Accountant, Financial Analyst, Business Development

Emery Jensen is a business unit of Ace Hardware Corporation that sells and distributes hard‑line products to independent Pro/Lumber, Paint, Hardware, and e‑retailer customer segments.

• Perform the monthly close responsibilities (journal entries, variance analysis, account reconciliations and management inquiries) associated with the more basic functional areas within Emery Jensen.
• Support Emery Jensen's Sr. Accountant with routine activities, including rolling over financial statements, preparing journal entry templates, and maintaining a monthly close activity tracker.
• Work with the stakeholders to gain an understanding of the area, propose process improvements, and assist with the implementation of those process improvements.
• Maintain existing scorecards, ad‑hoc reports, and analysis, as assigned by management, to key cross‑functional areas.
• Assist with projects designed to improve accounting efficiency or drive quality results.
• Support other projects and initiatives as assigned.
• This job reports into Oak Brook, IL (Four in‑office days per week).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Experience with SAP preferred.
• Entry level, Minimum 0‑1 years of work experience in a financial/accounting capacity.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to interpret large datasets.
• Effectively communicate and work with internal business partners.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Basic project/time management skills.
• Ability to work with supervision.
• Adequate verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Excel at an intermediate level.
• Effective communication skills, capable of partnering with internal stakeholders at various levels.
• Time‑management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and ensure completion of responsibilities.

$66,000 to $76,000

We live our values – W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Emery Jensen is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, and our customers.

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 3 years resulted in incentives being paid out above 106.6% of your target opportunity!)
• Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 3 years, company contributions (matching & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 7.3% of total eligible compensation.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short‑term disability and long‑term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents.
• 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire.
• Your career at Emery Jensen is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally‑owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Ace Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation.
• Emery Jensen invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on‑site classes, facilitator‑led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review.
• We know the work environment matters. That’s why Emery Jensen holds frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales.
• We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more!
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