Labor Costs and Revenue Report
The Labor Costs and Revenue Report shows configurable labor cost insights based on payroll data, and compares this to revenue data. This enables finance leaders to analyze workforce efficiency and revenue alignment. This analysis can be viewed by period, subsidiary, department, location, and other segments. This report also lets you generate AI summaries of the data.
This report requires SuitePeople U.S. Payroll.
Access to this report is available to any role that has access to both financials and payroll, such as CFO. To make this report available to custom roles, add the Labor Costs permission at Full.
This report is based on up to two years of paycheck data, if available.
Before using this report, you can define which payroll components should be included in labor cost calculations.
To configure the report:
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Go to Setup > Accounting > Labor Costs Configuration.
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On the Labor Costs Configuration page, to create a new configuration, click New.
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Enter a name for the configuration in the Name field.
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In each of the three categories (Earnings/Wages, Employer Payroll Taxes, and Employer Benefit Contributions, select the payroll elements you want to include. For more information about mappings, see Payroll Mappings to Labor Cost Categories.
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To make this configuration the default, click the Default box.
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When finished, click Save.
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Create or edit other configurations as needed.
To view the report:
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Go to Reports > Financial > Labor Costs and Revenue Report.
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On the Labor Costs and Revenue Report page, customize your view in the following ways:
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Select a date range, specifically the relevant reporting periods you have defined for your company.
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Use the Column list to filter by class, department, and other segments, and by accounting periods such as quarter or year.
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Use the Account any of list to select the income accounts to include in the report. These are the accounts you have defined in your company setup.
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By default, this report shows only data from regularly scheduled payroll runs. To include other types of runs or adjustments, check the Include off-cycle runs and payroll reversals and adjustments box.
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When you click Generate Insight, you see AI insights, with headings Executive Summary, Key Metrics, Key Drivers, and Key Takeaways for Leadership.