Director, Finance and Human Resources

Harvest Church; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest Church in Carmel, Indiana, seeks a Director of Finance and Human Resources to oversee church finances and staff systems across locations. The role reports to the Lead Pastor and requires strong leadership, integrity, and alignment with our mission.

The ideal candidate will drive budgeting, financial policy, HR processes, and organizational systems to support ministry effectiveness. This full-time position emphasizes stewardship, compliance, and strategic partnership with church

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, organizational leadership, or related field.
• Demonstrates expertise in financial management, organizational systems, and team leadership.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving abilities with a proven track record of execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee banking and audit relationships across Harvest Church.
• Lead budgeting, accounting practices, and financial policy development to ensure compliance and stewardship.
• Provide financial reporting and analysis to inform strategic decision-making across locations.
• Oversee accounts payable/receivable, audits, compliance, reporting, and liaison with third party accounting and audit contractors.
• Manage onboarding, payroll, benefits, wage analysis, policies, and compliance in HR.

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance or related field

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Microsoft Office

Planning Center

Job description

Position Title:
Director, Finance and Human Resources

Status: Full Time, 32 - 40 Hours per Week
Reports to: Lead Pastor

Position Objective: Harvest Church is prayerfully seeking aDirector for Finance and Human Resources supporting and serving our central business functions. This position will oversee the financial and human resource systems, processes, and infrastructure for our ministries across all locations, ensuring that Harvest Church operates with excellence, integrity, and alignment to our mission.

Position Description: The Director of Finance and Human Resources will function as the church’s resident financial and human resources expert and be a strategic integrator that provides oversight and management of church finances and staff human resources.

Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

• Champion Harvest Church’s mission, vision, culture, and ministry standards across all departments
• Oversee banking and audit relationships
• Lead budgeting, accounting practices, and financial policy development to ensure compliance, transparency, and stewardship.
• Provide financial reporting and analysis that informs strategic decision-making
• Oversee accounts payable/receivable, audits, compliance, reporting, and analysis. Liaison with third party accounting and audit contractors

Human Resources

• Onboarding, payroll, benefits, wage analysis, policies, and compliance

Systems & Processes

• Develop and refine and finance and H.R. systems that increase ministry effectiveness and organizational efficiency
• Ensure staff policies, guidelines, and practices reflect both legal requirements and biblical values
• Assist project management overseeing capital projects, bids, RFQ processes and contracts

Spiritual and Character Qualifications

• Have a clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a passionate, growing personal
  relationship with Him
• Be a self-starter with drive, passion and initiative
• Be teachable and willing to be held accountable
• Be a team player with a positive attitude, willing to uphold and champion the Harvest Church staff culture
• Be a ministry partner willing to voice concern and disagreement in a respectable way while following accepted relationships of authority, responsibility and leadership
• Be above reproach in personal conduct and on social media, exhibiting a lifestyle consistent with the scriptures as a follower of Jesus
• Be a faithful steward of your finances (including tithes and offerings)
• Strive for excellence in all you do
• Be Faithful - Honor the Lord! (Calling)
• Be Humble - Live with Integrity! (Character)
• Be Intentional - Minister on Purpose! (Clarity)
• Be Unified - Work as a team! (Collaboration)
• Be Generous - Multiply with joy! (Contribution)

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, organizational leadership, or related field
• Demonstrates expertise in financial management, organizational systems, and team leadership
• Strong analytical, strategic, and problem-solving abilities with a proven track record of execution

Core Competencies

• Detail-Oriented– Maintains accuracy and thoroughness in all work
• Resourceful– Adapts quickly and finds creative solutions to challenges
• Strategic Thinker– Anticipates needs, identifies opportunities, and creates actionable plans
• Data-Informed Decision Maker– Uses metrics and insights to guide planning and evaluate results
• Policy Steward– Ensures guidelines support both compliance and ministry values
• Process Improver– Develops and refines systems to make ministry more effective
• Proficiencies – Microsoft Office Suite, QuickBooks Online, Payroll systems and Planning Center (or other church management systems)

Salary and Benefits

• Salary and Benefits to be determined by Board of Elders in agreement with the Harvest Staff/Employee Manual