Human Capital Management (HCM)

Darwin User Process Flow (DPF)

Plan by Employee/Position

Plan by Headcount

Easily update Merit, Tax, and Fringe assumptions globally or regionally

Manage by exception

Manage by exception - New Hires

Manage by exception - Retirements & Terminations

Manage by exception - Transfers

Manage by exception - LOA

Manage by exception - Promotions

HCM Reporting & Analytics

P&L and cash flow forecasting

MODEL

System provides the ability to plan by employee related expenses by:

Employee
Cost Center
Position
Month

Data

Existing headcount information can be synchronized from a source HR systems (e.g. SAP HCM, Success Factors, Workday, etc.)

Calculations

The system generates headcount and headcount related expenses based on Avg Annual Salary, monthly headcount, and Global and Regional Fringe / Tax Rates

EXCEPTION BASED PLANNING

Users have the ability to adjust headcount, Avg Salary, or FTE up or down which triggers an automatic, real-time re-calculation of the Headcount related expenses

Transfers

System provides the ability to transfer headcount across Orgs with Approve or Reject functionality

Driver Based

Changes to employee drivers or global drivers trigger real-time recalculations of Headcount and employee related expenses for all of the impacted employees

Multi-Currency

The headcount plan is generated in the currency in which the employees are paid then translated to local and reporting currencies

Maintainability

System provides the ability to “Configure” common global and regional fringe and tax calculations without custom coding

Real-Time EPM

Headcount and Employee related expenses are pushed in real-time to the Financial Planning and Analysis model for consolidated reporting (Full P&L)

MODEL

System provides the ability to plan by Headcount related expenses by:

Cost Center
Job Grade, Job Role, Employment Type or other classification
Month

Data

Existing headcount information can be synchronized from a source HR systems (e.g. SAP HCM, Success Factors, Workday, etc.)

Calculations

The system generates headcount and headcount related expenses based on Avg Annual Salary, monthly headcount, and Global and Regional Fringe / Tax Rates

EXCEPTION BASED PLANNING

Users have the ability to adjust headcount, Avg Salary, or FTE up or down which triggers an automatic, real-time re-calculation of the Headcount related expenses

Transfers

System provides the ability to transfer headcount across Orgs with Approve or Reject functionality

Driver Based

Changes to employee drivers or global drivers trigger real-time recalculations of Headcount and employee related expenses for all of the impacted employees

Multi-Currency

The headcount plan is generated in the currency in which the employees are paid then translated to local and reporting currencies

Maintainability

System provides the ability to “Configure” common global and regional fringe and tax calculations without custom coding

Planning Processes

Yearly Budgets, Rolling Forecasts, and Long Range planning is fully supported.

Security

A robust security model keeps sensitive information safe.

Advanced Analytics

A well thought out reporting model that supports advanced analytics and ad-hoc reporting.

Canned Reports

Many delivered reports that can be used out-of-the-box or customized for explicit requirements.

Fx

All planning models provide the ability to plan in any currency, then have the system translate to local and reporting currencies

Forecasting

Forecasting process provides the ability to seed plan with YTD actuals and prior budget/forecast data.

Variance Analysis

Robust Monthly, YTD or Yearly variance analysis with commentary available at any level in the model

Dynamic Time Horizon

System provides the ability to enable rolling / dynamic planning periods

Process Flows

User and Administrative Process flows guide users through the entire planning process

Real-time Data Aggregation

Real-time data aggregation across all hierarchies

Documentation

Includes professional documentation for both administrators & end users

Versioning

Unlimited number of versions are available for planning with the ability to lock & approve each one individually by Org

Data Loads

The system supports SAP and NON SAP data loads but must be provided in a prescribed data format

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