Contract Recruiter — Accounting & Finance

Progressive Leasing; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health benefits (Medical/Dental/Vision

Company 401k match

Paid time off & holidays

Diversity Groups

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

Charitable gift matching

Equipment & services provided

Job summary

Progressive Leasing is seeking a contract recruiter for accounting & finance to drive full-cycle recruitment end-to-end. The role focuses on building pipelines and managing requisitions across finance functions while partnering with hiring managers to deliver quality hires on a contracting basis.

You will source, screen, and present candidates, coordinate interviews, and guide offers while maintaining an efficient ATS and delivering timely updates to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience focused on accounting and finance placement.
• Proven placements from staff accountant through controller or finance director.
• Familiar with month-end close, GAAP, revenue recognition, FP&A, and ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday, and QuickBooks.

Responsibilities

• Run intake calls with hiring managers and translate into a written search strategy.
• Source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and networks.
• Screen for technical depth—distinguish candidates who owned month-end close from those who reconciled accounts.
• Write and post job ads that read like a person wrote them.
• Submit qualified candidates with a written summary covering fit, comp expectations, reason for move, notice period, and offer risk.
• Coordinate interviews, prep candidates, run debriefs, and keep candidates warm throughout the process.
• Manage offer conversations including compensation negotiation and start date alignment.
• Keep the ATS current daily with notes, stages, and dispositions.
• Report weekly on pipeline health: sourced, screened, submitted, interviewed, offers out, and blockers.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Accounting/Finance recruiting

ATS proficiency

Tools

Workday

Greenhouse

Lever

Bullhorn

iCIMS

Job description

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.

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. As an almost 20+ year old FinTech company that has gone from start-up to industry leader, we know how to innovate, simplify, and value all people. We are a company founded on our grit and we are constantly looking to the future. As an ever-evolving group of entrepreneurs and technologists, we strive to do the right thing period in all aspects of our work. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), an exciting FinTech holding company, with three business segments including Progressive, Purchasing Power, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

We are currently hiring a Contract Recruiter — Accounting & Finance to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved! This is a contracting opportunity focused on full-cycle recruiting for accounting and finance roles. The contractor will own requisitions end-to-end — from intake through signed offer — across a broad range of finance and accounting functions.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP): PROG is dedicated to providing people with opportunity; opportunity for inclusive collaboration, opportunity for innovation, and opportunity for development.

We Are

A fast-moving FinTech company where finance and accounting functions are foundational to our business. Our talent acquisition team moves with urgency, values precision, and holds a high bar for candidate quality. We partner with sharp, self-directed recruiters who can own a desk and deliver results without daily oversight.

You Are

An experienced full-cycle recruiter who specializes in accounting and finance. You speak the language of the function, understand the difference between someone who owned a close versus someone who supported one, and you build real pipelines — not post-and-pray lists. You manage a busy desk with ease, keep your ATS spotless, and communicate in a way that hiring managers trust and candidates remember.

Your Day-to-day

• Run intake calls with hiring managers and translate them into a written search strategy covering target titles, target companies, compensation range, and must-haves versus trainables.
• Source passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, alumni networks of local public accounting firms, and your own professional network.
• Screen for technical depth — distinguishing candidates who owned month-end close from those who reconciled a handful of accounts.
• Write and post job ads that read like a person wrote them.
• Submit qualified candidates with a written summary covering fit, comp expectations, reason for the move, notice period, and offer risk.
• Coordinate interviews, prep candidates, run manager debriefs, and keep every active candidate warm throughout the process.
• Manage offer conversations including compensation negotiation, counteroffer risk, and start date alignment.
• Keep the ATS current daily — notes, stages, and dispositions accurate enough that someone else could pick up your desk tomorrow.
• Report weekly on pipeline health: sourced, screened, submitted, interviewed, offers out, and where each role is stuck.

You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years focused on accounting and finance placements.
• Proven placements from staff accountant through controller or finance director.
• Working fluency in finance and accounting concepts — you can hold a credible conversation about month-end close, GAAP, revenue recognition, FP&A, and common ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Workday, and QuickBooks.
• Comfort managing a busy desk with 8–12 active requisitions as a normal week, not a crisis.
• Real direct sourcing skill — posting and waiting will not fill these roles.
• ATS fluency (Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Bullhorn, or iCIMS) and clean, consistent documentation habits.
• Written communication that a hiring manager can forward without editing.
• Self-directed work style — you will be given context and priorities, not daily supervision.
• AI-enabled tools are already part of how work gets done across our organization, and their use will continue to expand over time. We value people who are curious, adaptable, and open to learning as roles and workflows evolve.

We Offer

• Competitive Compensation
• Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance + Paid Parental Leave
• Company Matched 401k
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Paid Volunteer Time
• Diversity Alliance Resource Groups
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Job Required Equipment & Services Will Be Provided

Progressive Leasing welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Progressive Leasing does business.