Chief Financial Officer in Ocala, Florida at FIDELITY MANUFACTURING

Chief Financial Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Type: Full-Time Leadership Role FOCUS B2B Manufacturing Marketing

Location: Ocala, FL (Headquarters) | Travel: Regular travel to plants in FL, TX (opening 2026), and TN (opening 2028)

Shift: 1st shift, Mon-Fri, Full-time

Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 PM

Employee Perks

As a team member at Fidelity Manufacturing, you'll enjoy:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Sick Time
• Career advancement and bonus opportunities
• Fun Events!
• Paid vacation days
• 401K
• Learning and Development
• Profit Sharing

About Us

FIDELITY MANUFACTURING is part of the backup Power Generation Industry. We design and build back up power packages (to include tanks and enclosures) for large and small health, industrial, and technology-oriented businesses that cannot have a power lapse at any time.

Company overview

Fidelity Manufacturing is a fast-growing manufacturer of steel sub-base fuel tanks and aluminum enclosures for industrial-sized generators. We serve generator dealers who send us open generators; Fidelity packages those units with our tank and enclosure to create a finished product ready for delivery and installation at the end site. Our products are mission-critical to generator performance, protection, and reliability in the field.

In 2026, Fidelity is projected to generate $160M in revenue with a growth plan to reach $300M by 2030. We currently operate two manufacturing plants in Ocala, Florida and are expanding with a third plant in Texas (2026) and a fourth plant in Tennessee (2028). The company is also transitioning to an ESOP in 2026, creating an exciting opportunity to help shape our ownership, governance, and financial strategy for the long term.

Role summary

The CFO is a strategic and operational finance leader who will partner with the CEO and executive leadership to scale Fidelity Manufacturing through its next phase of growth, multi-site expansion, and ESOP transition. This leader will build and mature finance capabilities across FP&A, accounting, treasury, tax, insurance/risk, and operational finance, while delivering rigorous forecasting, capital planning, and performance management across a growing manufacturing footprint.

This role is based in Ocala, FL (HQ) and will be highly engaged with plant leadership and day-to-day business performance.

Key responsibilities

• Strategy, growth, and enterprise leadership
• Serve as a key executive partner to the CEO and leadership team to deliver profitable growth from $160M (2026) to $300M (2030).
• Translate company strategy into clear financial plans, KPIs, and accountability mechanisms across plants and functions.
• Drive decision support for pricing, customer profitability, capacity planning, product mix, and make/buy decisions.

Financial planning & analysis (FP&A)

• Own the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, long-range plan, and scenario modeling (including expansion and macro/commodity sensitivity).
• Build strong plant-level financial visibility: standard costing, variance analysis, labor/material productivity, and throughput metrics.
• Develop dashboards and performance reviews that connect operational execution to financial outcomes.

Accounting, controls, and compliance

• Oversee accounting operations (monthly close, financial statements, consolidation, audits).
• Design and strengthen internal controls and governance suitable for a scaled, multi-site manufacturing company and ESOP structure.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax, regulatory, and reporting requirements.

Capital planning, treasury, and financing

• Lead capital allocation and ROI discipline across equipment, capacity additions, automation, and facility investments (TX 2026, TN 2028).
• Manage banking relationships, debt strategy, liquidity, cash forecasting, and working capital optimization (inventory, AR/AP).
• Support deal structures and financing needs related to expansion, equipment, and ESOP transition.

ESOP transition leadership (2026)

• Partner with internal and external advisors to support the ESOP conversion and ongoing administration requirements.
• Help build the financial governance, reporting cadence, and communication approach required for employee-ownership success.
• Implement ESOP-related processes impacting valuation support, distributions planning, and long-term sustainability.

Operational finance and manufacturing partnership

• Embed finance as a value-creating partner in manufacturing: cost controls, scrap reduction, labor efficiency, and margin expansion.
• Support plant leaders with actionable insight and disciplined business rhythms.
• Build consistent financial processes across the Ocala plants and the new sites in TX and TN.

Team building and systems

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing finance team to scale with the business.
• Evaluate and enhance financial systems and reporting tools to enable multi-plant operations and growth (ERP/BI, standard costing, planning tools).
• Establish finance processes that are repeatable, auditable, and operationally practical.

Qualifications

Required

• Senior finance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment (CFO, VP Finance, or equivalent senior leader).
• Strong operational finance background: costing, margin drivers, plant performance, inventory and working capital management.
• Proven experience supporting rapid growth and/or multi-site manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead forecasting, long-range planning, and capital planning with measurable business outcomes.
• Experience leading teams and building scalable processes and controls.
• Ability to work onsite in Ocala, FL and travel regularly to operating locations.

Preferred

• Experience with ESOPs (transaction support, administration, governance, or financial planning implications).
• Experience with facility expansions, start-ups, or greenfield site launches.
• Background in metal fabrication/manufacturing (steel/aluminum) or industrial products serving dealer/OEM channels.
• Experience implementing or optimizing ERP and business intelligence/reporting systems.

Leadership attributes (what success looks like)

• Hands-on strategic operator: comfortable in the plant, fluent in operational levers, and able to connect actions to results.
• Builder: creates structure, teams, and systems that scale across multiple plants.
• Clear communicator: can translate complex financial topics into actionable decisions for operations and leadership.
• Disciplined and pragmatic: balances growth investment with risk management, cash discipline, and profitability.
• High integrity: trusted steward of financial governance during ESOP transition and beyond.

Compensation & benefits

Competitive executive compensation package, including performance incentives. Benefits and ESOP-related participation will be aligned with the company’s ownership and total rewards strategy.