Controller

Controller

Full-Time | Hybrid – Bentonville, AR

$120,000-$140,000

Overview

At Nile, the integrity of our financials isn’t a background function; it’s the foundation everything else is built on. We’re looking for a Controller who owns the numbers end-to-end: someone who builds the systems, holds the calendar, and makes sure every account has been reconciled to a documented standard. This role reports to the CFO and directly manages our Accounting/Financial team.

If you build repeatable systems, hold deadlines as commitments and are organized, direct, and relentless about closing the loop, this role is for you.

Why Nile Commerce?

At Nile Commerce, we help brands win wherever customers shop—online or in-store. Our finance team keeps the business grounded in accurate, timely numbers that leadership can trust and act on.

Our culture is built on three core values: Launch into the Deep: pursue excellence relentlessly; Go One More Mile: stay disciplined, keep commitments, and push through setbacks; and Give More Than You Receive: build lasting relationships through humility, gratitude, and generosity.

Nile Commerce offers a comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and paid parental leave.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly and year-end close across all entities. Publish and enforce a close calendar with owners, dependencies, and due dates.
• Build and maintain a close checklist naming every account requiring review, its reconciliation method, and its owner, so a closed month is provably complete.
• Review and sign off on balance sheet reconciliations, bank and intercompany recs, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, and revenue. Investigate and clear reconciling items rather than carrying them forward.
• Produce accurate, on-time monthly financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) by entity and consolidated, with variance commentary leadership can act on.
• Directly manage the accounting/finance team with clear accountability and deadlines.
• Own the general ledger, chart of accounts, and accounting policies in NetSuite and QuickBooks. Standardize how entities are booked.
• Design and enforce internal controls over cash, AP, AR, and journal entries. Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors, tax preparers, and insurance/compliance reviews.
• Continuously improve the close: automate reconciliations, tighten cutoffs, reduce manual work, and document repeatable procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience
• Track record of taking a slow or unreliable close and making it fast, on time, and provably complete
• Strong technical accounting under US GAAP, including consolidations and intercompany across multiple entities
• Hands on ERP proficiency with NetSuite
• Experience or comfort in using AI tools to reduce manual work and improve process accuracy
• Advanced Excel and fluency with modern accounting tools and automation
• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7 years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of a full cycle month end close
• 2 years managing accounting staff
• QuickBooks experience
• Shopify and inventory/COGS accounting experience
• Experience standing up close management or reconciliation software
• Experience in consumer products, e-commerce, or multi-brand/multi-entity groups

If you thrive on building systems that work and take pride in numbers you can stand behind, we'd love to hear from you.