Benefits Specialist

Ashland Inc. Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious? Are you always solving? Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us. Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Benefits Specialist to join our amazing team. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Human Resources function. This position will report to US Benefits Manager. This is a remote role. The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following: Administers/Coordinates absence programs including STD/LTD, statutory plans and FMLA with absence vendor, payroll and benefits, and eligibility/enrollment vendor. Facilitates leave communication between employee, manager and vendor. Answers complex retiree health, welfare and savings plan questions with employees and providers Assists with Annual Enrollment including retirees and COBRA – reviews rates, communication materials, answers escalated questions, etc. Prepares, generates and analyzes reports relating to benefits, leaves of absence and other ad hoc reports as needed Processes active and retiree life Insurance claims (including executive life) in coordination with carriers and the eligibility/enrollment vendor Tracks retiree medical and