BUSINESS CONTROLLER

About us
Castle Horizon Group is a UK-based holding company operating across temporary accommodation, housing services, property development, and regulated care. We run multiple entities, we're actively acquiring more, and we operate a remote-first leadership model.

The role
We need a Business Controller who owns the performance picture across the entire group. Not just the financials — the operational metrics that drive them. Occupancy rates, void turnaround times, staffing ratios, contract utilisation, compliance status. The financials are the backbone; operational data is where decisions get made.
You'll build and maintain management reporting across all group entities, working with an established external accountancy firm (statutory/compliance) and an existing virtual bookkeeper (transactional processing). Your layer is the middle: management accounts, KPIs, dashboards, cash flow, budgets, and consolidated reporting.
This role sits at the intersection of finance and technology. We're building AI-powered internal tools (CastleAgentIQ) and you will co-design the reporting and dashboard modules — defining what gets measured and how it's presented. You're not just consuming reports. You're building the reporting infrastructure.

What you'll do
Build group-wide operational reporting: occupancy, voids, staffing, compliance, property-level performance
Prepare monthly management accounts for each entity and consolidated group
Design KPI dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility
Monitor and forecast cash flow across all entities
Prepare budgets, reforecasts, and variance analysis
Co-design AI-powered reporting tools — defining data models and automation logic
Manage the existing virtual bookkeeper and oversee data quality
Liaise with external accountants on statutory and year-end processes
Support acquisition due diligence with financial and operational analysis

What we're looking for
Qualified accountant (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ACA, or internationally recognised equivalent)
Proven multi-entity management accounting experience
Demonstrable experience with operational KPIs — not just financial metrics
Strong Excel / spreadsheet skills
Experience with cloud accounting platforms (Xero, QBO, or similar)
Proven remote working ability across time zones
Genuine excitement about AI tools and automation

Mindset
Business thinker, not just a numbers person — you understand what the metrics mean operationally
Builder mentality — you're creating systems, not inheriting a polished function
Obsessively accurate but pragmatically fast — 90% right on Monday beats 100% right on Friday
Excited by the idea that automation will reshape your workflow — you actively make manual processes redundant

Engagement
Full-time remote engagement (4–5 days per week). Monthly retainer or employment contract depending on location and mutual preference. Scope grows as the group acquires and scales.

How to Apply
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Important: Applications without a Loom video will not be considered. We receive a high volume of applications and this is how we identify serious candidates.

Please submit:
Your CV or LinkedIn profile.
A 2-minute Loom video ( ---------- — free to use) where you speak directly to camera and cover:

Introduce yourself briefly — who you are, where you're based, and your professional background
Tell us about a specific multi-entity reporting challenge you've faced. What was broken or missing? What did you build? What did the output look like? Explain what interests you about this role specifically

No cover letter needed. The video tells us everything.
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