Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. With more than 20 years in FinTech, we've grown from start-up to industry leader by innovating, simplifying, and valuing people. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a FinTech holding company with three business segments: Progressive Leasing, Purchasing Power (a leading employee purchase program for consumer products and services using payroll deduction), and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.
Purchasing Power (a PROG Holdings company, NYSE: PRG) | Location: Atlanta, GA
ABOUT PURCHASING POWER:
Purchasing Power is a leading employee purchase program that helps people buy the products and services they need through the convenience of payroll deduction. As part of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a fintech holding company with more than 20 years of experience, we build simple, responsible financial solutions that put people first. PROG Holdings' portfolio includes Progressive Leasing, a market leader in lease‑to‑own solutions; Purchasing Power; and Four, a Buy Now, Pay Later platform - all united by a commitment to innovation, access, and meaningful impact.
We're looking for a Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis to lead FP&A for Purchasing Power at a pivotal moment for the business. This is a build-and-transform role for a retail‑savvy, AI‑forward finance leader who can modernize how the business plans, forecasts, and makes decisions while partnering closely with senior leadership.
The ideal candidate brings strong FP&A experience, deep business partnership skills, and a practical understanding of retail or consumer business drivers, including unit economics, margins, customer behavior, and operational KPIs. This leader will help shape a more data‑driven, AI‑enabled finance function while building scalable processes for a growing business.
WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON:
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting with a strong emphasis on operational alignment and execution
- Serve as the financial partner to leaders across merchandising, operations, technology, and servicing, providing real‑time insight and decision support
- Drive visibility into unit economics, customer and cohort behavior, margins, and operational KPIs, and translate insights into actions that improve performance
- Build and modernize forecasting models, operational reporting, and dashboards tied directly to business drivers
- Lead adoption of AI and automation across FP&A to streamline recurring work, surface trends, pressure‑test assumptions, and create capacity for higher‑value analysis
- Set the vision for an AI‑forward finance function by identifying high‑value use cases, evaluating tools, and establishing practical, responsible workflows
- Support scenario planning and investment analysis to help leaders weigh trade‑offs and priorities initiatives
- Partner with Accounting and central PROG finance teams to ensure accuracy and alignment of financial data and reporting
- Build scalable, right‑sized processes for a growing business, balancing structure with agility
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing FP&A team, fostering accountability, curiosity, continuous improvement, and thoughtful adoption of new tools
WHAT YOU BRING:
- 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, operational finance, or related roles, including leading and developing teams
- Proven retail experience is required. Candidates should bring a strong understanding of unit economics, gross margin management, merchandising and assortment strategy, promotional planning, and customer cohort performance.
- Proven ability to partner closely with business leaders and influence operational decisions
- Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities, with the ability to connect financial outcomes to operational drivers and strategy
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, executive-ready insight
- Comfort operating in high‑growth, mid‑sized, or dynamic environments with a hands‑on, roll‑up‑your‑sleeves mindset
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or professional certification such as CPA or CFA preferred
- Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle or Workday is important
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; familiarity with data tools such as SQL, Tableau, Power BI, or Snowflake highly valued
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Hands‑on, practical use of AI or large‑language‑model tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot to accelerate finance and analytical work
- Experience piloting or deploying AI‑or automation-enabled forecasting, variance analysis, or reporting workflows
- A clear point of view on how AI is reshaping the finance function, with a track record of leading adoption by example
- Comfort evaluating tools and designing practical, responsible AI workflows a team can rely on
- AI‑enabled tools are already part of how work gets done across our organization,