TC SUNY VDC April Webinar PPT - The State University of New York

Getting ready for implementation
Format: SPARK file remittance file overview
SPARK Format (>250 participants and/or centralized remitter such as OSC and OPA):
• TIAA-CREF uses the SPARK layout for this file type
‒ Layout will allow the adoption of future services such as eligibility, limits
monitoring, and employer calculations
‒ Pipe delimited file format following SPARK Institute Standard format
• File requires a row of data per plan / product
• The Census / remittance file is transferred by the payroll provider to the
TIAA-CREF after each payroll is run.
‒ SPARK Remittance files must be transferred via SFTP*
• File includes updates on census data, salary, deferral updates, and
position changes
• File includes newly eligible employees and current payroll information
• Testing is a six to eight-week iterative approach
*Secure File Transfer Protocol
For Institutional Investor Use Only. Not for Use With or Distribution to the Public.
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