๐จ Priority Alerts
DEADLINE TONIGHT
T162 โ Navan Flight Approval
Gavin Smith booked out-of-policy flight LCYโDUB, 21 Apr (round-trip). 3-hour review window opened 19:58 BST tonight โ deadline ~22:58 BST / 22:58 IST TONIGHT. Approve or deny in Navan NOW if not already done.
URGENT T159 โ Headcount meeting invite (12pm today)
Meeting was due to be booked yesterday (7 Apr). If not confirmed, book NOW. Elias 1:1 today at 09:15 โ raise there if needed. 12:00 IST meeting with Elias re headcount + C-Level change.
RED T157 & T158 โ Elias deliverables due today
Both tasks flagged from yesterday's Elias call: E2E casino costs document (T157) and operational reporting umbrella (T158). Both due today. Elias needs more detailed + regular updates โ these are credibility tasks.
AMBER Rollcard Finance Reporting โ 10:00 first session (Gary Munson)
T163 active today. Agenda received (Apr 6 Gary Munson email). Conleth flagged Reserve Account requirement in MSA โ Rollcard Funds Flow thread active. Prep: review Conleth's MSA flag before 10:00.
AMBER 12 non-build tasks overdue (above 5-cap) โ triage needed
T002, T038, T045, T075, T086, T109, T114, T122, T123, T128 all overdue. See Section 4 for full triage. Many are delegation/align tasks โ consider bulk actioning or deferring with intent.
๐ฏ Today's Intent
๐
Build Window: 08:00โ09:15 only (~75 min clean)
Finance Operating Committee at 09:15 collapses morning. Next window: possibly 11:00โ12:00 if Gary Munson Zoom ends early (TENTATIVE). Afternoon is dense โ 13:00, 14:00, 14:30ร2, 15:00, 16:00, 16:15.
โ ๏ธ 4 Build tasks due today โ at cap. Prioritise T157 + T158 (Elias, credibility risk). T160 is a quick calendar book โ treat as 5-min action. T167 (OKR review) โ defer to afternoon gap or tomorrow if build window too short.
T157
Create E2E Casino Allocated Costs document
Why Now: Due today. Elias flagged need for reliable casino cost visibility yesterday. Credibility deliverable โ do in 08:00 window.
T158
Operational reporting umbrella with FP&A forward lens
Why Now: Companion task to T157. Due today. Pairs with T157 to give Elias the full picture. Build in same window.
T160
Book reporting improvements meeting (Niall + Nicola + Gary + Conleth)
Why Now: Due today. 5-min calendar action โ send invite for next week before FOC at 09:15.
T167
30-min Goals / OKR review โ solo
Why Now: Added last night. Use lunch break or post-16:15 slot if morning compressed. Week 2 of Q2 โ OKR review is overdue.
๐ Build completion rate (last 3 briefings): Not enough EOD data to compute โ briefings run but no logged completions vs targets this week. Track today's build closes.
๐ Non-build today: 12 overdue + 2 due this week = 14 non-builds. See Section 4 for triage.
๐
Meetings Today โ Wednesday 8 April
08:00
Morning Briefing ADMIN
Admin block ยท No external attendees
โ This briefing. Action T162 (Navan) + T159 (headcount invite) before 09:15.
09:15
Finance Operating Committee
Gary Malone, Seamus Barry, Conleth Fay, Gavin Smith
PREP NEEDED
Agenda sent by Niall (per VIKTOR-FEED): Headcount, C-Level change, Annual Leave open points. Conleth: ask re Opusclip $15K refund in NetSuite April? Gary: route ActivPayroll eFile notifications to Gary.
โก Stake: W/F items for all 4 DRs โ use this meeting to surface blockers, not just status updates.
