Direct Deposit is a safe and convenient way to authorize the University to automatically deposit your earnings into your checking or savings account. Even if you already have direct deposit from working at BU previously, you should verify that you have authorized direct deposit for any new student employment positions. You must resubmit authorization any time you are hired into a new position.
Setting up Direct Deposit
You may enroll by selecting Direct Deposit Authorization on the Employee Self Service tile on the MyBU Portal. You will need your bank’s routing number and your bank account number.
If you try to set up direct deposit and have never worked for BU, you will receive the following “error message” pop-up. In that case, you will need to wait until after you receive confirmation you’ve been hired into a job to set up Direct Deposit via Employee Self-Service on the BUWorks Central Portal. That’s because your employment record must be established in the University payroll system before you can access Employee Self Service.
If you have received the email indicating that you have been hired successfully and do not have the Employee Self-Service tab in BUWorks Central Portal, please submit a service ticket for additional assistance.
Salary Statements
Salary statements are available on the Employee Self-Service portal from the start of employment until the date of termination. After termination, access to these statements is no longer available through the portal. To retrieve past salary statements, former student employees must submit a service ticket unless they are rehired into a new position. If rehired, their access to the portal is automatically restored. It is recommended that students download any necessary documents before their employment ends to avoid delays.
Changing Bank Accounts
To change which bank account your earnings are deposited into, You will need to know your old account information to make the change. To see how to edit your information, watch the following video.
Canceling Direct Deposit
If you wish to cancel your direct deposit, submit a Payroll Direct Deposit Cancellation Request to the Student Employment. To be in effect for the upcoming pay date, submit your request no later than three days prior to the pay date.
Please Note: If a check is deposited into a closed account, it will not be reissued until the funds have been returned to the University by the bank. This process takes approximately three weeks.
Problems with direct deposit are rare. However, if one should arise, contact Payroll immediately at bupay@bu.edu. The correction process may take up to two weeks, and the funds will be reissued as a check and mailed to the address on file.
