Financial Director

Dixie Metal Products (“Dixie”) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to lead all accounting and key financial activities. This is a growth role for the right candidate — you will report to the business unit President, with extensive interaction with our parent company leadership team.

THE COMPANY YOU WILL BE JOINING:

• Southeast’s best equipped metal fabricator, operating from a 90,000 square foot ASIC-certified facility, and employing 100 experienced team members.
• Preeminent customer base with end-markets including utilities, power generation, and critical infrastructure.
• Entrepreneurial, flat organization. Company recognized for is craftsmanship, reliability, and ability to meet complex technical standards.
• Recently acquired division of Canopy Brands, whose mission is to be the best home for the world’s mightiest small companies. Canopy generates $165 million in revenue and continues to build a culture defined by entrepreneurship, operational excellence and shared prosperity.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

• High-impact opportunity in a growing industrial platform.
• Capital resources available for investment in people, technology and plant improvement.
• Meaningful empowerment in a positive environment that supports development and recognizes achievement.
• Competitive compensation package including annual bonus and equity participation.

WHAT THE ROLE DOES:

• Serve as the financial steward and strategic partner to the management team, providing data-driven insights, and recommendations that influence operational, commercial, and capital-allocation decisions.
• Own the full accounting and finance function, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness across financial reporting, cost accounting, inventory, AP/AR, and cash management.
• Play a leadership role in an ERP implementation, ensuring proper architecture, data integrity, and adoption across the business; drive continued system optimization.
• Lead and elevate the month-end close processes, ensuring strong internal controls and transparency; deliver financial reporting summaries, including analysis and insights.
• Partner with sales and operations to improve pricing, cost accounting accuracy and inventory management practices.
• Drive budgeting and forecasting activities; track KPIs and dashboards that enable proactive management of margins, operational efficiency, cash flow, and performance against targets.
• Provide mentorship, leadership, and development to team members, building a high-performing finance organization that can scale with the business.
• Communicate effectively and establish credibility throughout the organization.

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of accounting and/or finance experience in a manufacturing environment highly preferred.
• Proficient in accounting and ERP software, with knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics BC365 a plus.
• Strong problem solving, analytical thinking and understanding of business impact.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Comfortable interacting directly and professionally with vendors, operations, sales, and other team members.
• Highly ethical, positive culture addition, self-motivated.
• Local to Ocala, FL area or nearby, or willing to relocate.