Date: 19.01.2026 (2026-01-19)
Marko Labus (19.01.2026) Context: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/marko-labus-12336359/ • Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President Resolve Biosciences (80ppl) • Biotechnology Research • Düsseldorf • My message: • Ich bin auf Ihr Profil gestossen, da Sie einen super interessanten Finance-Background in verschiedenen Settings haben (v.a. KPMG & als CFO). • • Wir entwickeln proprietäre KI-Modelle für Controlling & Accounting. Aktuell automatisieren wir vor allem das Verbuchen von Rechnungen. • • Der nächste Schritt ist die Automatisierung des Monthly Closing & Controlling, mit dem Ziel, den Aufwand um etwa 50% zu reduzieren. • • Aufgrund Ihrer Erfahrung würde ich gerne Ihr Feedback zu unserem Ansatz einholen (kein Verkaufsgespräch) - gerne einfach 15min per Telefon. Würde mich sehr freuen! • Reply: • vielen Dank für die Kontaktaufnahme und sehr spannendes Thema. Lassen Sie uns gerne einen Termin vereinbaren. Schicken ie einfach einen Terminvorschlag, gerne in der übernächsten Woche (ab dem 19.01.) an: Marko.Labus@resolvebiosciences.com.
Notes: • Challenges • Syntegon: • Challenges: finance transformation • Very fragmented because the company as made up of many different companies • Automation of Purchase to Pay workflow (3 to 4 years away) • They used Buzzware • He was too far away from that team that did it operationally -> they took Buzzware because Bosch started before with them • Con: they are a large company • One element was that it had very standard processes • They wanted to have the process really end to end • 70% was in the best entity - not on average across all entities • They automated globally • Automation rate that was reached of 70% -> 30% of outliers • They did a lot of process mining with Celonis • Resolve BioScienes • GER / US JV • Challenges: • Invoices etc. is not important -> pre-revenue • They had to restructure • They switched back to Datev - back from an ERP • Challenges: • Fundraising is the biggest challenge • Fin Ops is not a big topic atm • A lot researchers • 6 entities or sth around the world • They had Oracle Netsuite as an ERP -> did not work • Not well implemented • Not done for their area • FIBU: not well done in Netsuite • Not many people that know Netsuite • They have 60ppl now - no people in USA • They want to launch their product in 2026 • Finance Team? • 2 FTEs + Him (but he also does other stuff as well - incl. Geschäftsführer) • He also does legal • Reisekostenabrechnung • Could be a big potential • He thinks Budgetplanung could be a potential • Having fast booking • Procurement • Stefan Rothenbücher bei EY (Associate Partner for Finance Transformation / SAP) • • His intro: • Gelsenkirchen • 14 years at KPMG -> he is auditor (a lot in US and Japan) • Quite some experience at larger companies • Cool guy • Automation: • • Biggest objections / challenges in his daily life? • • Most valuable flows for him? • • Context: team setup? internal and external? • • Which tasks are the biggest pain? With magic wand -> what would he solve? • • Which tasks would he focus on? • • Do they already have automations? Which ones? How well do they work? • • Which companies would he target? • • General feedback to pitch? •