10:00
Gary Munson's Zoom โ Rollcard Finance Reporting Reqs (1st session) TENTATIVE
Gary Munson, Rachel Vella, Conleth Fay, Jean Costello, Richard Aponte
PREP
Agenda from Gary Munson (Apr 6 email โ read). Conleth flagged Reserve Account requirement in MSA โ key input for this session. T163 active today (lead call with Pedro/Mike re NetSuite reqs for SDS Verticals โ separate but related). Jean back from OOO today.
โก Stake: First session of Rollcard finance reporting. How Niall frames requirements today shapes the entire project. Come prepared with Reserve Account question and SDS context.
13:00
Seamus: Niall 1:1 TENTATIVE
Seamus Barry
PREP
T161 open (review Seamus Slack message before next 1:1). W014 overdue (3EN Phase 1 critical items). W/F: 4 overdue, 9 total for Seamus. Agenda sent yesterday: Headcount, C-Level change, Annual Leave.
14:00
Discuss NetSuite for SDS Verticals
Mike Gregoline, Gavin Smith, Pedro Olinger
PREP
T163 โ lead this call. Feed back to Gavin (per Zoom AI yesterday: Niall to lead, feed back to Gavin). Pedro is SDS FBP. NetSuite SDS vertical requirements is the core topic.
โก Stake: Niall leads โ not just attends. Framing here sets roadmap. Be clear on requirements before walking in.
14:30
Weekly Catch Up CONFLICT
Elias Mark, Jean Costello
โก Double-booked vs Treasury 1:1. Confirm which is priority โ Elias catch-up likely takes precedence.
14:30
Treasury 1:1 TENTATIVE DOUBLE-BOOKED
Conleth Fay
W/F for Conleth: 4 overdue, 10 total. Rollcard Reserve Account (from MSA) is active Conleth topic. Opusclip $15K refund in NetSuite โ confirm with Conleth.
15:00
Finance Leadership Catch Up TENTATIVE
Elias Mark, Jean Costello, Adria Hutchison
SOX context: OTC-05 reassigned OFF Niall (no action needed). Jean back today from OOO (Mar 30โApr 7). March invoice confirmed "all good" by Conleth. FW March invoice sent to Jean โ ask to confirm tax items.
16:00
Rollcard Project Sync (Chisel + GDC Group) TENTATIVE
Chisel + GDC group
Active Rollcard Funds Flow thread โ Conleth flagged Reserve Account in MSA. External chain active, monitor for ask. T014 (Rollcard readiness doc) moved to Apr 11.
16:15
End of Day Scan ADMIN
Admin block
EOD: Run Cowork, post VIKTOR-FEED to Viktor for tomorrow's briefing.
โก Must-Close Today
Overdue non-builds + tasks due today. 14 items total โ triage ruthlessly.
T162
Review + approve/deny Gavin out-of-policy Navan flight (LCYโDUB, Apr 21)
action
โฐ 22:58 TONIGHT
T159
Book headcount meeting for 12pm today โ send calendar invite (Elias)
action
Due 7 Apr โ 1d overdue
T157
Create E2E document โ casino allocated costs reliable
build
Due today
T158
Operational reporting umbrella โ FP&A layer on top
build
Due today
T163
Lead NetSuite reqs call โ Pedro + Mike โ feed back to Gavin
align
Due today (14:00 meeting)
T166
Complete + share central allocation report โ casinos focus โ Mike & Gavin
action
Due today
T160
Book reporting improvements meeting (Nicola, Gary, Conleth) โ next week
build
Due today
T086
ExCo sharing plan โ RF3 in front of ExCo (April)
communicate
1d overdue
T045
1:1 pre-workshop conversation with each DR
align
2d overdue
T002
Check Gavin โ Claude Code automated monthly reforecasting process
solve
7d overdue
T075
Get Ian's Gross Profit report designed
delegate
7d overdue
T128
Have career conversations with all direct reports
align
14d overdue
T122
Speak to Ed on consolidating reports
align
14d overdue
T123
Remind staff Wed to populate weekly context layer
action
14d overdue โ and it's Wednesday
T114
AR plan โ check best practice when reinvoice required
solve
16d overdue
T109
Confirm user access is appropriate in Cube
action
19d overdue
T038
Design Strategic Priorities H2 2026 session + OKR review
align
9d overdue
๐ Financial Signals
INVOICE NetSuite Support & Project Hours March 2026 โ Jen/Newtec invoice received. Status: W-F (needs review/approval). Action before EOD this week.
