Checking bank account validation in Payroll Accord

Payroll Accord automatically checks that employee bank details aren't empty and are correctly formatted (a 6-digit sort code and 8-digit account number) whenever they're entered, imported, or used in a payroll calculation.

You can also switch on modulus checking, a stronger check that verifies the sort code and account number combination is a genuine bank account, using an algorithm provided by Vocalink. This guide explains how to check and enable both.

Follow the steps below to check bank validation for your payroll:

• Go to Settings > Miscellaneous > Parameters > Switches 2 > line 22, change the value to 1 or 2 to turn on modulus checking (both values have the same effect), then Save and Close.

• Go to Settings > Miscellaneous > Codes > Payment Methods, and note the key number shown each payment method you want validated, for example BACS/Autopay and Faster Pay.

• Go to Settings > Miscellaneous > Parameters > Parameters 1 > line 39. If left blank, only BACS accounts are validated. To also validate other methods, enter their key numbers combined (for example, 36 to validate BACS and Faster Pay together), then Save.

• Go to Employee > select employee > Accounts > Query. If the bank details are invalid, you'll see a warning.

• If you run the calculation with incorrect details, this will also show as a warning on the exception report.