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 a Director for Finance and Human Resources supporting and serving our central business functions. This senior leader 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 serve as Harvest Church’s senior leader of central services, reporting directly to Lead Pastor. This role functions as the church’s resident business and operational expert—guiding and protecting Harvest Church as both a ministry and a nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities:
The Director of Finance and Operations will be a strategic integrator that provides direction and leadership throughout the organization in regard to church finances and staff human resources. 

Organizational Leadership

  • Champion Harvest Church’s mission, vision, culture, and ministry standards across all operational departments 

Financial Leadership

  • Serve as Director, Finance overseeing 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

Departmental Oversight

  • Finance – Accounts payable/receivable, audits, compliance, reporting, and analysis. Liaison with third party accounting and audit contractors

  • Facilities – Assist in reviewing and providing financial feasibilities for capital projects, and renovations

  • Human Resources – Hiring, onboarding, payroll, benefits, wage analysis, policies, and compliance

Systems & Processes

  • Develop and refine 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

  • Meet the biblical qualifications of an Elder (I Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9)

  • 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

  • Exemplifies Harvest Church’s Staff Values

    • 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, 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

To apply, please email cover letter and resume to Marty Baker, Executive Director of Operations at mbaker@harvestindy.org