All 色界吧 employees and students can have their payment checks directly deposited into their bank account(s).
How to sign up for direct deposit for the first time
- Go to and enter user name and password to login
- From the menu bar scroll down to "Tools"
- Click on 鈥淏enefits and Pay Info"
- Click on 鈥淧ay Information"
- Click on 鈥淒irect Deposit Allocation"
- Click on 鈥淎dd New Direct Deposit"
- Enter your banking routing number. This should be a nine digit number. (Note: if you receive a message indicating your routing number is invalid, please contact the payroll office.)
- Enter your banking account number and account type (checking or savings).
- Select the specific amount or percentage you wish to receive into this account.
- Check the Payroll Deposit (paychecks) and/or Accounts Payable Deposit (non-payroll payments such as employee expense reimbursements and student payments) boxes.
- Click on 鈥淪ave." You will then receive a message confirming your changes. 鈥淭he new allocation has been saved successfully." The status will automatically appear as 鈥淧renote." 鈥淧renote" indicates your banking information has not been verified by the bank and any payments made to you will still be via a manual check. As soon as the bank has verified your banking information, the status on your account will be changed to 鈥淎ctive" and any future payments to you will be delivered to you via direct deposit. This process takes one payroll cycle from the entered date.
How to activate direct deposit for Accounts Payable (non-payroll employee and student payments) with the same banking information you have for payroll
- Go to and enter user name and password to login
- From the menu bar scroll down to "Tools"
- Click on 鈥淏enefits and Pay Info"
- Click on 鈥淧ay Information"
- Click on 鈥淒irect Deposit Allocation"
- Click on 鈥淯pdate Direct Deposit Allocation"
- Click on your bank name under Payroll Allocation
- Check the Accounts Payable Deposit box
- Click on 鈥淪ave." You will then receive a message confirming your changes. 鈥淵our changes were applied successfully."
How to update your existing direct deposit information
- Go to and enter user name and password to login
- From the menu bar scroll down to "Tools"
- Click on 鈥淏enefits and Pay Info"
- Click on 鈥淧ay Information"
- Click on 鈥淒irect Deposit Allocation"
- Click on 鈥淯pdate Direct Deposit Allocation"
- Click on your bank name under Payroll Allocation or Accounts Payable Deposit
- Once you have made your changes, make sure to click on 鈥淪ave." You will then receive a message confirming your changes. 鈥淭he new allocation has been saved successfully." If you are adding any new banking information, the status will automatically appear as 鈥淧renote." 鈥淧renote" indicates your banking information has not been verified by the bank and any payments made to you will still be via a manual check. As soon as the bank has verified your banking information, the status on your account will be changed to 鈥淎ctive" and any future payments to you will be delivered to you via direct deposit. This process could take approximately 7-10 business days.
How to de-activate your existing direct deposit information
(Please be aware that a de-activation of direct deposit should be done approximately 7-10 business days before payments are scheduled to be processed. Otherwise, you risk the possibility of your check to be processed as direct deposit.)
- Go to and enter user name and password and login
- From the menu bar scroll down to "Tools"
- Click on 鈥淏enefits and Pay Info"
- Click on 鈥淧ay Information"
- Click on 鈥淒irect Deposit Allocation"
- Click on 鈥淯pdate Direct Deposit Allocation"
- Click on your bank name under Payroll Allocation or Accounts Payable Deposit
- Check the box 鈥淚nactivate"
- Once you have made your changes, make sure to click on 鈥淪ave." You will then receive a message confirming your changes. 鈥淵our changes were applied successfully."
Where do I find my routing number?
A routing number is a nine digit number used to identify the bank associated with your bank account number. You can find your routing number on the bottom left hand corner of one of your checks.
Note: Any new or updated information submitted will take the bank some time to authenticate. You will be contacted by the Payroll Office notifying you if the bank was unable to authenticate the information you provided. This is a safety procedure to validate your banking information before we actually deposit any funds.
For any questions, comments or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us at payroll@oxy.edu or 323-259-2884.