Why can't I add a bank account to a contingent worker for submitting their expense reports?

Contingent workers, like contractors or temporary workers provided through an agency, don't have a direct employment relationship with your company. Because of this, there are some extra steps required to set them up for submitting and being reimbursed for business expenses.

To use Expenses for a contingent worker, you first need to set them up as a supplier and enter their bank account details at the supplier or supplier-site level. Once that’s done, you can associate them with Expenses and proceed with submitting and reimbursing their expense reports.

Here are the details of how you can do this:

1. Set up the contingent worker: Create the contingent worker in your human resources application, making sure their worker type is set to Contingent Worker.

2. Set up supplier information: In your procurement application, set up the contingent worker as a supplier with their corresponding bank account and payment details.

   You must also set up a default payment method at the supplier or supplier-site level.

   These details are used to pay any expenses by EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer).

   Note: If you don't specify a default payment method at the supplier-site level, the payment method automatically populates from the supplier setup.
3. Link the contingent worker to the supplier in Oracle Fusion Expenses: In the Auditing Tasks pane, click the Manage Contingent Workers link and select the applicable supplier and supplier site.