All Oxy 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 “Benefits and Pay Info"
- Click on “Pay Information"
- Click on “Direct Deposit Information"
- Click on “Add New" under Proposed Pay Distribution (for payroll payments)
- Select "Create new"
- 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).
- If this is your only account, select "Use Remaining Amount"
- If this is an additional account, select the specific amount or percentage you wish to receive into this account
- Check the box "By checking this box, I authorize the institution to initiate direct credits or debits on my behalf"
- Click on "Save New Deposit"
- You will then receive a message confirming your changes. “The new allocation has been saved successfully." The status will automatically appear as “Prenote." “Prenote" 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 “Active" 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 “Benefits and Pay Info"
- Click on “Pay Information"
- Click on “Direct Deposit Information"
- Click on “Add New" under Accounts Payable Deposit (for non-payroll payments)
- Select "Create from existing account information"
- Choose the bank account you want to use from the dropdown menu
- Check the box "By checking this box, I authorize the institution to initiate direct credits or debits on my behalf"
- Click on "Save New Deposit"
- You will then receive a message confirming your changes. “Your 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 “Benefits and Pay Info"
- Click on “Pay Information"
- Click on “Direct Deposit Information"
- Click on “Edit" to the right of the bank name under Proposed Pay Distribution (for payroll payments) or Accounts Payable Deposit (for non-payroll payments)
- Once you have made your changes, make sure to
- Check the box "By checking this box, I authorize the institution to initiate direct credits or debits on my behalf"
- Click on "Save Changes"
- You will then receive a message confirming your changes. “The new allocation has been saved successfully." If you are adding any new banking information, the status will automatically appear as “Prenote." “Prenote" 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 “Active" 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 delete your existing direct deposit information
(Please be aware that a removal 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 “Benefits and Pay Info"
- Click on “Pay Information"
- Click on “Direct Deposit Information"
- Check the box to the left of the bank name under Proposed Pay Distribution (for payroll payments) or Accounts Payable Deposit (for non-payroll payments)
- Click "Delete"
- You will then receive a message asking you to confirm your changes. “Are you sure you want to delete the selected deposits?"
- Click "Delete"
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.