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Integrations · HRIS & Payroll

Your people systems, connected. Headcount and payroll, always current.

Plan headcount on the roster you have today. Every hire, exit, and comp change lands in your model on schedule, so your largest expense line is never a month behind. Cube connects to Workday, ADP, Paylocity, Rippling, BambooHR, Gusto, and hundreds more.

See it on your own headcount.

Bring one HRIS export or a sandbox login. You’ll see your roster mapped and plan versus payroll reconciled in Cube.

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How does an HRIS integration work in Cube?

Every HRIS and payroll system reaches Cube through one of four paths. All four end the same way: mapped once to your headcount model, synced on a schedule, traceable to the source record.

Unified HRIS API

Prebuilt connectors

Direct API

Automated file sync & uploads

Other integration types

Connect your HR stack once. Plan on live headcount.

Start with a guided demo on your own data, then we map your systems into Cube. Work in Cube Web, Excel, Google Sheets, Slack, Teams, and your AI assistants.

What changes when headcount syncs itself?

The workflow, row by row.

The workflowManual exportsConnected to Cube
Getting headcount Export the census, reformat, paste. Repeat every month. Headcount syncs on a schedule, mapped to your plan structure.
Payroll vs. plan Reconcile registers against the budget by hand. Payroll actuals land against plan, every cycle.
Hires & terms Chase HR for the delta before every forecast. Changes flow in as they happen in the HRIS.
Reorgs Rebuild department mappings across dozens of tabs. Change the dimension. The model and its history follow.
Audit Which version of the census file was that number from? Every figure traces to the source record.

Ready to retire the census spreadsheet?

A demo walks your own headcount: connect, map, and watch plan versus payroll reconcile.

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Security & governance

Board-ready means audit-ready.

Delivering numbers everywhere only works if access travels with them. In Cube it does, enforced in the layer rather than in each tool.

Security & compliance
Every export, governed.

Every AI feature respects your permissions, and every edit, sync, and publish lands in one audit trail.

SOC 1 & 2
Type 2
Certified
HIPAA
Compliant
Certified
Every edit
Tracked
To the source
Role-based access
CFO, VP and auditor views from one source.
CFO
VP Sales
Permissions on every view
User-level access wherever your numbers show up.
Viewing as David
Marketing$1.24M
Sales
Full audit trail
Who, what, when, before and after.
Maya edited Q3 rent2:14 PM
David approved forecast2:31 PM
SSO
Okta, Microsoft Entra, Google.
Single sign-on enabled

See your numbers, decision-ready.

A demo focused on your top use cases, from books to boardroom. Personalized to your stack. Bring your messiest workflow.

FAQs

Questions finance teams ask.

What is the best HRIS integration software for headcount planning?

The best HRIS integration software for headcount planning syncs the employee roster, compensation, and payroll actuals, maps departments to the GL, and restricts sensitive fields by role. Cube does this for Workday, ADP, Paylocity, Rippling, BambooHR, Gusto, and others.

What should you look for in an HRIS integration?

Look for coverage of both HRIS and payroll, field-level access controls for compensation, department-to-cost-center mapping, scheduled syncs, and the ability to compare planned to actual headcount.

Does Cube integrate with Workday, ADP, Paylocity, and Rippling?

Yes. Workday, ADP, Paylocity, Rippling, BambooHR, Gusto, TriNet, and Paychex all connect through Cube's unified HRIS API and prebuilt connectors, which cover more than seventy HRIS and payroll platforms with no custom build.

What if my HRIS or payroll system isn't listed?

Cube connects to hundreds of source systems. Beyond the unified HRIS API, systems connect through prebuilt connectors, direct APIs, and scheduled file sync as a fallback. If your system holds an employee record or a payroll register, there is a connection path. Bring your stack to a demo and we'll map it.

Do I need IT to set up an HRIS integration?

No code is required and setup is finance-led. Your team connects the source, reviews the proposed mappings between employees, departments, and your plan structure, and approves them, with guided onboarding from Cube. IT is typically involved only to grant credentials.

How often do headcount and payroll sync?

