Cut report prep time by 2 hours/week and give your leadership team a live headcount view they can check anytime.
~2 hrs
Saved / wk
Advanced
Setup
No AI
AI
Pull your employee data from Justworks into Metabase (a business intelligence tool that turns data into charts) so you can see headcount, department size, and payroll costs in one dashboard. You always know where your team stands without digging through HR reports. This is especially useful when you're planning hiring or budgeting.
~2 hrs
Saved / Week
Professional setup recommended
Setup Complexity
No AI involved
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Step 1: Use Make to pull employee records from Justworks on a daily schedule
Step 2: Store the data in a connected database (like a PostgreSQL instance on DigitalOcean)
Step 3: Connect Metabase to that database as its data source
Step 4: Build dashboard cards in Metabase for headcount by department, start dates, and payroll costs
Step 5: Set Metabase to email the dashboard to leadership every Monday morning
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