Enroll / Update / Cancel Your Direct Deposit

Enroll, update, or cancel direct deposit at any time from MySlice or complete the paper direct deposit form [DOC].

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Enroll in Direct Deposit to a Single Bank Account (3 steps)

Step 1

  1. Launch MySlice
  2. Enter your NetID and password as prompted.

Step 2

  1. Choose Payroll on the Employee Home page
  2. On the left side choose Direct Deposit from the list of links
  3. Click Add Account.
  4. Input your Social Security number and Birthday.  If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.

Step 3

Complete your direct deposit information:

  1. Enter bank Routing Number
  2. Enter Account Number. After identifying the routing number, identify your check number. The remaining digits are your account number. Do not include dashes, spaces, or other special characters when entering your account number.
  3. Select Direct Deposit Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  4. Select Deposit Type of Percent if you want all your pay to deposit to one account
  5. For Percentage enter 100.  Do NOT enter a ‘%’ sign.
  6. Enter a 1 for Deposit Order.
  7. Click Save button or click on Return to Direct Deposit to cancel.

Note: The bank routing number is exactly nine digits in length and is generally the first nine-digits in the lower left section of your check. The first two-digits of the routing number will begin with 01 through 12 or 21 through 32.

Sample check to help in identifying routing and account numbers:

Sample Check

It will take 1-2 pays before your direct deposit becomes active.  A paper check will be delivered to your department while a verification process takes place.

Rejection Notifications: In the event that your bank account is closed or changed prior to you updating your direct deposit information, Syracuse University will receive notification of the direct deposit rejection 1-3 days after the direct deposit was sent. After receiving this notification, Payroll will notify the employee and most likely issue a paper paycheck. To prevent this from happening, update your direct deposit information as soon as you know you are changing accounts.

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Enroll in Direct Deposit to Multiple Bank Accounts by Percentage (4 steps)

Step 1

  1. Launch MySlice
  2. Enter your NetID and password as prompted.

Step 2

  1. Choose Payroll on the Employee Home page
  2. On the left side choose Direct Deposit from the list of links
  3. Click Add Account.
  4. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.

Step 3
Complete your direct deposit information for your first account:

  1. Enter bank Routing Number
  2. Enter Account Number. After identifying the routing number, identify your check number. The remaining digits are your account number. Do not include dashes, spaces, or other special characters when entering your account number.
  3. Select Direct Deposit Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  4. Select Deposit Type of Percent.
  5. For Percentage enter a number less than 100.  Do NOT enter a ‘%’ sign.
  6. Enter a 1 for Deposit Order.

Note: The bank routing number is exactly nine digits in length and is generally the first nine-digits in the lower left section of your check. The first two-digits of the routing number will begin with 01 through 12 or 21 through 32.

Sample check to help in identifying routing and account numbers:

Sample Check

It will take 1-2 pays before your direct deposit becomes active.  A paper check will be delivered to your department while a verification process takes place.

Step 4
Complete your direct deposit information for your second account:

  1. Click on Add Account
  2. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.
  3. Enter bank Routing Number
  4. Enter Account Number. After identifying the routing number, identify your check number. The remaining digits are your account number. Do not include dashes, spaces, or other special characters when entering your account number.
  5. Select Direct Deposit Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  6. Select Deposit Type of Balance.
  7. Deposit Order should have 999.
  8. Click Save button or click on Return to Direct Deposit to cancel

Note: The bank routing number is exactly nine digits in length and is generally the first nine-digits in the lower left section of your check. The first two-digits of the routing number will begin with 01 through 12 or 21 through 32.

It will take 1-2 pays before your direct deposit becomes active.  A paper check will be delivered to your department while a verification process takes place.

Rejection Notifications: In the event that your bank account is closed or changed prior to you updating your direct deposit information, Syracuse University will receive notification of the direct deposit rejection 1-3 days after the direct deposit was sent. After receiving this notification, Payroll will notify the employee and most likely issue a paper paycheck. To prevent this from happening, update your direct deposit information as soon as you know you are changing accounts.

