Both myself and the Group Management of Indutrade strongly believe that proactive Business Controlling can be a large value creator for our companies and also for the Group as a whole. For me a strong Business Controller is a person that captures the important financial trends and communicate in a clear and concise way. The Business Controller also knows that clear responsibilities, measurements, targets and follow up are key to drive improvements. He or she has good integrity and is not afraid to challenge, always with a humble attitude and with the company’s best interest in mind.
The Indutrade Business Controller Program targets senior people in the Indutrade Finance community who wants to develop their Business Controlling capabilities to be an even better partner in business discussions and drive sustainable profitable growth.
Patrik Johnson Chief Financial Officer
Program flow
Rectangles represent face-to-face (F2F) modules at a conference centre. Circles represent interactive live webinars of two hours each.
Financial
toolbox
Business case
evaluation
Performance
management
Communication
& leadership
Innovation
Change
Business
assignment
Assignment
presentation
Content
Financial toolbox
Margin, working capital and return. Company, business area and group levels.
Business case evaluation
Payback, net present value, DCF-trap, graphical tools.
Performance management
Relevant KPIs, responsibilities, setting targets, dealing with trade-offs.
Communication & leadership
”Succes”, ”Golden Circle”, influencing skills, leading without authority.
Innovation
Creative destruction and rapid adaptations to new circumstances: the role of financial professionals.
Change
Process of change and getting your people on board: the role of financial professionals.
Business assignment
Group work on challenge presented by an Indutrade sponsor.
Process
Each content area follows the same process:
Pre-readings (either curated by Bild & Runsten, or an article from Harvard Business Review)
Interactive sessions with material uniquely tailored to Indutrade
’On the job application’ to be carried out at work after the main session, and to be shared with all participants during a learning-sharing session, symbolized by a quarter-circle in the program flow, a few weeks later.
Schedule
The program stretches over six months,
the next edition has the following dates:
26-27 August 2026
9.30 AM Day 1 – 4:00 PM Day 2
Clarion Hotel Malmö Live
23 September, 2026
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Webinar
22 October, 2026
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Webinar
18-19 November, 2026
9.30 AM Day 1 – 4:00 PM Day 2
Clarion Hotel Malmö Live
10 December, 2026
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Webinar
13 January, 2027
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Webinar
4 February, 2027
9:30 – 12:00 AM
Webinar
10-11 March, 2027
9.30 AM Day 1 – 4:00 PM Day 2
Steningevik, Stockholm
Program team
Magnus Bild
Founding partner Bild & Runsten
Mikael Runsten
Founding partnerBild & Runsten
Gunnar Ekman
Cofounder ofRiver Jump
Udo Zander
Professor of International Business at Stockholm School of Economics
About Bild & Runsten
Many organizations strive to make the world a better place. At Bild & Runsten we pursue this ambition by developing business leaders and financial specialists to be well prepared to make wise decisions. Through what we call Financial Learning we hope to give them a financial voice to get their message across, and financial ears to understand the arguments of others.
Over the years, we have contributed to controller development to groups such as ABB, Afry, Atlas Copco, Electrolux, H&M, Holmen, Maersk, Metsä, Orkla, Porsche Holding, Saab, Vattenfall, and Volvo.