Sr. Compliance Specialist

Established by Bill Foley in 1996, Foley Family Wines & Spirits (FFWS) is a portfolio of highly acclaimed wines and spirits from some of the world’s greatest estates. The company owns more than 25 wineries and distilleries, each with its distinct style, legacy, and approach to hospitality.

FFWS has expanded its portfolio significantly since its founding, now including such storied brands as Chalk Hill Estate Winery, Sebastiani, Roth, Banshee, Ferrari-Carano, Chateau St. Jean, and Lancaster in Sonoma County; Merus, Silverado, and Foley Johnson in Napa Valley; Lincourt, Firestone, and Foley Estates in Southern California; Chalone Vineyard in Monterey County; Four Graces and Acrobat in Oregon; and Three Rivers in Washington. Foley Family Wine & Spirits import wines include Lucien Albrecht in France, Nieto Senetiner in Argentina, and 14 wine brands spanning three of New Zealand’s most acclaimed winegrowing regions: Marlborough, Central Otago, and Martinborough. The growing global spirits portfolio includes Minden Mill Distilling, Charles Goodnight Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey, New Zealand’s Lighthouse Gin, El Mexicano Tequila, The Loch Lomond Group in Scotland, Two Stacks Irish Whisky and Killowen.

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in alcohol beverage compliance, attention to detail, organizational excellence and ability to work within tight deadlines in a fast-paced collaborative driven team environment. These are some of the essential skills needed to drive continuous improvement to the business and succeed in this position.

** Hybrid schedule is Tues - Thursday onsite, M & F remote optional. **

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Preparation, submission and tracking of regulatory filings and reports to include Federal and state filings for production and sales.
• Preparation, calculation and filing of Excise & Sales tax for various jurisdictions. (Federal TTB, CA, NV, OR & WA)
• Lead contact for third party reporting service (SOVO’s Auto File) for monthly uploads, validations and resolution of issues.
• Lead the maintenance and updates of standard regulatory compliance software systems used for license, product, brand/label registrations and order fulfillment.
• Lead the market ready compliance workstream or wine that includes the brand/product registration, distributor appointment/termination, control state codes and territory agreements
• Provide support with new reports, amendments, Fictitious Business Statements and TTB COLA/Formula applications for multiple locations and entities
• Assist with preparing and submission of alcohol beverage licenses. Including updates of corporate/owner information and obtaining new and/or canceling licenses as deemed necessary
• Assist with administrative duties to include filing, scanning, electronic file management, expense report reconciliation and email correspondence as needed.
• Actively participate and take ownership in department projects that may include acquisitions, exclusive agency agreements and other company initiatives
  
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills & Other Abilities

• Solid understanding of wine compliance to include labeling, reporting and route to market compliance
• Excellent communication skills; attention to detail and responsiveness
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
• Thrive in a deadline driven, fast paced team environment
• High level of integrity
• Ability to follow through on projects with minimal supervision
• Interact professionally and collaboratively with team members, other departments and outside regulatory agencies
• Strong Excel knowledge and the ability to analyze data and prepare spreadsheets for reporting and other compliance functions
  
  
  

Education & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of alcohol beverage compliance experience – experience in spirits a plus
• College degree desired; extensive work experience in alcohol beverage compliance may be considered in lieu of college degree
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Experience with industry and ERP systems: ShipCompliant, eCompli (Avalara) and NAV
• Notary Public Commission or ability to obtain
  
  
  

Company Core Values:

Teamwork – Be a Spirited Partner

Commitment – Crush Every Day

Quality – Good vs. Grape: It’s All in The Details

Integrity – It Takes a Community

Safety – Tend the Vines

Entrepreneurship – Love the Wine You’re With

Fun! - Smile! You Have Purple Teeth!

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Foley Family Wines & Spirits provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law.

This is the base pay range offered for this position. This range is what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. The actual compensation offered will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, qualifications, skills, experience, education, internal equity, and alignment with market data.