Managing Cost Centers in Lano

Cost centers help businesses organize payroll and expense data by department, team, region, or any other internal structure. You can create and assign cost centers to employees directly in Lano — or sync them automatically through an HRIS integration (if configured).

To create a new cost center:

1. Go to Settings → Cost Centers

2. Click Add Cost Center

3. Fill in the required and optional fields:

   • Number/Name (required)

   • Unit (optional)

   • Description (optional)

4. Click Save

Once a cost center has been created, you can assign it to an employee:

1. Go to Team

2. Select the relevant employee

3. Open the Employment Details section

4. Click Add Cost Center

5. Choose the appropriate cost center from the dropdown

6. Click Save changes

• Cost centers can be edited at any time from the Settings → Cost Centers section.

• If you need to delete a cost center, it must first be unassigned from all employees.

• Attempting to delete a cost center that is still in use will result in an error message.

If your organization uses an integrated HRIS system, cost centers can be automatically imported and synced into Lano. To activate HRIS syncing or confirm your current setup, please reach out to customersuccess@lano.io