What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controller position at McKenzie Craft?
CONTROLLER
Lead the financial backbone of a high-end custom fabrication shop, with a clear path to Director of Finance and CFO.
McKenzie Craft is a luxury custom fabrication firm in Miami producing architectural millwork and casework for hospitality, retail, and luxury residential clients. Recent projects include Viceroy Brickell, Waldorf Astoria Sales Center, Casamar, Pier Sixty-Six, and The Residences at Shell Bay. We operate out of a 25,000 sq ft converted 1938 warehouse in Allapattah.
We are hiring a Controller to own financial reporting, cash flow, job costing, and internal controls while mentoring the finance team and supporting strategic decisions. This is a hands-on, operationally embedded role for someone ready to take the next step. You will start as Controller, promote to Director of Finance at the $15M revenue mark, and step into the CFO seat if we surpass $25M.
What you will do
Reporting accuracy, budget performance, working capital optimization, job costing accuracy, process efficiency, compliance and controls, and team development.
Salaried, exempt. 100% in office, no remote or hybrid. Reports to the CEO. Clear promotion path tied to company growth milestones.
Lead the financial backbone of a high-end custom fabrication shop, with a clear path to Director of Finance and CFO.
McKenzie Craft is a luxury custom fabrication firm in Miami producing architectural millwork and casework for hospitality, retail, and luxury residential clients. Recent projects include Viceroy Brickell, Waldorf Astoria Sales Center, Casamar, Pier Sixty-Six, and The Residences at Shell Bay. We operate out of a 25,000 sq ft converted 1938 warehouse in Allapattah.
We are hiring a Controller to own financial reporting, cash flow, job costing, and internal controls while mentoring the finance team and supporting strategic decisions. This is a hands-on, operationally embedded role for someone ready to take the next step. You will start as Controller, promote to Director of Finance at the $15M revenue mark, and step into the CFO seat if we surpass $25M.
What you will do
- Prepare GAAP financial statements and lead monthly, quarterly, and year-end closes
- Manage cash flow, rolling forecasts, working capital, AR, AP, retainage, and billing cycles
- Monitor job costing, gain/fade, and project profitability across labor, materials, freight, subs, and overhead
- Partner with the CEO and outside CPA on budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning
- Conduct variance analysis and build financial dashboards and KPI tracking systems
- Oversee sales tax, payroll tax, audits, banking relationships, lender reporting, and insurance renewals
- Maintain internal controls, approval workflows, segregation of duties, and audit-ready documentation
- Lead and develop the finance team, oversee payroll, and own the integrity of accounting systems
- Drive automation, process improvement, and reporting standardization
- Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required. CPA preferred
- Minimum 7 to 10 years of accounting or financial management experience
- Manufacturing industry experience required. Millwork, construction, or subcontractor trade a strong plus
- Minimum 3 to 5 years of leadership experience preferred
- Strong QuickBooks experience required
- Prior ERP system experience required
- Deep knowledge of GAAP, cost accounting, and job costing methodologies
- Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and internal controls
- Hands-on and operationally involved. Comfortable on the shop floor, not just behind a desk
- Curious and inquisitive. Asks questions, digs into the numbers, understands the work behind them
- Prolonged periods at a desk and on a computer
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
- Must wear appropriate PPE when visiting job sites (steel-toed boots, eyewear, hard hats)
Reporting accuracy, budget performance, working capital optimization, job costing accuracy, process efficiency, compliance and controls, and team development.
Salaried, exempt. 100% in office, no remote or hybrid. Reports to the CEO. Clear promotion path tied to company growth milestones.