Move from reporting to strategic business partnering

Controlling for Impact

Strengthen your strategic influence and contribute more actively to business decisions. Through peer benchmarking, communication skills and practical tools, you'll develop your ability to turn financial insight into meaningful business impact.

Career support through a global network and local expertise

Programme start

14 October 2027

14.10.2027

Module location

Helsinki

Investment

4 500 € + VAT

Language

English

What CFOs told us — and how we’re responding

In the last few years, Hanken & SSE has engaged with hundreds of finance leaders. One challenge stands out across industries: business controlling remains a key development priority, despite all the buzz around AI and technology.

The need is real, and we have the tools to meet it.

Where business controlling meets strategy

Controlling for Impact is a programme designed to respond to a widely shared need: to keep developing business controlling into a truly value-creating function. Based on insights from over 100 finance leaders, this programme focuses on strengthening the controller's role as a communicator, influencer, and strategic partner.

You’ll explore how to go beyond reporting and make data-driven insights land with real business.

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Schedule

14 October 2027

Online kick-off:
Introduction and instructions for pre-assignment.

28 –

29 October 2027

Part I: Beyond business partners – pathfinder impact. Includes an overnight stay.

18 –

19 November 2027

Part II: Communicating numerical insights – data impact. Daytime only.

16 December 2027

Final presentations of benchmarking group projects

Great insights from several themes. Basically, all of it shook my understanding and view of my own job and the whole controlling function evolution.

Business controller

CPP 2023 participant

For business controllers who want to drive impact

Strengthen the strategic role of business controlling in your organisation while developing your own impact as a finance professional. Benchmark with peers, exchange experiences and develop new approaches together with finance professionals from other organisations.

The programme is intended for experienced finance professionals, typically with 3–5+ years of experience, who want to grow their impact as communicators, strategic advisers and business partners.

Participants will gain hands-on tools, fresh perspectives, and a professional network to support long-term development.

Companies will benefit from structured benchmarking, shared insights, and focused development of their controlling capabilities.

Faculty spotlight

Anders Tallberg

Anders is Senior Fellow at Hanken & SSE Executive Education. He previously worked as head of the Department of Accounting at Hanken. He has experience from different executive education programs and consulting. He has been the director of controller development programs at Hanken & SSE, for example at Stora Enso, OP, and Metsä Group.

Rihards Garančs

Rihards runs a consulting practice that develops Business Intelligence, Data Strategy, Data & Digital capability building solutions; he helps companies & their employees advance in business analytics using the latest digital tools.