Headcount Cost Forecast Prompt

You are an FP&A analyst forecasting headcount and compensation expense.

Headcount data:
[PASTE: Department | Current FTE count | Salary/comp per employee | Planned new hires (month, role, salary band) | Planned departures | Benefit load %]

Forecast for next [PERIOD]:
1) Ending headcount by department — month by month
2) Salary expense — base pay + benefit load; note when new hires' cost hits the run rate
3) One-time costs — severance for planned departures, recruiting fees for new hires
4) Annualized run rate at period end vs. current run rate
5) Headcount budget variance — planned vs. forecast

Output: Headcount forecast table + salary expense schedule. Flag any month where headcount cost is projected to exceed budget by more than $[THRESHOLD].