Controller

About Aventur

Aventur was founded by the mission-driven leaders behind Royal Oaks to build a network of senior living communities and partners committed to compassion, connection and culture. It puts people over profit and culture over convention, supporting communities with operational strength and strategic insight while helping residents and team members thrive.

Our mission: Fusing innovation with experience to unleash potential.

Our vision: Beyond the ordinary. Accelerating the possibilities. Transforming the future.

Core values: Transformation · Opportunities · Prosperity · Innovation · Confidence

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Aventur, Inc. operates two senior living communities.

Communities:

- Royal Oaks / Sun City, Arizona / Revenue Budget: $40 million / Employees: 350-400

- The Glen Retirement System / Shreveport, Louisiana / Revenue Budget: $20 million / Employees: 200-250

Position Overview

Aventur, Inc. is hiring an experienced Controller to lead accounting for multiple senior living companies and accounting departments across two states, Arizona and Louisiana.

Job Title: Controller

Company: Aventur, Inc.

Department: Accounting / Finance

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Phoenix, Arizona – on site, with regional travel

Employment type: Full-time

FLSA status: Exempt

Salary: Starting at $120,000 per year

Travel: Up to about 1 week per month (roughly 25% or less): mostly air travel to senior living sites and conferences in other states, plus local driving for the same purposes

Supervises; Accounting staff across entities, exempt and non-exempt

About the Role

The Controller owns the accuracy, controls and reporting of accounting for Aventur's senior living organizations, including skilled nursing operations, in Arizona and Louisiana. Reporting to the CFO, you will lead and develop the accounting team, design and monitor internal controls, and oversee resident billing, Medicare and Medicaid billing, payables, cash, fixed assets, inventories and the general ledger.

You will serve as the CFO's primary finance partner, prepare financial reports for internal and external users, manage the annual audit, and help department heads understand performance against budget. You will assume responsibility for fiscal operations in the CFO's absence.

This role suits a hands-on leader with deep senior living and nonprofit accounting experience who enjoys building strong teams and reliable processes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Multi-entity leadership

• Lead accounting for multiple companies and accounting departments in Arizona and Louisiana, ensuring consistent policies, close calendars and reporting across all entities.

• Supervise, train and develop accounting staff, including exempt and non-exempt employees; set goals, conduct performance reviews and build succession depth.

• Provide direct support to the CFO and assume responsibility for fiscal operations in the CFO's absence.

• Develop, plan and implement specialized accounting procedures and systems to meet organizational information needs.

Internal controls and systems

• Design, document, implement and monitor internal controls that safeguard cash and assets across all organizations.

• Update control procedures as operations, regulations or systems change, and test them for effectiveness.

• Lead or support software upgrades and system conversions affecting accounting cycles, including testing, data validation and staff training.

• Ensure accounting data is accurate and the system adheres to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Revenue cycle and billing

• Own procedures and controls over resident billing, including private pay, entrance fees or deposits, and monthly statements.

• Oversee Medicare and Medicaid billing for skilled nursing, including claims accuracy, denials, collections, cost reporting support and compliance in Arizona and Louisiana.

• Assist residents and families with questions about their billing statements.

Accounting operations

• Manage the general ledger and sub-ledgers: fixed assets, inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable and actuarial data.

• Oversee accounts payable, ensuring vendor invoices are paid accurately and on time and supporting managers with invoice questions.

• Oversee bank accounts, cash management and cash flow forecasting.

• Perform or review monthly bank, trust and general ledger reconciliations.

• Oversee journal entries, account reconciliations, and the posting, processing and verification of receipts, credits, refunds and interest charges.

• Obtain CFO approval on all vendor contractual agreements.

Reporting, audit and budget

• Prepare accurate, timely financial statements and reports for internal management, the board, lenders and external users.

• Direct the compilation and submission of financial and statistical reports required by local, state and federal agencies, ensuring reporting compliance.

• Manage the annual independent audit and prepare supporting work papers that substantiate general and sub-ledger balances.

• Coordinate departmental budgets, including compiling requests and income projections and preparing final budget documents for CFO approval.

• Monitor monthly revenues and expenditures against budget and help department heads analyze variances.

• Provide revenue forecasting and expenditure analysis to support the annual budget.

General

• Participate in training, seminars and meetings as required.