Finance · People Planning
Samso Managed Services · Last Updated · Apr 2026
Headcount & Compensation Planning
A roster-driven headcount workbook tied to your hiring plan, comp bands, equity model, and recruiting funnel - every FTE is a row, every cost is sourced, and the plan rolls up cleanly into the consolidated department budget.
What the managed workflow does
Tracks every seat as a row
Filled, offered, requisitioned, and gapped seats live as individual rows with start dates, level, location, and comp band - not as headcount totals.
Models the full comp stack
Salary, target bonus, commissions, equity, payroll taxes, benefits load. Per-role overrides supported. Fully-loaded cost is computed, not estimated.
Simulates hiring scenarios
Stretch / base / freeze cases share the same roster. Slip a role, freeze a function, accelerate a team - the plan re-rolls cleanly.
Feeds the department budget
Every department's payroll line is linked to this workbook. Changes propagate without re-keying or version-control gymnastics.
12-month headcount ramp · stacked by function · cost overlay
5 Departments · 12 Months · 50→91 FTE · $720K→$1.27M Monthly
FTE stacked by department
Cost & event signals
Inputs to the plan
Active roster. Every current employee with start date, level, location, and current comp - synced from HRIS or upload.
Open & planned reqs. Approved hires by department with target start, level, and comp band - recruiter-owned timelines included.
Comp bands & equity model. Per-level salary ranges, target bonus, commission plans, and equity grant guidelines.
Recruiting funnel. Pipeline conversion rates and time-to-hire by role family - drives realistic start-date forecasts.
Outputs you ship
Headcount ramp chart. Stacked area by department with cost overlay - board-ready, exportable to deck.
Per-employee detail. Row-level workbook with fully-loaded cost per employee per month, filterable by team, level, location.
Scenario stack. Stretch / base / freeze cases with side-by-side cost and FTE deltas, ready for compensation committee review.
Budget linkage. Department payroll lines linked into the consolidated budget so re-plans flow through automatically.
What you get, every week
A defensible hiring plan
Every seat is named, dated, and sourced to its budget. No mystery line items, no plug FTE.
Total comp visibility
Fully-loaded cost - salary, bonus, equity, taxes, benefits - visible at the company, department, and seat level.
Re-plan in hours
Hiring freeze, accelerated ramp, or org redesign? The plan re-rolls cleanly because the model is roster-driven, not aggregate.
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