Malt and Margin provides bookkeeping, fractional controller, and fractional CFO services exclusively for craft breweries. Built by a financial controller who genuinely loves the craft.
I'm Neil, a financial controller with over a decade of experience running accounting operations across multiple countries and business units. I've led teams, built systems from scratch, and turned messy books into clear financial stories.
I also happen to love craft beer. Living in Connecticut, surrounded by one of the most vibrant craft brewery scenes on the East Coast, I kept seeing the same problem: talented brewers spending their evenings hunched over spreadsheets instead of perfecting recipes.
Malt and Margin exists to fix that. Corporate-grade financial expertise, delivered with the kind of care you put into your flagship IPA.
Not a bookkeeper with a side gig. A financial controller who's managed multi-million dollar operations and teams of 11+.
Every process, report, and dashboard is designed for how breweries actually work. Taproom, distribution, production, all under one roof.
Less time on data entry means more time on your craft. I build systems that run themselves.
Three tiers of financial support, all built around the unique rhythms of running a brewery.
Clean, accurate books every month. No scrambling at tax time, no mystery line items.
Financial oversight without the full-time price tag. Your numbers, managed by someone who knows what they mean.
Strategic financial leadership for breweries ready to scale. Big-picture thinking, grounded in real numbers.
Every hour you spend on manual accounting is an hour not spent on your craft. I automate the boring stuff so you can focus on what matters.
POS, brewery management software, and bank accounts connected directly. No manual exports or re-entry.
Transactions categorized by smart rules tuned to brewery chart of accounts. Grain, hops, packaging, taproom supplies, all sorted automatically.
Monthly financials, weekly cash positions, and daily sales summaries delivered to your inbox without lifting a finger.
Snap a photo of any receipt. It gets matched, categorized, and filed. No more shoeboxes of paper at year-end.
Automation doesn't replace your accountant. It makes your accountant dramatically more efficient, which means better service at a lower cost. The hours saved go back into analysis, strategy, and helping you grow.
Custom dashboards built for breweries, tracking the metrics that actually drive profitability.
Craft brewing has financial complexities that generic accountants miss entirely.
Hop prices fluctuate. Malt varieties differ. Your double IPA costs three times more than your lager to brew. We track actual COGS per style, per batch, so you know exactly where your margins live.
Taproom pints, crowler fills, distributor invoices, festival sales. Each channel has different margins, different tax treatment, and different timing. We separate them so you see the real picture.
Federal TTB reporting, state excise taxes, and sales tax across multiple jurisdictions. Miss a filing and the penalties add up fast. We handle the compliance so you don't have to think about it.
Summer patio crowds fund winter ingredient purchases. Without proper cash flow forecasting, many breweries run into trouble in Q1. We build 12-month cash models so you're never caught off guard.
Raw materials, work-in-progress (fermenting beer), and finished goods. Each stage needs proper valuation. Most generic accountants lump it all together and miss the nuance.
Brew systems, fermentation tanks, canning lines. Hundreds of thousands in equipment that needs proper depreciation schedules and 179 deduction optimization.
Free consultation. No obligations. Just a conversation about where your finances stand and how they could be better.
Proudly serving breweries across Connecticut, starting in the Hartford area.