In this topic
- Introduction
- Bank Accounts Overview
- Viewing current Bank Account details
- Editing an employee’s existing bank accounts from within view mode
- Editing an employee’s existing bank accounts using the shortcut menu
- Add a new Bank Account
- Delete a Bank Account
- Bank Account Fields
Introduction
This topic describes how an employee authority can view or edit an employee’s bank account.
Bank Accounts Overview
Ready pay (powered by Aussiepay) allows you to split an employee’s pay into as many bank accounts as you wish.
Unless you pay your employees using Cash/Cheque, you will need to ensure that at all times each employee has one Primary Bank account defined.
You can add additional bank accounts, if required, and you can specify the dollar amount that the employee wants paid into each additional bank account in each pay.
Viewing current Bank Account details
To view an employee’s bank account details:
- Go to the Employees screen using the menu
- Use the search filters or the page navigation links at the bottom of the screen to find the employee if required
- Click on the employees name to view the employees record
- Select the Payment Methods tab
NOTE: For more details on locating an employee record, refer to the Searching for Employees help topic.
Editing an employee’s existing bank accounts from within view mode
To edit an employee’s bank accounts from within view mode:
- Follow the instructions above to access the employee’s Bank Details
- Click the Edit button at the bottom left of the screen
- The Payment Methods screen will be displayed in edit mode
- Click the Edit button next to the account details in the Edit Payment Method table
- Make the required changes to the bank account details
- Click the Update button to save your changes
Editing an employee’s existing bank accounts using the shortcut menu
To edit an employee’s bank accounts using the shortcut menu:
- Go to the Employees screen using the menu
- Use the search filters or the page navigation links at the bottom of the screen to find the employee if required
- Hover your mouse cursor over the Edit button next to the employee’s name
- Click the Payment Methods link in the fly out menu
- Click the Edit button at the bottom left of the screen
- The Payment Methods screen will be displayed in edit mode
- Click the Edit button next to the account details in the Edit Payment Method table
- Make the required changes to the bank account details
- Click the Update button to save your changes
Add a new Bank Account
To add a new bank account to your account:
- Access the edit screen from either view mode or using the shortcut menu (instructions above)
- Complete the fields in the Add Payment Method section of the page
- Make the required changes to the bank account details
- Click the Add Payment Method button to add your bank account
Delete a Bank Account
To delete a bank account from your account:
- Access the edit screen from either view mode or using the shortcut menu (instructions above)
- Click the Delete button next to the account details in the Edit Payment Method table
NOTE: You will not be able to delete a bank account if it is your Primary Account. To delete your Primary Bank Account, you will first need make another of your bank accounts the Primary one.
Bank Account Fields
The following table provides a description of each of the fields in the bank accounts.
Field | Mandatory | Description |
---|---|---|
Payment Type | Yes | This field requires you to select the payment type that these bank accounts apply to. |
Account Name | Yes | This field requires you to specify the name of the bank account. This is typically the account owner’s name. |
Bank BSB | Yes | This field requires you to specify the BSB number for the bank. The entered BSB is validated by Ready pay (powered by Aussiepay) so that only valid BSBs are saved. |
Account Number | Yes | This field requires you to specify the account number of the bank account. |
Amount | No | This field allows you to specify the amount to be transferred into the bank account. This field is required for bank accounts that are not primary, but should be left blank for primary bank accounts. |
Reference | No | This field allows you to enter a reference number that will appear on the employee’s bank statement. |
Primary Account | No | This field allows you to specify whether the bank is the Primary bank account for the employee. |