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Enroll in Direct Deposit to Multiple Bank Accounts, with One being by Amount (4 steps)

Step 1

  1. Launch MySlice
  2. Enter your NetID and password as prompted.

Step 2

  1. Choose Payroll on the Employee Home page
  2. On the left side choose Direct Deposit from the list of links
  3. Click Add Account.
  4. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.

Step 3
Complete your direct deposit information for your first account:

  1. Enter bank Routing Number
  2. Enter Account Number. After identifying the routing number, identify your check number. The remaining digits are your account number. Do not include dashes, spaces, or other special characters when entering your account number.
  3. Select Direct Deposit Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  4. Select Deposit Type of Amount.
  5. Enter Deposit Amount to be allocated to this account.
  6. Enter a 1 for Deposit Order.
  7. Click Save button or click on Return to Direct Deposit to cancel

Note: The bank routing number is exactly nine digits in length and is generally the first nine-digits in the lower left section of your check. The first two-digits of the routing number will begin with 01 through 12 or 21 through 32.

Sample check to help in identifying routing and account numbers:

Sample Check

It will take 1-2 pays before your direct deposit becomes active.  A paper check will be delivered to your department while a verification process takes place.

Step 4
Complete your direct deposit information for your second account, this account will receive the balance of your direct deposit:

  1. Click on Add Account
  2. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.
  3. Enter bank Routing Number
  4. Enter Account Number. After identifying the routing number, identify your check number. The remaining digits are your account number. Do not include dashes, spaces, or other special characters when entering your account number.
  5. Select Direct Deposit Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  6. Select Deposit Type of Balance.
  7. Deposit Order should have 999.
  8. Click Save button or click on Return to Direct Deposit to cancel

Note: The bank routing number is exactly nine digits in length and is generally the first nine-digits in the lower left section of your check. The first two-digits of the routing number will begin with 01 through 12 or 21 through 32.

It will take 1-2 pays before your direct deposit becomes active.  A paper check will be delivered to your department while a verification process takes place.

Rejection Notifications: In the event that your bank account is closed or changed prior to you updating your direct deposit information, Syracuse University will receive notification of the direct deposit rejection 1-3 days after the direct deposit was sent. After receiving this notification, Payroll will notify the employee and most likely issue a paper paycheck. To prevent this from happening, update your direct deposit information as soon as you know you are changing accounts.

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Update Direct Deposit Information (3 steps)

Step 1

  1. Launch MySlice
  2. Enter your NetID and password as prompted.

Step 2

  1. Choose Payroll on the Employee Home page
  2. On the left side choose Direct Deposit from the list of links
  3. Click Edit for the Account you want to change.
  4. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.

Step 3

For the account you are updating you will need to enter the routing and account numbers to access the screen. Press Confirm when done.

From the Change Direct Deposit screen, update choices include:

  1. Account Type (Checking or Savings).
  2. Deposit Type
  3. Amount or Percent
  4. Deposit Order
  5. Click Save button to save your updates or click on Return to Direct Deposit to cancel your updates.

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Cancel Direct Deposit (3 steps)

Step 1

  1. Launch MySlice
  2. Enter your NetID and password as prompted.

Step 2

  1. Choose Payroll on the Employee Home page
  2. On the left side choose Direct Deposit from the list of links
  3. Click Edit for the Account you want to change.
  4. Input your Social Security number and Birthday. If you do not have a Social Security Number, enter your SEVIS ID.

Step 3

  1. Choose each existing account and click on the Delete button to the right.
  2. For the account you are deleting you will need to enter the routing and account numbers to access the screen.  Press Confirm when done.
  3. On the Delete Confirmation page, click Yes – Delete, to confirm OR click No – Do Not Delete to cancel deleting.

A paper paycheck will be issued to you the following pay period.

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