Date: 16.01.2026 (2026-01-16)
Carsten Zaremba (16.01.2026) Context: • https://www.linkedin.com/in/carstenzaremba/ • CFO Interim Manager | Controlling & Finanzen | Turnaround • Hamburg • Multiple jobs: • Self employed as interim CFO • CFO at FOOKE GmbH (200ppl) • Gantry Milling Machines - FSW Machines - Addivite manufacturing systems • Partner: The Management Consultancy Dr. Kraus & Partner has been supporting companies in planning, implementing, managing and evaluating structural and cultural change processes • My message: • Ich bin auf Ihr Profil gestossen, da ich Ihren Post zu den Risiken von KI gesehen habe. • • 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: • können wir gerne machen. • Morgen Vormittag? • zaremba@zarcon.de
Notes: • Challenges: • More Dunkelbuchung should be possible • Mostly scheitert weil Menschen das nicht wollen - maybe replacement • Delegation topics: • Missing information: • Not really good feedback - actually no input at all! • Accounting: • Handwerk • Controlling: • Auffälligkeiten finden -> he is mostly in restructuring -> focus on insolvency -> finden Auffälligkeiten von Daten. He uses the tool of the company. (SAP often) • Often employees do not have the understanding that employees are not open to adopt a new solution (often 50+ years old) • He thinks privately that it is interesting -> in his companies are many things not good • Potential of AI: • No models in practice -> it is interesting -> no AI yet • ChatGPT yes - but no AI process • Approval flows & PRs: • • 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? •