Payroll Data Analyst

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who we are

Corebridge Financial helps people make some of the most meaningful decisions they’re ever going to make. We help them plan and take action to protect the future they envision and respond to some of life’s most difficult moments through the solutions and services we provide. We do this through our broad portfolio of life insurance, retirement, and institutional products offered through an extensive, multichannel distribution network. We provide solutions for a brighter future through our client centered service, breadth of product expertise, deep distribution relationships, and outstanding team of hardworking and passionate employees.

About The Role

The Payroll Data Analyst is responsible for managing the conversion of client data from various payroll HRIS or record-keeping systems into Corebridge Financials’ proprietary systems.  The Lead Data Analyst must utilize strong communication skills to collaborate with the Payroll Specialist and Analyst to ensure team members are completing projects in accordance with the team’s policies, procedures and best practices. 

The Lead will research, analyze and recommend data conversion strategies for complex payroll projects by completing plan analysis and partnering with the compliance team to ensure results are in line with plan provisions. The results of the plan analysis will be used to identify data deficiencies, define remediation of deficiencies and construct a statement of work that properly outlines the conversion process to reformat into Corebridge Financial data requirements and services provided to the plan sponsor. 

Responsibilities

• Lead training efforts to equip the team with the tools and skills necessary to complete projects with high quality and consistent on-time results.
• Partner with team leadership to develop and execute evaluation tools to identify the team’s strengths, areas for improvement and educational strategies to fill in knowledge gaps.
• Leverage business knowledge to document team procedures and data life cycle, including data sources, data definitions, the data's end purpose, and the technology impacts.
• Provide project leadership and oversight for payroll data conversions and coach/mentor others during the conversion.
• Serve as the liaison with our internal IT department by overseeing request to migrate payroll setups from Retirement Manager to SponsorFit, demonstrate subject matter expertise in establishing managed file transfers via SFTP connections and provide support to overcome technical roadblocks.
• Proactively partner with both internal and external clients to resolve challenges
• Perform data migration audits, reconciliation and exception reporting as necessary.
• Perform testing and quality control prior to implementation by identifying/reporting file errors to external clients

Skills and Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in related field; or possession of an active CEBS or ASPPA professional designation; or High School Diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of directly related work experience
• High degree of independent judgment and discretion to effectively interpret and communicate the operation of retirement plans
• Effective consulting skills to influence decisions that will impact the implementation process
• Independently research problems and gather information
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify discrepancies in data integrity
• Communicate and implement solutions
• Assure resolution and client satisfaction
• Ability to identify and escalate items as needed to Managers

Work Location

This position is based in Corebridge Financial’s Houston, TX office and is subject to our hybrid working policy, which gives colleagues the benefits of working both