Last updated 19 July 2024

Creating a new bank account

Some Of the nominals and ledgers used in this topic may be different to those in your chart of accounts.

If your establishment / organisation has additional bank accounts or open a new bank account, an account for the bank account can be set up in IRIS Financials to which payments can be recorded, imported, and reconciled.

When adding the details of a new bank account, you also need to set up a suitable bank nominal to which the new bank account is then assigned.

Adding a bank account consists of the following:

Creating a bank account nominal

Creating an account for the bank account

Setting the bank account as the default bank account

Creating a bank account nominal

Before creating a new bank account, you need to ensure you have an applicable nominal set up to assign to the new account. In the IRIS Financials Education standard, the 9400-9409 nominals are typically reserved for bank accounts. A bank nominal is only created for additional bank accounts if the 9400 nominal is already linked to a bank account therefore is not available to be linked to the new bank account.

Do not use a bank nominal that is already linked to or has been used for an existing bank account, or that has existing posted documents against the nominal.

Creating a bank account nominal consists of the following steps:

Checking for an available bank nominal

Go to Maintenance, then select Nominals from the menu.
The Nominal Maintenance window is displayed. Find the bank nominals group for your establishment / organisation (AST9400 - AST9409, (where AST represents the location code of the nominal) in the left-hand panel. In the following graphic, there are no free nominals between 9400 and 9409, so a nominal needs to be created.
If a nominal already exists in the bank nominal group (9400 - 9409) that is not in use with a bank account, then you may want to rename the nominal and link it to the new bank account. . For more information, refer to Editing an existing nominal.

Creating the core nominal

If there are no available bank nominal codes, then you need to create a new one.

Go to Maintenance, then select Keylists from the menu.
The Keylist Maintenance window is displayed. Select NOMINALS - Core Nominals from the left-hand panel, select ADD NEW, then select KEY. A <New item> is displayed at the end of the list of nominal keys and automatically selected.
Next, enter the core (4 digit numerical code from the bank nominal group 9400 - 9409) for the nominal in Key for example 9401. Then enter a title to help identify the bank account nominal in the software in Title, for example, Second Bank Account.
An Update complete message is displayed. Select OK to close the message and return to the previous window.

Creating the nominal

When the core nominal has been created the nominal can be created.

Go to Maintenance, then select Nominals from the menu.
The Nominal Maintenance window is displayed. To create the new nominal, select ADD NEW, then select NOMINAL. A <New item> is displayed in the left-hand panel and automatically selected.

If the new nominal has the same settings as an existing nominal, you can copy the existing nominal to create the new nominal. On the Nominal Maintenance window, select the nominal you want to copy from the left-hand panel, select ADD NEW, then select NOMINAL (COPY).
Next, enter the code for the nominal(location and core nominal code) in Nominal , for example, AST9401 (where AST represents the location code of the nominal). Then enter a title for the nominal in Title, for example, AST Second Bank Account.

If you are creating a nominal to be copied to all locations, enter the master location code. If you need to define a master location, for more information, refer to Defining the Master Location for creating nominals.
Next, select the nominal type as Balance Sheet from the Type drop-down list. Then, to determine the state of detail lines when documents are posted to the nominal, select Open External from the Initial State drop-down list.
Select the Analysis tab, then complete all of the analysis fields. Select ... in the analysis field, then double-select to select the required option from the displayed field dialog. Typical analysis field codes are as shown in the following graphic.

If you are unsure which option to select for an analysis field, please contact the person within your establishment/organisation who administers your system, such as a CUSTADMIN user.
Next, select the Indices tab. If you have the latest EFA Budget Forecast index, select EFABFR201819 - EFA Budget Forecast 201819 from the Indices list, then select 700BS - Cash at bank and in hand from the Values panel.
Next, select NOMTYPE - Nominal Type from the Indices panel, then select B/S - Balance Sheet from the Values panel.
Finally, set the security roles for the nominal to determine which users can view, modify, and post to the nominal. Select the Security tab, select Drill (...) in View, Modify, Post, and Add ledger, then double-select to select the required security role from the Select a role for Nominal dialog.

For more information, refer to Overview of security roles.
If no security roles are selected, then all users with appropriate access levels can carry out all the functions (view, modify, post, add a ledger etc.)
When you have completed all the required details for the nominal, select SAVE.
An Update complete message is displayed. Select OK to close the message and return to the previous window.

Creating an account for the bank account

An account for a bank account must be created on the following ledgers:

Bank Accounts - is used to import and reconcile the bank account.
Bank Ledger - is used to create a BACS file to make payments from the bank account.
Location Bank Ledger - is used to post accounting transactions (e.g. a Nominal Receipt) to the bank account.