Also: ActivPayroll 2x eFile notifications (Client K13) โ route to Gary Malone.
NAVAN Gavin Smith โ out-of-policy flight LCYโDUB, 21 Apr. Review window closing ~22:58 BST tonight. Action in Navan immediately.
Opusclip $15K refund โ asked Conleth: will it appear in NetSuite for April? Monitor response. Navan FQ system user question raised with Leo/Sinead/Gary โ open delegation.
๐ฅ Direct Report Flags
๐ด Gavin Smith โ 23 overdue / 49 total
2 due this week. Capacity risk โ 23 overdue W/F items.
Most urgent: W031 โ Rollcard model plan (debit loss benchmarking) [Gavin/Mike]. Also: W170 RF2 H1.27 due today (from last week). Reorg plan v2 sent last night โ review + feedback needed.
Per Zoom AI: Gavin to finalise Matt's reorg data, speak to Yovana, set up Ellen meeting + cost range. Monitor Claude adoption. RF3 primary focus.
Seamus Barry โ 4 overdue / 9 total
1 due this week. Most urgent: W014 โ 3EN Phase 1 critical items list (very overdue).
Journal 1280726 approved last night. 2x sessions planned for AR (confirmed). 3:1 today at 13:00 (TENTATIVE).
Conleth Fay โ 4 overdue / 10 total
1 due this week. Most urgent: W142 โ Rollcard Funds Flow call with Darin Petty (Galileo/CrossRiver).
Rollcard Reserve Account flagged in MSA โ critical for today's 10:00 session. Treasury 1:1 today at 14:30 (TENTATIVE). March invoice confirmed "all good".
Gary Malone โ 4 overdue / 13 total
1 due this week. Most urgent: W164 โ Update Confluence Finance hub (Gary/Seamus/Conleth/Gavin).
ActivPayroll eFile notifications to route to Gary. Ramp AI cards meeting: Momฤilo to meet Gary next Tuesday. Navan FQ system user question delegated to Gary/Sinead.
Robert Cummins โ 0 overdue / 2 total
1 due this week. On track.
๐ Objective Alerts
21 total alerts. Showing top 5 (STALLED first). Q2 Week 2 โ objectives review session still outstanding.
STALLED Systems & Auto โ Use revenue automation to support analysis (Q1 โ carry to Q2)
Linked tasks T009/T061/T077/T078 all closed. No active tasks. Owner: Seamus. Reassign or close.
STALLED Systems & Auto โ Transition NetSuite partner in Q1
Q1 target quarter missed. T005/T061 closed. 14:00 meeting today (SDS NetSuite reqs) is adjacent โ use to resurface.
STALLED FP&A โ Build non-affiliate revenue drivers, insights & forecasting
No open linked tasks. Q2 scope โ assign T002 or new task to this objective.
STALLED Systems & Auto โ Implement Contract Management System across GCG
T015/T059 closed. Ramp AI cards meeting next week (Momฤilo/Gary) โ may need a new linked task.
STALLED Systems & Auto โ Appoint dedicated Finance Systems Lead
Blocked on Project Dorset close-out. No open tasks. Monitor Dorset timeline; assign new linked task once clear.
+16 more objectives with alerts. Objectives YAML last reviewed W12 (2026-03-20) โ 18 days overdue for review. ๐ฏ T167 (OKR review today) is the action.
๐ค Stakeholder Outreach
All Repair/Watch stakeholders are significantly overdue โ YAML last updated 2026-02-27. Note: many check-ins have likely occurred since (Elias 1:1s weekly, Opco weekly). Update stakeholder YAML this week.