On a schedule you control. Most teams sync daily, and more frequently around payroll runs and close, so headcount plans and variance reports rebuild as changes land. You can also trigger a sync on demand.

Can Cube combine HRIS data with my general ledger?

Yes. Headcount and payroll actuals land in the same governed model as your GL, so plan versus payroll, fully loaded cost per head, and department-level variance come from one place instead of a reconciliation spreadsheet.

Is compensation data secure in Cube?

Cube is SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type 2 audited, HIPAA compliant,, supports SSO and SAML, and connects to people systems read-only by default. Role-based permissions control who sees which departments and accounts, and a full audit trail records every change.

Can I keep working in Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. Cube's patented bi-directional sync fetches live headcount and payroll actuals into your spreadsheets and publishes plan inputs back to the governed model, so the spreadsheet stays a first-class surface rather than a copy.

Do we have to replace the tools we already run?

No. Cube deploys alongside your HRIS, your payroll provider, your accounting system, and your spreadsheets as the FP&A layer that connects them, so nothing gets ripped out to get value.

How do employee and department mappings stay accurate over time?

When new departments, locations, or employees appear in your HRIS, Cube's Data Manager agents propose the mapping with a confidence score, and finance approves or adjusts it. Every change is logged, so the headcount model stays clean and auditable.

Can AI assistants work with my people data in Cube?

The Cube MCP Server connects Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and any MCP-compatible assistant to a trusted financial model, so answers arrive decision-ready and trace to the source transaction. Generic database MCP connectors return rows without context, permissions, or lineage.

What is the difference between an HRIS integration and a payroll integration?

An HRIS integration pulls employee records, org structure, and compensation from systems like Workday or BambooHR. A payroll integration pulls actual payroll runs and registers from providers like ADP or Gusto. Many platforms do both, and Cube connects either kind and joins them against plan in one model.

Still have questions? See it on your own numbers.

What is HRIS integration for headcount planning?

HRIS integration for headcount planning is a governed connection between an HRIS or payroll system, such as Workday, ADP, Rippling, or BambooHR, and the model finance uses to plan workforce costs. It syncs employees, roles, departments, compensation, and payroll actuals so headcount plans start from real data instead of exported rosters.

Cube connects HR and payroll systems through a unified HRIS API, prebuilt connectors, direct API, or file sync, and joins people data to the general ledger.

Roster

Employee roster

Active employees with role, department, location, and start date.

Comp

Compensation

Salary, bonus, and benefits data for fully loaded cost.

Payroll

Payroll actuals

Payroll registers that tie workforce cost to the GL.

Changes

Hires and departures

New hires, terms, and transfers reflected as they happen.

Why HRIS integration matters for headcount planning

People costs are often the largest line in the operating budget, and they change every week. When headcount plans are built from monthly roster exports, they miss new hires, departures, and comp changes, and finance spends time reconciling the plan to payroll. An HRIS integration keeps the headcount model current, ties planned roles to actual hires, and shows the cost impact of every change.

How to integrate your HRIS with FP&A

These steps apply to Workday, ADP, Paylocity, Rippling, Gusto, and other HR and payroll systems.

  1. 1.
    Connect the HRIS and payroll system. Authorize the connection through the unified HRIS API, a connector, or scheduled files.
  2. 2.
    Choose the fields. Select employee, role, department, location, compensation, and start and end dates.
  3. 3.
    Map departments to the GL. Align HR departments and cost centers to the chart of accounts.
  4. 4.
    Control access. Restrict compensation data to the people who need it with role-based permissions.
  5. 5.
    Plan from actuals. Build hiring plans on the live roster and compare planned to actual headcount.

Key headcount planning terms

HRIS
Human resources information system, the system of record for employee data.
Fully loaded cost
Salary plus benefits, taxes, and other costs of employing a person.
Headcount vs. FTE
Headcount counts people; full-time equivalents count hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.
Attrition
The rate at which employees leave over a period.
Open requisition
An approved role that has not yet been filled.
Payroll register
A report of each pay run's gross pay, deductions, and taxes by employee.