Setting Up Payments & Direct Deposit

Enter or Change Your Primary Address

Your primary address is important as it’s where you’ll receive any paper checks from the university for things such as your paycheck, reimbursements, or stipends. Follow these instructions to set or update your primary address.

  • Log into Workday using your CNetID and password.

  • Tap the upper-lefthand button with three lines access the dropdown menu.

  • Select "Personal Information" from the menu.

  • Under the Change box, select "Contact Information."

  • Click "Edit" and select "Change Contact Information."

  • Click the pencil icon to edit your primary address.

  • Enter your primary address, click the check button, and click submit.

Set Up Direct Deposit

If you’d like to receive your paychecks, reimbursements, or stipends via direct deposit, please follow the detailed instructions below on how to add or update your bank information and payment elections in Workday.

Adding Bank Information and Payment Elections

  • Log into Workday using your CNetID and password.

  • Select Menu in the top-left corner and choose the Benefits and Pay application.

  • Under Tasks and Reports, select Payment Elections.

  • Within the Payment Elections page, review the Accounts table to see current payment elections. Select Add to include a new account for payment election (i.e. how your pay will be distributed).

    • If this is your first time adding an account, please specify your preferred payment method (direct deposit or check) for Regular, Expense Reimbursement, Fiscal Year End, and Calendar Year payments.

  • In the Account Information section, complete the following:

    • Account Type – Select Checking or Savings

    • Routing Transit Number – please type carefully; invalid routing numbers will not be accepted.

    • Account Number – please type carefully

    • Bank Name

    • Bank Identification Code (optional)

    • Account Nickname (optional) – helpful in distinguishing between accounts.

  • Select OK to save your entries and return to the Payment Elections screen.

    • Your payment elections will default to paying 100% into your newly added account. To change this, please first add any other accounts you would like to receive payment, and then follow the Changing Payment Elections section below.

Changing Bank Information and Payment Elections

  • Log into Workday using your CNetID and password.

  • Select Menu in the top-left corner and choose the Benefits and Pay application.

  • Under Tasks and Reports, select Payment Elections.

  • Within the Payment Elections page scroll down to the Payment Elections table and select Edit to the right of the Pay Type that requires changing.

  • On the Payment Election screen, make updates to the applicable fields. These include Payment Type, Account, and *Balance / Amount / Percent information.

  • Select the plus-sign to add additional accounts. You can only select accounts that have already been added.

    • To add new accounts for payment election, please refer to the Adding Payment Elections section above.

  • If more than one payment election is listed, make sure the *Balance / Amount / Percent information reflects the accurate distribution of your payment preferences.

  • Select OK to save your entries and return to the Payment Elections screen.