About the Role
As a subject-matter expert on Cortea's UK go-to-market team, you will build credibility with commercial efforts by speaking with auditors as a peer, leading methodology discussions with prospects and customers, and fostering long-term partnerships. You will own trust, expertise, and account growth, while colleagues manage the sales playbook, forecasting, and deal mechanics.
Responsibilities
- Act as the audit subject-matter expert in Cortea's UK go-to-market unit, joining demos, pilots, and customer conversations.
- Be a key point of contact for UK customers throughout pilots and rollouts.
- Deepen relationships at existing customers, identify upsell opportunities, and lead methodology conversations that grow accounts.
- Build a visible public presence for Cortea by being active on LinkedIn, speaking at industry events, and evangelizing AI-supported auditing.
- Feed customer and market insight back to the product team to sharpen the UK roadmap.
- Travel regularly to our Berlin hub to work closely with the founders and GTM colleagues.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of financial audit experience (Big 4 or leading mid-tier firms preferred).
- ACA (ICAEW), ACCA, or equivalent chartered accountancy qualification.
- Confident, client-facing communicator who enjoys presenting, networking, and representing their firm publicly.
- Comfortable taking ownership in a young, fast-moving company, handling ambiguity, working towards clear commercial targets, and building processes.
- Strong grasp of ISA, UK GAAP, IFRS, and the Companies Act 2006.
- Native English speaker; German is a plus.
- Right to work in the UK required; visa sponsorship is not offered.
Skills
- Audit Expertise
- Customer Relationship Management
- Public Speaking
- Industry Evangelism
- Market Insight Analysis
- Collaboration
Location
- UK
- London
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced Auditor
Education Level
- ACA (ICAEW)
- ACCA
- Equivalent chartered accountancy qualification
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Equity participation
- High-impact role at the intersection of audit and AI
- Chance to build Cortea's UK customer base and public presence
- Hybrid collaboration from London office
- Regular trips to Berlin hub
- 25+ days holiday allowance
- Pension contribution
- Private medical insurance
About the Company
- Cortea is a European audit-tech company founded in Berlin.
- We are rebuilding how audits are done everywhere by using AI to automate audits end to end.
- Audits are currently driven by spreadsheets, checklists, and manual reviews in a highly regulated industry.
- Our solution allows auditors to focus on judgment, trust, and critical choices rather than manual work.
- We have secured over €15m in funding, have a live product, and serve paying customers across Europe.
- This is a stage where employee choices directly shape the company's future and the audit industry.
