This article guides clients on configuring and managing Cost Centers within their entities and the Payroll employees assigned to them. 

Cost Centers are separated departments or other business units within an organization to which costs may be charged for accounting purposes.

 

How to Create Cost Centers for an Entity

Clients have the options of adding Cost Centers individually, in bulk, duplicating them from existing entities, or syncing them from a supported accounting system. 

From the Deel Home dashboard, select Organization Settings. Select Entities, then select the entity name you want to update. On the entity details page, select the Payroll tab.

Under Cost Centers, select Create.





 

Select Create Individual, Bulk Import, Duplicate From Another Entity, or Sync Cost Centers from the menu. Select Sync Cost Centers to connect a supported accounting system and sync cost centers directly. 

[ACCORDION] Add Individual Cost Centers

Enter a Cost Center Name and Cost Center Code. Select Add. 

Note: 
If the Cost Center Code matches an archived cost center, selecting Add will un-archive the code and set it to active again. 
If the Cost Center Code is already in use, clients will have the option to Edit instead of creating a duplicate entry. 

[ACCORDION] Bulk Import Cost Centers

Select to Download CSV Template 
After filling the template, return to this screen to Drag & Drop or Browse to upload the file. Select Next.
 

Review the Cost Center Names & Codes that will be imported. Select Add to confirm import. 

[ACCORDION] Duplicate Cost Centers from Another Entity 

Select an entity in the drop down menu to duplicate Cost Centers from. 
Use the checkboxes to confirm which Cost Centers will be copied. Select Next.

If one or more Cost Centers already exist on the entity, please select whether or not they will be kept or overwritten by the Cost Centers being copied. 
Select to either Keep Existing Cost Centers or Overwrite Cost Centers. Select Add to submit.

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Bulk Edit & Assign Cost Centers 

Once Cost Centers have been added to the entity, clients will need to assign employees from the entity to them.

In the Cost Centers panel, select the Action Menu (three dots icon beside the Create button) followed by Assign Employees to bulk edit and assign employees to the entity’s Cost Centers. 

Employees can be assigned manually or via CSV file upload. Select Manually Assign or Upload CSV to choose an option.

[ACCORDION] Manual Assignment - 

Enter the date where these changes will take effect. Select Next.

Use the checkboxes to select employees that will be assigned. Select Next.
Select a Cost Center from the dropdown that the employee(s) will be assigned. 

Click “+ Add another Cost Center” to distribute employees across more than one Cost Center.  

Set the Distribution Percent to control how employees are assigned across the Cost Centers selected. 

Note: The distribution percentages across Cost Centers must add up to 100%. 

Select Next to submit. 

 

[ACCORDION] CSV Upload - 

Select to Download CSV Template 
After filling the template, return to this screen to Drag & Drop or Browse to upload the file. Select Update.

Note:  Empty Cells in the CSV file will overwrite existing values. To only update a subset of employees, remove all unaffected employees from the file. 

Select Yes, Update to confirm and apply the changes.  

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Edit Cost Center on Individual Employee's Record

In the left sidebar, select People to expand the menu, then select Directory. Select an Employee Record from the list. 

Scroll down to Job Information and select Edit  

Enter an Effective Date for the change. Complete Step 1: Job Details. Select Continue 

In Step 2: Cost Center, use "Add Cost Center" to select as many Cost Centers  as needed

Select Continue to review & confirm changes. 

FAQ 

[ACCORDION] Where can I see the cost centers on an employee's record and the effective date of the change?

In the left sidebar, select People to expand the menu, then select Directory. 
Open the employee's record and select History from the left-side navigation. 

Review the Change logs table for cost center-related changes, including the effective date and Cost Center changes applied. If new details are effective on a future date, go to Job Information and select View Update Details. 

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