Ace Hardware Corporation · 11 hours ago
Staff Accountant
Oak Brook, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$66K/yr - $76K/yr
0+ years expEmery Jensen, a subsidiary of Ace Hardware Corporation, is seeking a Staff Accountant to ensure accurate financial records. This role involves providing accounting support, preparing analyses, journal entries, and account reconciliations while collaborating with management and business partners.
HardwareRetailService Industry
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
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
Preferred
Experience with SAP preferred
Benefits
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!
Employee discounts on the products we sell (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more
Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off
Adoption cost reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events
Identity theft protection
Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable plans and policies.
Company
Ace Hardware Corporation
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kevin Kryscio
Vice President Supply Chain & Logistics
Lisa Schmitt
Corporate Vice President, Merchandising Operations
Recent News
2026-01-12
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