Benefits Specialist

Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC•Newland, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Benefits Specialist will support the Leave Administration team by providing back-end administrative support related to employee leave and accommodation requests. You will focus on state statutory leave programs (such as Colorado Family Leave and Minnesota Paid Leave) and ensures accurate system updates, documentation, and payroll support. This position is not customer-facing or case-management–based. Instead, it is a detail-oriented administrative role responsible for maintaining accurate records, processing required paperwork, and supporting internal workflows that ensure compliance with regulations and company policies. This is a full-time contract role, remote, with a preference for candidates based in Minnesota for potential future conversion.

Requirements

Entry-level to early-career professionals encouraged to apply
Prior exposure to statutory leave programs
Experience with or willing to learn Workday, UKG, and ServiceNow
Confidence navigating multiple platforms and databases simultaneously
Familiarity with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in leave administration, accommodations, benefits, or HR operations
Familiarity with payroll processes

Responsibilities

Process leave-related paperwork during payroll close cycles
Update employee leave statuses in Workday and UKG
Manage employees moving on and off leave in internal systems
Completing and submitting required state statutory leave paperwork
Support pay processing, audits, and historical pay lookbacks (up to five years)
Manage shared email inboxes
Send policy-related communications to employees and team members
Perform high-volume data entry and system updates related to leave approvals
Partner internally across HR, compensation, payroll, and hiring teams to resolve discrepancies