve work and outcomes
- Ability to sketch decision trees and define structured, unambiguous process outputs; comfortable writing and iterating on AI prompts
- No programming background required, but you think in processes, dependencies, and system logic, and enjoy working closely with engineers day to day
- Strong grasp of ISA (UK), UK GAAP (FRS 102), IFRS, and the Companies Act 2006
- Native in English, German is a plus
- Right to work in the UK required; we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role
Working Conditions
- Competitive salary plus equity participation
- The chance to build the tools you always wished you'd had as an auditor, with direct influence over product direction
- Hybrid collaboration from our London office, with regular trips to our Berlin hub
- 25+ days holiday allowance
- Pension contribution
- Private medical insurance
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should have 5+ years of financial audit experience and relevant qualifications. Visa sponsorship information is unclear.
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