Excel Labor Budget Management Workbook
Budget: $25 – $50 USD
I need a single Microsoft Excel file that lets department managers plug in bi-weekly schedules and individual pay rates, then instantly see how their labor usage stacks up against the budget. The structure I have in mind is:
• One input sheet per department where a manager keys in employee name, job position, hours and pay rate.
• A hidden or protected table that converts those inputs into labor dollars.
• An Overview tab that automatically rolls everything up, displaying:
– Total labor cost by department
– Total hours worked by department
– Total labor cost by job position
– Revenue by department so the file can calculate labor as a percentage of revenue
Manual entry is fine for the schedules and rates, but the math, look-ups and any pivot tables must update themselves without additional clicks. Clean formatting and simple drop-downs for positions or departments will make adoption easier.
Deliverables: the finished workbook, an embedded “Read Me” sheet with brief setup instructions, and unlocked formulas in a separate copy so I can maintain it later.
• One input sheet per department where a manager keys in employee name, job position, hours and pay rate.
• A hidden or protected table that converts those inputs into labor dollars.
• An Overview tab that automatically rolls everything up, displaying:
– Total labor cost by department
– Total hours worked by department
– Total labor cost by job position
– Revenue by department so the file can calculate labor as a percentage of revenue
Manual entry is fine for the schedules and rates, but the math, look-ups and any pivot tables must update themselves without additional clicks. Clean formatting and simple drop-downs for positions or departments will make adoption easier.
Deliverables: the finished workbook, an embedded “Read Me” sheet with brief setup instructions, and unlocked formulas in a separate copy so I can maintain it later.