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ACH Payroll Demo

Save time and money with the convenience of ACH Payroll. Funds are electronically transferred from your account to employees’ bank accounts, eliminating the need for paper checks. Learn how to set up and process payroll from your First Bank account.

Step 1:
Log in to online banking.

When you enrolled in First Bank digital banking, you created a Login ID and Password. Enter that information in the corresponding screens and then click the “Log In” button. Next, you will be asked to enter your password, then click “Continue.”

First Bank homepage with login area highlighted. First Bank Online Banking password screen.

Step 2:
Navigate to Payment.

From the menu on the left, click “Commercial” to see the dropdown and choose “Payments.”

Online Banking screen highlighting where the Commercial option is in the menu. Online Banking screen highlighting where the Payments option is in the menu.

Step 3:
Choose a payment type.

Click the “New Payment” button. From the menu under ACH, tap on “Payroll” as the payment type.

Online Banking screen highlighting the New Payment button. Online Banking screen showing the Payment type dropdown.

Step 4:
Choose account to originate payroll from.

Click on the “Company Entry Description” box and enter the company’s description.

Online Banking screen highlighting the Company Entry Description field.

Step 5:
Choose the subsidiary.

Click “From Subsidiary” and choose the subsidiary from the dropdown menu.

Online Banking screen showing the Subsidiary dropdown and search field.

Step 6:
Choose the account.

Click the “Account” box and select the name or account number that you want the payroll to be drawn from.

Online Banking screen showing the Account dropdown and search field.

Step 7:
Choose the processing date.

Click the “Effective Date” box and choose the day from the calendar you want the payroll to be processed.

Online Banking screen showing the Effective Date calendar field.

Step 8:
Select a recipient.

To send payroll, click the “Search by name or account” box and type in their information until the correct recipient pops up, then click on their name.

Online Banking screen showing the Recipient/Account dropdown and search field.

Step 9:
Enter payroll amount.

Enter the payroll amount in the “Amount” box.

Online Banking screen highlighting the Amount field.

Step 10:
Approve the payment.

Once all the information is entered, click “Approve.”

Online Banking screen highlighting the Approve button.

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Have questions or unsure where to start?

Contact your Treasury Services rep, or one of our support teams below, for help or to schedule personalized demos.

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