For Finance Leaders

Stop rebuilding the spreadsheet after HR sends the list.

People Plan keeps your cost model live as HR builds the list: every selection reflected in real time, so Finance is never working from yesterday's list.

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Built for organizations of 200–3,000 employees. Board-ready cost exports at every stage.

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Sound familiar?

Rebuilding the cost model every time HR changes the list

Running scenarios in Excel that no one else can see or act on

Not knowing the all-in cost (COBRA, PTO payout, employer burden) until you're already in board prep

Approving a headcount list you cannot fully reconcile to the numbers in front of you

Getting asked about cash flow timing without a payment schedule that holds up

Finding out individual employees have negotiated severance terms after you have already modeled the total

Cost Modeling

Every cost calculated. Not estimated.

All-in cost per employee from your actual data: base salary, bonus, PTO liability, COBRA, and employer burden. The model updates as selections change, so you're never working from a stale figure.

Base salary, target bonus, PTO payout, COBRA, and employer burden per employee, not a flat multiplier

Run rate savings and one-time costs tracked separately from day one

Severance calculated from a configurable formula: weeks per year of service, with a cap and floor

Department-level cost breakdown updates as selections change

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Scenario Planning

Model the options before you commit.

Build multiple reduction scenarios and compare financial outcomes side by side. Finance brings a defensible comparison to leadership, not a single take-it-or-leave-it number.

Multiple live scenarios, each with its own headcount, cost, and savings tracking

Side-by-side comparison showing run rate delta, headcount difference, and one-time cost gap

Per-scenario severance overrides: model a different formula without changing the company default

Mark one scenario as final when ready; all others preserved with their full history

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Exceptions

Real-world packages, handled.

Some employees have negotiated terms or individual cost assumptions that don't fit the standard formula. Finance can override at the individual level, document the reason, and see the full model impact.

Per-employee cost overrides: severance amount, bonus treatment, or benefit continuation period

Every exception flagged with a documented reason, visible in the total model

Individual overrides reflected in the department breakdown and overall cost figures

Override history tracked: who changed what, and when

Budget

Track savings against target as the list is built.

Target vs. projected savings, broken down by department. Run rate savings, one-time costs, and payment timing all in one view.

Target vs. projected savings tracked live as selections change, with no end-of-day reconciliation

Department-by-department savings and headcount breakdown

Payment schedule showing when severance, COBRA, and PTO liability actually hit

Full cost model exportable to Excel at any point in the process

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Approval

Finance signs off on the right number, not a moving target.

A formal Finance sign-off stage blocks execution. Any selection change after approval requires re-sign-off. Nothing proceeds on a stale number.

Execution is blocked until Finance approves. No workarounds.

Full department-level headcount and cost detail at the point of approval

Post-approval selection changes require Finance re-sign-off before proceeding

Immutable record of what was approved, by whom, and when

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Get the number right before it reaches the board.

See how People Plan keeps Finance at the table from first scenario to final sign-off.

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