GoFast.Finance/BC-INTRO-03: Your First 90 Days in Controlling

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[Career] Your First 90 Days in Controlling & After

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  • 3 Lessons

Start strong in your new role: set routines, map stakeholders, learn cycles, and deliver early wins without chaos week one.

🧘 More control: Replace vague expectations with a weekly plan you can follow.

🤝 Faster trust: Align with your manager and partners early to avoid surprises in cycles.

🏢 More reliability: Reduce early errors so outputs become usable sooner.

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Who this is for

Junior controller and FP&A analyst starting a first controlling role with recurring close, forecast, or plan responsibilities.

Cost accountant or project controller moving into broader planning and review work for a larger scope.

Prerequisites

Knowledge: Basic accounting and spreadsheet skills from study or previous work.

Tools: Access to your core finance systems plus a calendar and a simple note-taking tool.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Draft a 90-day plan tied to real cycle milestones.

  2. Map key stakeholders, touchpoints, and expectations for your scope.

  3. Set weekly routines that prevent last-minute fire drills.

  4. Build a learning backlog linked to your recurring pains.

CPE Information

  • Eligibility: not eligible - introductory only

  • Watch time: about 1 hour

  • Total learning: about 1.5 hours

  • Estimated credits: 0

Contents

Module 1: Your first 90 days operating plan

Lesson 1: Scope, cycles, stakeholders (weeks 1-2)
Lesson 2: Weekly routines that hold (weeks 3-6)
Lesson 3: Backlog and feedback (weeks 7-12)