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For CFOs: When the Numbers Finally Add Up

The Hidden Expense You're Already Paying

The reality check: Every month, your finance team reconciles payroll. Every quarter, you review HR costs. And every year, you wonder why these "soft costs" keep growing while productivity stays flat.

Here's what most CFOs don't realize: manual HR processes are quietly draining 5-8% of your payroll cost through errors, compliance violations, inefficiencies, and turnover costs.

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The Numbers Don't Lie

Let's talk about the costs you can control:

The Compliance Tax You're Paying 👉

33% of businesses face payroll compliance fines annually

EPF and ETF miscalculations can trigger labor department audits and penalties

Gratuity payment errors lead to tribunal cases that cost far more than the original amount

Shop & Office Employees Act violations? Those fines add up fast, plus the reputational damage

Payroll errors average $291 each to fix, and 20% of payrolls contain errors

The Efficiency Drain 👉

HR teams spend 57% of their time on administrative tasks instead of strategic work

Manual onboarding consumes 14% of median employee salary in hidden costs

Each payroll error takes hours to unravel across departments

Your HR team spends more time answering "How much leave do I have?" than developing your people

The Turnover Multiplier 👉

49% of employees would start job hunting after experiencing payroll problems

Replacing each departed employee costs over Rs. 600,000 in recruitment and training

Lost productivity during the hiring gap? That's not even counted yet

High turnover in manufacturing and hospitality sectors compounds these costs monthly

Do the math: For a 500-person company with typical manual HR processes, you're looking at Rs. 30-60 million in preventable annual costs. And that's before counting the strategic opportunities you're missing.

What ROI Actually Looks Like

Companies implementing HR automation see results that directly impact your P&L:

Immediate Cost Reductions: 👉

Up to 80% reduction in HR process costs through automation

30-40% decrease in onboarding time and expenses

30% cost savings per hire through intelligent recruitment

Automated skill-based hiring saves Rs. 350,000+ per role and 792 hours per hire

Time Back to Your Business: 👉

50% reduction in time to productivity for new hires

50% reduction in time spent on administrative HR tasks

Report generation that used to take days? Now happens in minutes

The Bottom Line: Companies implementing business process automation achieve an average ROI of 240%, typically recovering their investment within 6-9 months.

What ROI Actually Looks Like

Sri Lankan Compliance on Autopilot

Your system knows the rules better than any manual process ever could. EPF and ETF calculations, Shop & Office Act requirements, overtime limits for different employee categories, gratuity calculations—all enforced automatically. Special considerations like night shift restrictions for women workers? Built in. No more surprise labor department visits. No more costly tribunals. Just compliant operations, every time.

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Financial Control: 👉

Prevent unauthorized overtime before it hits payroll

Track labor costs across projects and cost centers in real-time

Automate complex calculations for taxes, benefits, and statutory contributions

Generate compliance reports in minutes instead of days

Handle incentive structures with complete audit trails

Multi-currency support for international operations

Risk Management: 👉

Automated compliance with labor laws and regulations

Complete audit trails for every transaction—ready for any inspection

Digital signatures built into approval workflows

Proactive alerts before violations occur

Automatic tracking for probationary employees and contract renewals

Recordkeeping that meets statutory requirements

Operational Efficiency: 👉

Self-service portals reduce HR ticket volume by 70%+

Mobile access means approvals don't wait for desk time

Integration with your ERP and accounting systems

One system of record for all employee data

Cloud-based access for distributed teams

Workflows that adapt to your processes, not the other way around

Strategic Insights: 👉

People analytics that connect HR metrics to business outcomes

Predictive retention intelligence—identify flight risks before they happen

Workforce planning based on actual data, not hunches

Compare productivity and costs across locations or departments

ROI tracking for every HR initiative

Custom reporting for board presentations and strategic planning

Calculate Your Return

Stop wondering what HR automation could mean for your organization. Find out exactly what you're leaving on the table.

Every organization is different. Your employee count, turnover rate, and current processes determine your specific ROI. Our calculator uses your actual numbers to show you:

Annual cost savings from automation

Time recovered for strategic work

Compliance risk reduction

Turnover cost prevention

Payback period for your investment

Most CFOs are surprised by two things: How much they're currently losing to manual processes, and how quickly PeoplesHR pays for itself.

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Takes 3 minutes. Delivers clarity on a decision that impacts every line of your P&L.

Because Finance Leaders Think in Numbers

You didn't become a CFO by hoping for the best. You got here by making decisions based on data, protecting the bottom line, and finding efficiency where others see complexity.

The question isn't whether you can afford to automate HR. It's whether you can afford to keep paying the hidden costs of doing it manually.

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