CAMPAIGN OPERATIONS
WORKFLOW INTAKE
Campaign Ops × Finance
MEETING TYPE
WORKING SESSION Building something together
DATE
April 9, 2026
DURATION
30 min
CAMPAIGN OPS
Meg Hourihan, Gerard
FINANCE
Ian Fogarty, Maegan Muscat
OUTPUT
Budget lifecycle map + handoff points
WHY THIS MEETING
Campaign Ops is mapping how budget moves through the building. We need Finance's picture — who decides, what it's based on, and where things stall — so we can help close gaps instead of creating new ones.
AGENDA
01
10 min
Who decides the budget and what is it based on?
Tier? Projected revenue? Prior spend? A&R ask? Is there a formula or is it discretionary? Who makes the final call?
02
8 min
How does approval actually work?
What's the chain? Are there thresholds that require different sign-offs? With Val gone, what's filling Step 1?
03
7 min
What happens between a verbal "yes" and the money moving?
Budget approved Wednesday in AP — when does it hit Console? What causes the lag?
04
5 min
Where can we surface information earlier?
We track historical spend, tier data, and stalled POs. What would be most useful landing on your desk automatically?
05
5 min
How does the new department structure organize expenses?
Marketing → Campaign Leads, Digital → Audience Dev, DSP → Commercial. Do expense categories reflect the new names, or are budgets still coded to the old structure?
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Walk us through the process as you experience it. Where things stall. What you're not getting consistently.
WHAT WE'LL DELIVER
Notes + action items within 24 hours. A map of where Campaign Ops sits in the budget flow. No scope creep into P&L.
CAMPAIGN OPS — RCA RECORDS This is one of 13 department workflow intakes.