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Payroll Executive Overview (YoY)

The Payroll Executive Overview (YoY) dashboard provides an executive view of payroll cost structure, workforce efficiency, benefit burden, and net pay distribution across the organization. It helps senior leaders monitor year-over-year payroll trends, compensation efficiency, benefit exposure, and departmental payroll composition to support strategic financial and workforce planning.

Benefits of this dashboard​

  • Oversee executive payroll‑cost exposure: Provides a concise, high‑level view of total payroll to support financial governance and budget control.
  • Monitor compensation efficiency: Assesses cost per employee to align remuneration strategy with productivity and long‑term sustainability.
  • Manage benefit‑burden impact: Evaluates employer‑contribution and benefit ratios to control long‑term workforce‑cost obligations.
  • Align workforce capacity with cost: Compares average headcount with payroll growth to ensure organizational scalability remains financially sustainable.
  • Analyze departmental payroll composition: Reveals how salary cost is distributed across departments to guide cost optimization and resource allocation.

Key performance indicators (KPIs)​

KPIDescription
Salary CostTotal gross salary expenditure for the selected fiscal year-to-date period. Higher values indicate increased payroll burden, while lower values indicate tighter compensation cost control.
Avg. Cost per EmployeeAverage salary cost per active employee. Higher values indicate higher remuneration intensity or a more senior workforce structure, while lower values indicate leaner compensation profiles.
Overtime %Overtime cost as a proportion of total payroll cost. Higher values indicate increased reliance on overtime and potential capacity strain, while lower values indicate controlled labor utilization.
Avg. Monthly HeadcountAverage number of active employees per month for the selected period. Higher values indicate expansion, while lower values indicate contraction or restructuring.
Benefits & Contributions %Employer benefit and statutory contribution costs as a percentage of total payroll. Higher values indicate higher benefit burden, while lower values indicate reduced employer contribution exposure.
Net Pay Share of Payroll CostProportion of total payroll cost paid as net remuneration. Higher values indicate a higher direct compensation share, while lower values indicate a higher relative deduction and benefit load.

Filters​

You can filter the dashboard using the user-defined hierarchy dimensions in Sage 300 People:

  • Year
  • Month
  • Large Change Threshold
  • Company
  • Branch (Hierarchy code 1)
  • Department (Hierarchy code 2)
  • Province (Hierarchy code 3)
  • Cost Centre (Hierarchy code 4)
  • Project (Hierarchy code 5)
  • Farm Department (Hierarchy code 6)
  • Division (Hierarchy code 7)
  • Contractors (Hierarchy code 8)
  • Status (Hierarchy code 9)
  • TWK Costing (Hierarchy code 10)