Financial Controller – Government Contracts and Manufacturing

Marcurius; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions in Clearwater, Florida, seeks a hands-on Financial Controller to lead U.S. government-contract accounting, manufacturing finance, and day-to-day financial control at our Clearwater facility, reporting to the CFO.

You will own Costpoint configuration, manage timekeeping, labor distribution, indirect-cost pools, and monthly close, delivering audit-ready reporting, cash forecasting, and solid controls to support program delivery and rapid decision making.

Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of U.S. government-contract accounting including timekeeping and labor distribution.
• Experience with indirect cost pools, rate calculations, and cost allocations.
• Experience supporting DCAA/DCMA reviews and audit evidence preparation.
• Strong manufacturing accounting covering inventory, WIP, equipment, and build costs.
• Strong U.S. GAAP knowledge, monthly close, cash forecasting, and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting for U.S. government contracts, subcontracts, and funded agreements with budgets and cost separation.
• Manage timekeeping, labor distribution, payroll reconciliation, and audit trails.
• Develop and maintain indirect-cost pools, allocation bases, and rate calculations.
• Oversee manufacturing accounting for inventory, WIP, equipment, and overhead to craft/build costs; investigate variances.
• Lead monthly close, general-ledger reconciliations, accruals, AP/AR, and U.S. GAAP reporting.
• Manage contract billing, milestones, revenue recognition, and cash forecasting with Contracts/Programs.
• Maintain government-contract accounting controls, including direct/indirect cost separation and FAR/CAS applicability.
• Prepare financial reports and audit-ready schedules; coordinate DCAA/DCMA reviews and corrective actions.
• Own Costpoint configuration, charge structures, workflows, and user training with IT/security coordination.
• Lead internal finance workstream for Costpoint implementation and migration with the partner.

Skills

U.S. government-contract accounting

Deltek Costpoint

Manufacturing accounting

GAAP/internal controls

Financial reporting

Training users

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA/CMA (preferred)

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Job description

Location: Clearwater, Florida, USA

Salary Range: 120,000–160,000 annually

About Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions

Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions is a fast-growing defense technology company headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, Florida. Founded by U.S. and U.K. veterans, Marcurius brings decades of frontline experience across Special Operations and Intelligence missions, with deep expertise in asymmetric warfare and the real-world employment of unmanned systems.

Marcurius is building a new kind of unmanned systems company- multi-domain, multi-platform, and mission-driven. We integrate battle-proven platforms, resilient command-and-control architectures, and operator-led doctrine to deliver capabilities that work in contested environments. Our initial focus is the rapid fielding of advanced Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) for modern maritime operations.

Role Overview

Marcurius is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller to lead U.S. government-contract accounting, manufacturing finance, and day-to-day financial control at our Clearwater facility, reporting to the CFO.

You will own accounting processes and Deltek Costpoint finance operations, working initially with a specialist implementation partner. Your work will provide accurate contract and craft costs, cash visibility, effective controls, and audit-ready reporting to support program delivery and informed decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own accounting for U.S. government contracts, subcontracts, and funded agreements, maintaining budgets, funding, charge codes, and clear separation of program, project, and corporate costs.
• Manage timekeeping and labor distribution, including approvals, corrections, payroll reconciliation, shared-staff allocations, and supporting audit trails.
• Develop and maintain indirect-cost pools, allocation bases, and rate calculations for CFO approval; reconcile and document all allocations.
• Oversee manufacturing accounting for inventory, work in progress, equipment, and fixed assets; reconcile materials, labor, subcontracts, and overhead to actual craft/build costs and investigate variances.
• Lead monthly close, general-ledger and balance-sheet reconciliations, accruals, accounts payable and receivable, and U.S. GAAP reporting.
• Manage contract billing, milestone support, revenue recognition, receivables, and cash forecasting in coordination with Contracts and program teams.
• Maintain government-contract accounting controls, including direct/indirect cost separation and identification of unallowable costs; confirm award-specific FAR/CAS applicability with Contracts and the CFO.
• Prepare financial reports and audit-ready schedules; support applicable DCAA/DCMA reviews and coordinate findings, corrective actions, and external adviser requests under CFO direction.
• Own Costpoint financial configuration, charge structures, controlled workflows, user training, and documented changes; coordinate permissions and segregation of duties with IT/Security.
• Lead the internal finance workstream for Costpoint implementation, directing partner priorities, validating migration and integrations, testing reconciled outputs, and ensuring a documented operational handover.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent professional accounting qualification and substantial relevant experience.
• Demonstrated hands-on ownership of U.S. government-contract accounting, including timekeeping, labor distribution, indirect costs, contract billing, and project-account reconciliation.
• Hands-on Deltek Costpoint experience in a defense manufacturing environment, including project/cost structures, reporting, and controlled finance workflows.
• Practical experience supporting DCAA/DCMA reviews, preparing audit evidence, responding to questions, and resolving findings.
• Strong manufacturing accounting experience covering inventory, WIP, equipment, actual build costs, and purchasing/production reconciliations.
• Strong U.S. GAAP, monthly close, cash forecasting, and internal-control capabilities, with the ability to train users and work with implementation partners.

Preferred Experience

• Active U.S. CPA license or CMA certification.
• Experience across multiple government contract types and funding arrangements.
• Deltek Costpoint implementation, migration, or finance-system integration experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing scale-up in a defense environment.

What Success Looks Like

• Timely, reconciled monthly accounts and supported contract billing.
• Accurate labor, indirect-cost, inventory, WIP, and craft/build cost reporting.
• Reliable cash forecasts, effective controls, and audit-ready documentation.
• A validated, controlled Costpoint operation with documented workflows and trained users.

Work Environment

• Full-time, fully on-site position at our Clearwater, Florida facility.
• Work with controlled financial records, business systems, and cross-functional teams.
• Follow applicable information-security, site-safety, and financial-control requirements.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States; sponsorship and any assignment-specific controlled-information or clearance requirements are subject to confirmation.

Why Marcurius

Marcurius is a people-first, execution-focused organization assembling a small, high-impact team of engineers and operators. This role offers the opportunity to build reliable finance operations, support advanced unmanned systems manufacturing, and help deliver mission-ready products for real-world maritime operations.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Marcurius Multi-Mission Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse, mission-driven team and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local law.

We strongly encourage applications from veterans and individuals with experience in maritime, defense, and advanced technology sectors.