Follow the instructions for each of the required ledgers:

Creating a bank account nominal
Creating an account for the bank account
Setting the bank account as the default bank account

Creating the account for the Bank Account ledger

Go to Banks, then select Bank Accounts from the menu.
The Bank Account Maintenance window is displayed. To create an account for the bank account, select ADD NEW, then select BANK ACCOUNT. A <New item> is displayed in the left-hand panel and is automatically selected.

If the new account has the same settings applied to an existing account, you can copy the existing account to create an account for the new bank account. On the Bank Account Maintenance window, select the bank account you want to copy from the left-hand panel, select ADD NEW, then select BANK ACCOUNT (COPY).
Enter the bank account number in Bank account, the sort code for the bank account in Sort code (do not enter any spaces or hyphens), and the name of the bank account in Title.
Next, select the nominal to which the bank account is to be linked. Select ... in Nominal, then double-select to select the required nominal from the Select a nominal dialog. In the following example, AST9401 - AST Second Bank Account (where AST represents the location code of the nominal) has been selected.

Do not use a bank nominal that is already linked to or has been used for an existing bank account, or that has existing posted documents against the nominal. A new nominal must be created for the bank account. For more information, refer to Creating a bank account nominal.
If there are funds in the bank account, enter the value of the funds in Balance, for example, 1000.00 (do not enter any currency symbols, £, $, and so on), then select SAVE.
An Update complete message is displayed. Select OK to close the message and return to the previous window.

Adding the bank account to the Banks ledger

Go to Maintenance, then select Accounts from the menu.
The Select a ledger dialog is displayed. Double-select to select the BANKS - Banks Ledger.
The Account Maintenance window is displayed. To add the bank account details, select ADD NEW, then select ACCOUNT. A <New item> is displayed in the left-hand panel and is automatically selected.

If the new account has the same settings applied to an existing account, you can copy the existing account to create an account for the new bank account. On the Account Maintenance window, select the bank account you want to copy from the left-hand panel, select ADD NEW, then select ACCOUNT (COPY).
Firstly, enter the bank account number in Account, then enter the title of the bank account in Title. In the following example, 12457890, and AST SECOND BANK ACCOUNT have been entered.
Next, select the Indices tab, select FUNDTYPE - Fund Type from the Indices panel, then select the required fund type from the Values panel. If you are unsure which fund type option to choose, select XNODET - No Detail Selected or Required.
Next, set the security roles for the bank account to determine which users can view, modify, and post to the account. Select the Security tab, select Drill (...) in View, Modify, and Post, then double-select to select the required security role from the Select a role for Account dialog. For more information, refer to Overview of security roles.

If no security roles are selected, then all users with appropriate access levels can carry out all the functions (view, modify and post).
When you have completed all the required details for the bank account, select SAVE.
An Update complete message is displayed. Select OK to close the message and return to the previous window.

Adding the bank account to the location Bank ledger

Select Maintenance, then select Accounts from the menu.
The Select a ledger dialog is displayed. Double-select to select the required bank account ledger for your >establishment/organisation location. In the following example, AST_BANK - AST Bank Accounts (where AST represents the location of the bank accounts ledger), has been selected.
The Account Maintenance window is displayed. To add the bank account details, select ADD NEW, then select ACCOUNT. A <New item> is displayed in the left-hand panel and is automatically selected.

If the new account has the same settings applied to an existing account, you can copy the existing account to create an account for the new bank account. On the Account Maintenance window, select the bank account you want to copy from the left-hand panel, select ADD NEW, then select ACCOUNT (COPY).
Firstly, enter the bank account number in Account, then enter the title of the bank account in Title. In the following example, 12457890, and AST SECOND BANK ACCOUNT have been entered.
Next, select the Indices tab, select FUNDTYPE - Fund Type from the Indices list, then select the required fund type from the Values panel. If you are unsure which fund type option to choose, select XNODET - No Detail Selected or Required.
To link the bank account to the bank nominal, select the Analysis Fields tab, then enter the nominal code in Bank Nominal, e.g. AST9401.
Next, set the security roles for the nominal to determine which users can view, modify, and post to the nominal. Select the Security tab, select Drill (...) in View, Modify, and Post, then double-select to select the required security role from the Select a role for Account dialog. For more information, refer to Overview of security roles.

If no security roles are selected, then all users with appropriate access levels can carry out all the functions (view, modify, post and so on).
When you have completed all the required details for the bank account, select SAVE.
An Update complete message is displayed. Select OK to close the message and return to the previous window.

Setting the bank account as the default bank account

When you have created the account for the bank account on the bank ledger, you can set the bank account as the default bank account for your establishment / organisation. For more information, refer to Set the default bank account for a location.