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Job title: Director of Finance

Department: Finance, Central Services

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

FLSA Status: Exempt/Full-Time, Remote considered: Eastern Standard Time zone preferred, Central Time zone considered

Updated February 2026

Job Band 10

Compensation: $165,000 - $190,000 / year

Strategic Finance Leader | FP&A | Systems Modernization | Multi-Entity Ministry Environment

Overview

Redeemer is seeking a Director of Finance to serve as a senior strategic finance leader across six churches and Redeemer City to City. This role functions as the organization’s forward-facing finance leader, responsible for financial planning, forecasting, systems modernization, automation, and cross-functional partnership. We are seeking an individual who can operate with a strong sense of urgency and is extremely responsive. The ideal candidate is a strong leader and problem solver, with the ability to implement change and new solutions through automation and technologies to address inefficiencies.

The Director of Finance will work closely with executive leadership, ministry leaders, HR, IT, operations, and boards to translate financial data into mission-aligned strategy and build scalable financial systems that support growth, stewardship, and long-term sustainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide financial planning & analysis (FP&A)
• Own budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and long-range planning, fostering faster planning and forecasting cycles
• Develop executive dashboards, reports and decision-support tools for leadership for improved financial visibility and decision-making
• Lead finance systems modernization and automation initiatives, building scalable systems and enhanced workflows
• Evaluate and implement new tools and platforms
• Redesign financial processes for scalability and efficiency, reducing manual processes and improving efficiency
• Partner cross-functionally with HR, IT and Executive Leadership
• Serve as primary finance partner to ministry leaders
• Support capital planning, growth initiatives, and strategic projects
• Communicate financial insights to executive teams and boards
• Lead the effort to restructure and lead the Finance team, bringing the team in-house, and transitioning from an outsourced accounting group, by teaming with our experienced Controller to build a new in-house staff.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• MBA or master’s degree in finance or accounting preferred
• CPA preferred, but not required
• Strong FP&A, modeling, and strategic finance background
• Strong technology and computer skills
• Experience in multi-entity organizations strongly preferred
• Nonprofit or mission-driven organization experience 
• Systems modernization and process transformation experience
• Advanced financial modeling and analytics skills
• Executive-level communication capability
• Proven track record of implementing change
• Agility to serve 6 different churches and 4 different ministries covering 5 separate entities totaling over $60MM in annual revenue
• Alignment with Redeemer Churches and Ministries statement of faith and philosophy of servant leadership.

Full-time members of the Redeemer Central Services team, are offered competitive salaries, paid time off, and benefits, to include:

• Fully paid Medical Plan Premiums
• Shared cost PPO Medical Plan Option
• Fully paid Dental insurance premiums, with dental buy-up plan option
• Fully paid Vision insurance premiums
• 403b Retirement, plus company contribution
• Redeemer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and basic life insurance
• Voluntary accident, life, and AD&D policies for employee, spouse, and children
• Redeemer-funded HSA and HRA with elected high-deductible medical coverage
• Optional Limited Purpose FSA for dental, vision, and dependent care costs
• Transit / commuter benefit
• Counseling benefit

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill set; experience and training; licensure, certifications, and ordination; and other organizational needs.

Use of Hiring Technology
As part of our recruitment process, we may use technology-assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help review applications and identify candidates whose qualifications align with the requirements of the role. AI can assist us in evaluating skills, qualifications, experience, or certain keywords. These tools support, but do not replace, human review and decision-making.

While interviewers may record and transcribe interviews using AI tools, we do not utilize AI to evaluate or analyze interview videos. Recording of interviews is done solely for the purpose of note-taking or transcribing the conversation, and human review is conducted of the notes prior to connecting them with an applicant's file. The organization does not utilize Automated Employment Decision Tools to conduct video analysis of any recorded interviews, and is fully compliant with New York City Local Law 144.