Receiving Electronic Payments
Vendors prefer to send funds electronically, which saves them time, money and paper. If your vendor has decided to go with Electronic Payments (wire or ACH) instead of Checks, please refer to the following policy and guidelines in ensuring a smooth transition.
Payments from Vendors
All ACH/EFT type transactions are processed differently and often require an authorization form to be completed. Departments should not complete these forms but instead forward them to Institutional Accounting. The form will be completed by Institutional Accounting and when applicable signed by an authorized signer on Dartmouth's bank account. A scanned copy of the document will then be forwarded back to the requesting department.
If an online account must be established with the vendor for Dartmouth to receive funds, please contact Institutional Accounting. Institutional Accounting will help determine who should complete the registration, often they require bank account information and an authorization by a signer on Dartmouth’s bank account.
If the online account is determined to be set up by an individual in the department, it is important that if/when they leave Dartmouth or the department that necessary updates are made to transition the online account to a new individual in the department. Please provide Institutional Accounting the individual's name that will be the replacement for the online account.
Departments expecting a payment by wire transfer, ACH or EFT should send a notification to Institutional Accounting and provide the following information:
- Name of Sender – Individual person or company name or sending bank name
- Expected Amount – If the exact amount is not known, provide estimated dollar amount
- Expected Date – If this is known
- A copy of the Invoice
- Chart string(s) – including all 6 segments – for funds to be posted in GL
Important Additional Notes
- Whenever wire instructions are given out, the sender should be reminded to include
detailed reference information such as the receiving department name, the department
Org, a staff member's name, student name and ID number, or alumni name (for donations).
- Using a project name or an invoice number as a reference is not sufficient information for Institutional Accounting to determine which department the wire is for, since each area uses a unique invoice numbering method.
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