What is Kallidus (Sapling) and how does it work?

Kallidus (Sapling) is a comprehensive Human Capital Management platform that combines learning management, performance tracking, and HR operations to support the entire employee lifecycle. The Abacum integration connects workforce data with financial planning, enabling finance teams to accurately forecast headcount costs and align talent investments with business growth.

Benefits of Integrating Kallidus with Abacum

• Sync employee data, compensation details, and headcount changes directly into Abacum's planning models, eliminating manual HR-to-finance data transfers

• Automate headcount planning by connecting real-time workforce metrics from Kallidus with Abacum's scenario modeling and budgeting capabilities

• Track the financial impact of talent initiatives by linking learning, performance, and retention data to operational costs and revenue outcomes

• Streamline workforce cost forecasting with automatic updates for new hires, terminations, promotions, and compensation changes flowing from Kallidus to Abacum

• Enable data-driven decisions on talent investments by combining Kallidus's employee lifecycle insights with Abacum's financial analytics

• Reduce budget variance through real-time visibility into actual vs. planned headcount expenses across departments and locations

• Accelerate month-end close by automatically reconciling payroll and benefits data between HR and finance systems