Welcome to the Office of the State Controller.

The recently enacted supplemental budget Chapter 539, PL 2007 amends Title 5, by enacting §1543-A requiring that the State Controller and State Treasurer establish an electronic funds transfer system for the purpose of transferring the payment of any amount owed or obligation of the state directly into an account held by an employee in an accredited financial institution.  Simply stated, all payments for salaries and wages as well as other reimbursements to all active employees as well as those individuals who may become employed by the state will be through direct deposit.

TIMELINE:

Phase I          Mandatory Direct Deposit                      Complete by June 14th

Phase II         eAdvice                                                  July – August

We will begin asking employees to use eAdvice in July. We are currently surveying Departments to determine employee computer access issues. Once this is done we will work with each Department to determine the next steps. We recognize it will be necessary in some cases to continue to print and mail advice records to employees that do not yet have suitable access to a computer to print their Payroll Advice. We will continue to produce and distribute advices using the current process until we have worked through the implementation process with each agency.  

Phase III        Accounting Reimbursement Electronic Funds Transfer      September    

OSC’s Accounting and Payroll Divisions will work to determine the best approach for moving employees to EFT for all employee reimbursements they receive from the Advantage System. Should anyone wish  to begin EFT of their accounting payments immediately, you may complete an EFT form and forward it to the Office of the State Controller, 14 SHS, Augusta, Maine O4333.

Employees may sign up for Payroll Direct Deposit in one of two ways:

1. Complete the Payroll Direct Deposit Authorization form available on this site and forward to your agency payroll/HR Department.
2. Employees with access to MS-TAMS-ESS(Employee Self Service) may electronically enter their banking information.

Questions regarding the ESS method may be directed to Amanda Goldsmith at 626-8448 or Lisa Goulette at 624-7773.