Kevin Repair
Last: 24 Feb ยท 43d ago ยท Due: 10 Mar (+29d overdue)
Opco Repair
Last: 24 Feb ยท 43d ago ยท Due: 3 Mar (+36d overdue) ยท Weekly Tue meeting
Elias Watch
Last: 20 Feb ยท 47d ago ยท YAML stale โ weekly 1:1s ongoing
Colin Watch
Last: 19 Feb ยท 48d ago ยท Anna departure brief needed
Lee Watch
Last: 27 Feb ยท 40d ago ยท BI attribution frustration noted by Gavin yesterday
โ ๏ธ Stakeholder YAML is significantly stale โ next_checkin_due dates reflect Feb check-ins. After today's meetings, update YAML to reflect actual contact dates.
๐ฅ Zoom AI โ Yesterday's Meeting Commitments
Niall/Gavin Catch-Up (~11:00 IST)
โ NIALL: Lead call with Pedro/Mike re NetSuite requirements (feed back to Gavin) โ 14:00 today T163
โ NIALL: Schedule separate call with Gavin re 2027 forecast using Claude โ T164 (this week)
โ GAVIN: Finalise Matt's reorg data + calculate savings range
โ GAVIN: Speak to Yovana today; Set up Ellen meeting + cost range for redundancies by country
โ GAVIN: Prepare roadmap presentation (this week or week after next)
โ GAVIN: Firm up non-personnel costs with Matt; Kick off Victor process next Monday
โ GAVIN: Monitor Claude adoption + run workshop; Send Niall reorg plan summary
โ DECISIONS: RF3 primary focus over board report. AI analyst hired (UK-based, starts May 5). Cube remains for data gathering but Claude reduces reliance.
Ramp Sync (~13:52 IST) โ Niall & Momฤilo
โ NIALL: Follow up on SpendSmart timeline decisions โ T165 (this week)
โ MOMฤILO: Chase Leo for NetSuite fields update; Create chat channel (Momฤilo/Niall/Leo)
โ MOMฤILO: Meet Gary next Tuesday re Ramp AI cards; Follow up Gary on stakeholder comms plan
โ MOMฤILO: Get Sinead to document current vs new Ramp process; Send Niall AI project update from Nicola
โ MOMฤILO: Attend OKR meeting (Conleth/Gavin/Seamus) + send Niall report; Set up OKR update meeting with Niall
โก KEY ISSUE: SpendSmart/Ramp project delayed โ Leo not completing NetSuite fields
EOM Reporting Follow-Up (~17:05 IST)
โ NIALL: Complete + share central allocation report (casinos focus, headcount/cost per person) โ Mike & Gavin โ T166 (today)
โ NIALL: Make allocation control report accessible/runnable; Fine-tune (remove PubTech + GDC Dev from casinos)
โ MIKE: Gather CC changes + employee mapping from divisional leads by EOW; Provide Lee personnel list (headcount + costs)
โ MIKE+GAVIN: Build casinos dashboard (revenue + personnel/non-personnel costs)
โ GAVIN: Set up follow-up meeting for Thursday
โ DECISIONS: Move toward geo-based CC structure; initial focus on casinos vertical; iterative approach
๐ Full Task List
๐ Unlinked Tasks โ 19 tasks need objective assignment
These tasks have no objective link. Assign during T167 OKR review today.
T086
ExCo sharing plan โ RF3 in front of ExCo (April)
communicate
overdue
T107
Make out 2027 plan with Gavin: H1.27 RF3, H2.27 RF5
build
Apr 11
T109
Confirm user access in Cube โ short fix
action
overdue
T114
AR plan: check best practice when reinvoice required
solve
overdue
T122
Speak to Ed on consolidating reports
align
overdue
T123
Remind staff Wed to populate weekly context layer
action
overdue (today!)
