Solution · HR Planning

HR connected to the cost of the business.

Headcount, payroll and total cost of workforce in a single connected model. You project headcount, charges and provisions under Brazilian rules and integrate the cost of people straight into FP&A — with role-based access control and every number traceable.

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Why Flexthink for HR Planning

More than 15 years modeling cost of people inside integrated planning — from headcount to payroll with charges, 13th salary, vacation and provisions. Payroll isn't an isolated HR spreadsheet: we deliver the people model connected to finance — with solid architecture, version governance, role-based access control and real adoption.

15+
Years in integrated planning
90+
Projects delivered
4
Continents
1
Integrated cost of people
What we deliver

From headcount to total cost.

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Headcount and people budget

Workforce projected by area, role and cost center, with openings and transfers in a single model and centralized assumptions.

  • Headcount by area, role and cost center
  • Expansion and hiring-freeze scenarios
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Payroll with Brazilian rules (charges, 13th salary, vacation, provisions)

Payroll calculated with charges, 13th salary, vacation and provisions under labor law — with no parallel spreadsheet.

  • Charges, INSS, FGTS and benefits
  • Automatic 13th salary and vacation provisions
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Hiring and turnover

Hiring plan, terminations and turnover reflected in headcount and cost month by month, in any scenario.

  • Hiring pipeline by period
  • Automatic turnover and backfill
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Total cost of people integrated with FP&A

Cost of people flowing straight into the budget and the statements, with no manual reconciliation between HR and finance.

  • Cost of people by area in the P&L
  • Direct integration with the FP&A model
Why it matters

People are usually the largest cost line — and the hardest to plan well.

Brazilian payroll is complex: charges, 13th salary, vacation and provisions change the real cost of every hire, and that rarely fits in a spreadsheet that still has to talk to finance. When headcount changes, the cost in the budget takes time to catch up.

A well-built model solves that: headcount, payroll with Brazilian rules and total cost of people in one place, connected straight to FP&A. And because people data is sensitive, the architecture is born with role-based access control, payroll confidentiality and an audit trail — every number has an owner, an origin and someone who can see it.

Real cases

HR Planning that runs day to day.

HR · Education
Faculty allocation at a university with 6 campuses
A renowned university with 6 campuses: efficient allocation of professors and hiring aligned with enrollment projections.
Result: automated allocation and data-driven hiring decisions.
FP&A · HR · Food
Payroll integrated with financial planning
Brazilian food manufacturer: payroll integrated with financial planning, with modules for Brazilian labor rules.
Result: a shorter budget cycle and cost-of-people visibility.
About how we work: We serve end clients directly and also as a specialist technical squad for large international consultancies. For cases under NDA, we describe the scope without naming the client.
FAQ
What is workforce planning?
It's projecting headcount and its cost over time: headcount by area and role, hiring, terminations, turnover and payroll. Done well, it connects people decisions to the budget, showing the financial impact of every move in the workforce.
Can the Brazilian payroll be modeled (charges and provisions)?
Yes. Charges, INSS, FGTS, 13th salary, vacation and provisions go in as rules in the model, calculated automatically over the projected headcount. Any change in headcount or salary recalculates the real cost, with no parallel spreadsheet and no manual reconciliation.
What about the security and confidentiality of people and payroll data?
People data is sensitive, so access is role-based — each person sees and edits only what they should, and salaries and payroll stay restricted to those who need them. Every change is logged in an audit trail (who changed what and when) and scenarios are versioned. The number gets an owner and an origin, with no loose payroll spreadsheet in someone's inbox.
Next step

Let's talk about your workforce planning.

Headcount, payroll with Brazilian rules, hiring or integrating the cost of people into FP&A — tell us the context and we reply within 24h.