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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?\nAre you always solving?\nThen we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.\nAshland 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.\nThe responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:\nAdministers/Coordinates absence programs including STD/LTD, statutory plans and FMLA with absence vendor, payroll and benefits, and eligibility/enrollment vendor. 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Experience administering retiree benefits would be a plus\nRequires knowledge of ERISA, HIPAA, ACA, COBRA, FMLA, DOL and IRS regulations and state laws\nStrong knowledge in U.S. Benefits \nStrong customer facing experience\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at various levels of the organization to a wide variety of audiences\nBroad knowledge of Human Resources principles and practices\nStrong interpersonal skills \nGood problem-solving skills, with understanding of how absence impacts all facets of benefits.\nResults orientation: consistently delivers on commitments, takes initiative, has a bias toward action and has a sense of urgency \nMust have strong Word, PowerPoint and Excel skills, including pivot tables, view look up \nComfortable developing and using approved AI solutions such as Microsoft Copilot to streamline and simplify work\nThe HR Specialist, Benefits is a critical role in the effective and successful administration of Ashland’s Benefits (active and retirees). The role serves as a trusted guide and advocate for employees navigating complex benefits and leave of absence programs by providing personalized support and clear communication. Specifically, this role will focus on administering leave of absence for union locations, completing weekly 401k and HSA funding, administering/coordinating retiree medical, life insurance and pension programs and answering complex employee and retiree questions.\nIn addition, the position will assist the US Benefits Manager and Sr. Manager Global Benefits with annual open enrollment, review of plan documents, communications and other special projects.\nThis is a good position for someone who seeks a broad range of benefits administration responsibilities while working alongside a collaborative benefits team.\nIn more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.\nAt Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.\nNot only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.\nAshland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. 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