Senior Director, FP&A - Retail Finance
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:
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Lead financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting with a strong emphasis on operational alignment and execution
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Serve as the financial partner to leaders across merchandising, operations, technology, and servicing, providing real-time insight and decision support
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Drive visibility into unit economics, customer and cohort behavior, margins, and operational KPIs, and translate insights into actions that improve performance
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Build and modernize forecasting models, operational reporting, and dashboards tied directly to business drivers
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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
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Set the vision for an AI-forward finance function by identifying high-value use cases, evaluating tools, and establishing practical, responsible workflows
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Support scenario planning and investment analysis to help leaders weigh trade-offs and prioritize initiatives
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Partner with Accounting and central PROG finance teams to ensure accuracy and alignment of financial data and reporting
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Build scalable, right-sized processes for a growing business, balancing structure with agility
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Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing FP&A team, fostering accountability, curiosity, continuous improvement, and thoughtful adoption of new tools
WHAT YOU BRING:
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10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, operational finance, or related roles, including leading and developing teams
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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.
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Proven ability to partner closely with business leaders and influence operational decisions
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Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical capabilities, with the ability to connect financial outcomes to operational drivers and strategy
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into