Bank Accounts for New Zealand Organisations

In Payroll Setup > Bank Accounts, in the Bank Accounts tab, you can view or add bank account details for your organisation. You can use these bank accounts to send direct deposits for the legal entities in your organisation. After you configure a bank account, you can assign it to a legal entity in Org Setup > Org Payroll Setup > Legal Entity.

Bank Account Information

All bank account numbers in New Zealand are 14-digit to 15-digit numbers (numeric only) that conform to the following pattern: AA BBBB CCCCCC DDD. This pattern is composed of the following:

Six digits (AA BBBB) are the National Clearing Zone (NCC) number, which is a combination of:
- Two digits (AA) that indicate which bank manages the account.
- Four digits (BBBB) that indicate the branch number.
Seven digits (CCCCCCC) that indicate the account number.
Three digits (DDD) that indicate an account suffix. Note that some banks use only two digits.

You must define the following fields for New Zealand bank accounts:

New Zealand bank account fields
Field	Description
General
Name	Name for the bank account in Dayforce. The name is used when you assign bank accounts to legal entities in Org Setup and also shows in employee earning statements.
Description	Description of the bank account.
Operating Country	Operating country of the bank account.
Reference Code	Field for entering a cross-reference code, or xref code, used in exports and imports, as well as integrating into other applications and systems used by your organisation.
Bank Details
Bank Branch Code	A six digit number that identifies the specific branch of the bank account. The application auto populates the Bank Name field when you enter a valid Bank Branch Code. When the Operating Country field is set to New Zealand, and the Payment File Format Override drop-down list is set to HSBC NZ BPP, populating this field does not update the Bank Name field. The length can be other than six-digits and no validation happens, to accommodate the HSBC NZ BPP bank file format. This format anticipates that the Bank Branch Code is in the foreign account format, which can be a different length than the domestic code.
Account Number	For New Zealand customers, enter the account number and the suffix. For domestic accounts, this number is normally AAAAAAASSS or AAAAAAASS. For foreign accounts, this number is AAAAASSS.
Bank Name	(Read only) Bank name of the bank account. The application populates this field based on a valid code entered in the Bank Branch Code field. When the Operating Country field is set to New Zealand, and the Payment File Format Override drop-down list is set to HSBC NZ BPP, no validation happens and this field remains read-only and blank.
State / Province	Address information for the branch.
Address
City
Zip / Postal Code
Bank Contact Name	Name of the person who is the primary contact at the bank.
Bank Phone Number	Phone number of the bank.
Bank Fax Number	Fax number for the bank.
Client Identification Name	The name used by the bank to identify your organization.
Client Identification Number	The number used by the bank to identify your organization.
Payment File Format Override	Select a payment file format to override the bank file format that is associated with the Bank Name field. For example, select the JPMorgan Chase bank file format to have all generated payment files associated with this bank account in the JPMorgan bank file format. The following options are available in Dayforce: ANZ–Domestic extended file format ASB–Standard bulk payments MT9 file format BNZ–Payroll file format Citibank–PayLink Payroll file format HSBC NZ BPP-HSBC BPP format specification for New Zealand JPMorgan Chase Kiwibank–Payroll file format NZ CSV without Control Record Westpac–Deskbank Import CSV/fixed length Note: The NZ CSV without Control Record supports employers banking with the former National Bank of New Zealand, which was acquired by ANZ Group. Note: When HSBC NZ BPP is selected, ensure that using System Admin > Client Properties, in the Properties tab, the Provide HSBC BPP Payment Set field (separate with comma if more than one) is properly configured. Otherwise, the bank does not accept files generated using pay run commit. See Client Properties - Payroll.