T128
Career conversations with all direct reports
align
overdue
T153
Design Finance Department Operating Model โ demand management
build
backlog
T157
E2E document โ casino allocated costs reliable
build
today
T158
Operational reporting umbrella โ FP&A layer
build
today
T159
Book headcount meeting for 12pm today
action
yesterday
T160
Book reporting improvements meeting
build
today
T161
Review Seamus Slack message before next 1:1
solve
this week
T162
Navan flight review โ Gavin (โฐ 22:58 tonight)
action
NOW
T163
Lead NetSuite reqs call โ Pedro + Mike
align
today
T164
Schedule Gavin call re 2027 forecast using Claude
align
Apr 11
T165
Follow up SpendSmart timeline decisions โ Ramp
align
Apr 11
T166
Central allocation report โ casinos โ Mike & Gavin
action
today
T167
30-min Goals / OKR review session โ solo
build
today
T002
Check Gavin โ Claude Code automated monthly reforecasting
solve
7d overdue
T038
Design Strategic Priorities H2 2026 + OKR review
align
9d overdue
T045
1:1 pre-workshop conversation with each DR
align
2d overdue
T075
Get Ian's Gross Profit report designed
delegate
7d overdue
T081
Kick off V1 scenario planning factors register with Gavin
align
Apr 11
T014
Prepare full Rollcard readiness document
build
Apr 11
T107
Make out 2027 plan with Gavin: H1.27 RF3, H2.27 RF5
build
Apr 11
โณ Waiting For โ Detail (Overdue + Due This Week)
W031 ยท Gavin/Mike โ Rollcard model plan (debit loss benchmarking) ยท significantly overdue
W014 ยท Seamus โ 3EN Phase 1: critical items list + Jean briefing ยท significantly overdue
W142 ยท Conleth โ Rollcard Funds Flow call with Darin Petty (Galileo/CrossRiver) ยท overdue
W164 ยท Gary/Seamus/Conleth/Gavin โ Update Confluence Finance hub ยท overdue
W009 ยท Mike Gregoline โ Validate Rotowire Contract Waterfall ยท very overdue
W170 ยท Gavin โ RF2 H1.27 update ยท due today (Apr 8)
Full W/F list: 83 open items. Gavin: 49, Gary: 13, Conleth: 10, Seamus: 9, Others: 2. Wednesday chase cron runs today at 11:30.
โ๏ธ Corrections
No corrections flagged. Reply with any updates, closed tasks, or changes.
e.g. done T157 ยท defer T038 ยท wf done W031 ยท add task [desc]
๐ Training โ Week 15 (6โ12 Apr)
0/2
Easy Lunch Runs
Tue/Wed/Thu window
๐ก Today (Wed): Afternoon is fully blocked 13:00โ16:15. Best window: 12:00โ12:50 easy lunch run or walk before Seamus 1:1. Last easy run window midweek before Thu.
Log: easy run done ยท lift done ยท walk done
๐ฃ๏ธ Communication Training โ Week 3: Delivery โ Pace, Pauses, Tone
๐ฃ๏ธ Communication Training โ Week 3: Delivery โ pace, pauses, tone
Slow down, use deliberate pauses, and sound controlled โ even under pressure.
Week 3 Rule: Slow down. Use pauses. Sound controlled.
Today's 3-step micro-routine:
- โข Step 1 (1 min): Pick a topic โ ask "What's my ONE point?"
- โข Step 2 (30โ45 sec): Speak it: Context โ Point โ Impact/Action
- โข Step 3 (3โ5 min): Refine โ cut filler words, shorten sentences, strengthen verbs
BEFORE YOU SPEAK:
- โข What's my point? Can I say it in one sentence?
- โข No filler (um, like, kind of, I think)
- โข 2-second pause after others finish โ then respond
Niall Morning Briefing ยท 8 April 2026 ยท Generated 21:05 IST
done T0XX ยท defer T0XX ยท wf done W0XX ยท add task [desc] ยท Prep me for [meeting]