Overview
Church of the Nazarene, a multi-campus congregation located in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, invites applications for its Finance Manager position.
We’re a church family with roughly 1000 average attendance from three campuses on a typical Sunday morning with a staff of 24 working together to manage the ministry. In addition, we have two affiliated ministries – a community food pantry, clothes and furniture ministry called Hope Distributed as well as a Daycare ministry, Kid’s Harbor. There is an English-speaking campus as well as a Spanish-speaking campus in Harrisonburg, with an English-speaking campus in Elkton, Virginia and a burgeoning Spanish-speaking campus planned for Waynesboro, Virginia. The Finance Manager is based at the Harrisonburg Campus and serves all campuses.
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications: First, the individual will be a passionate lover and follower of Christ who is an experienced financial manager with a relevant undergraduate degree in a field such as Accounting, Business, Management, etc. In the absence of such a degree, the candidate may demonstrate commensurate experience and expertise. He or she will demonstrate a thorough understanding of effective accounting practices as well as an ability to grasp how a faith community in particular must steward its resources. A CPA is not required but will strengthen a candidate’s profile. Knowledge of budgeting, payroll and investments will be important. The position serves as the Church’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of the Church Board and Benefits Manager.
COTN is headquartered in Harrisonburg, Virginia a diverse city of 51,800 people – over 40 different cultures are represented at the local public high school. The surrounding area includes Rockingham County, an agri-business-based region with a population of 83,700. There are four universities/colleges in the area.
The church offers a generous benefits package and competitive compensation based on the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications. To apply, email Angela Kohl at akohl@cotnaz.org.
