Nominals are useful for specialised reporting on finances. From SelectPay, they are often integrated with products such as Dimensions or Financials. To start setting up nominals, follow the sections below.
Nominal Structure
First, you will need to set up a nominal structure so the report knows where to look for its required nominal codes. To do this, follow the steps below.
Click System, and then click Application Configuration.
Click Payroll Configuration, and then click the Nominal Update tab.
Click the Using Accounts From drop-down menu.
From the dropdown, you can select a single point to pull the nominal codes from, standard nominals, master pay element, employee pay element, or department. Once selected, move on to the relevant section below to set the nominal codes.
Alternatively, if you need to pull codes from multiple different areas, select nominal structure. You now have access to select where each part of the nominal code is taken from. Select the required nominal order and the character to separate the nominal codes, then move on to the relevant section below to set the nominal codes.
Set nominal codes
Once you have selected where the nominal journal will pull the nominal codes from, you will need to update your nominal codes in the relevant areas. To do this, follow the relevant sections below.
Standard nominal
Click System, and then click Application Configuration.
Click Payroll Configuration, and then click the Standard Nominal tab.
Master pay element
Click Payroll, and then click Pay Elements.
Find and select the required pay elements.
Click Open Pay Element, and then click the Options tab.
🤓Tip: To push out changes to your employees' standard pay, you will need to update standard pay elements.
Employee pay element
Click Payroll, and then click Employees.
Find and select the required employee.
Click Standard Pay, and then select the required pay element.
Click Open Pay Element, and then click the Options tab.
Department
Click System, and then click Department.
Find and select the required department.
Click Open Department, and then click the Standard Nominals tab.
Post
Click System, and then click Post.
Find and select the required post.
Click Open Post, and then click the Standard Nominals tab.
Category
Click System, and then click Application Configuration.
Click Payroll Configuration, and then click the Nominal Categories tab.