The Controllership Series: The Controller's Role in Strategic Thinking and Advising -- Part 1
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026
8-9:10 a.m. Central
1.8 CPE (1.8 technical)
Course code: 26WA-5608
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The strategic controller helps leadership decide what should happen, not just explain what has already been done. The controller often acts as the enterprise translator between strategy, operations, and financial outcomes. This can sometimes appear to be accuracy-focused and not necessarily decision useful insight. Controllers must move away from just variance explanation and include performance interpretation. To do this, the controller must understand business models and value drivers, be able to translate strategy into financial growth and align KPIs with strategic priorities. Part of this process includes understanding concepts of root-cause analysis vs. surface-level variance analysis. It also includes understanding correlation vs. causation in financial data. Within this segment we will review all of these concepts and controllers will come away with insightful ideas regarding how to elevate their roles.
Major subjects
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Controller Management.
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Financial Strategy.
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Strategic Thinking.
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Critical Thinking.
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Financial Judgment.
Learning objectives
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The controller's strategic role.
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Strategic thinking for controllers.
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Critical thinking and financial judgement.
Who should take this program?
- Controllers and financial personnel.
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