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Calculation & finance

Follow compensation expense, explain a selected amount and see when awards and salaries are due.

Illustrative application excerpts. Fictional records and USD amounts, not client data.

01 / Accrual overview

See the expense across teams and employees.

Finance Matrix accrual view with an organisation total, four teams and eight fictional employees across January to June 2026. Monthly expense varies, with some negative April adjustments. Team A's June amount of USD 36,625 is selected.
One view from organisation totals to individual records. Monthly award expense, January to June 2026. Positive and negative adjustments remain visible across teams; these are period amounts, not cumulative balances. The selected Team A amount is explained below.View full size

02 / Supporting records

Trace a selected amount to its supporting records.

Team A's current amount-explanation window. June 2026 award expense of USD 36,625 is supported by Employee 001 at 14,735 and Employee 002 at 21,890, with zero unexplained difference.
From a matrix cell to its explanation. Team A's June expense is supported by two employee records, with no unexplained difference.View full size

03 / Cashflow overview

See when the cash is due.

Finance Matrix cashflow view for the same four teams and eight employees, January to June 2027. Annual cash awards and earlier deferred awards total USD 819,668 in February; two further deferred payments total USD 25,465 in June.
Accounting expense and cash payments follow different timelines. The same teams, viewed by scheduled payment month in 2027. February combines annual cash awards and earlier deferred awards; June shows further scheduled deferred payments. Award payments only, not confirmation of settlement.View full size
Salaries alongside scheduled awards
Monthly salaries of USD 10,450, 12,875 and 8,175, with February 2027 scheduled gross payments of 92,926, 128,579 and 49,233 including annual cash awards. The matrix displays rounded thousands.
Monthly salaries alongside annual award payments. Selected employees 001-003, January to June 2027; k denotes rounded thousands of USD. Their February total combines USD 31,500 of salaries and USD 239,238 of cash awards. Gross scheduled amounts, not net pay or confirmation of payment; employer charges excluded.View full size