Licensing Specialist I

The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure compliance with all necessary state and local business license and tax liabilities required for business activities. This role requires effective collaboration with government agencies, regulatory bodies, and internal stakeholders to facilitate the licensing process.

Essential Functions 

• Monitor state and/or local licensing‐related requirements applicable to retail store locations or other company business activities.
• Complete tax analyses to determine business license and tax liabilities, including gross receipts filings.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with government agencies, internal stakeholders (including Executive Leadership), and regulatory bodies to gather necessary documents and facilitate the licensing process.
• Maintain an accurate record of licensing documents and adhere to compliance while performing payment processing and
• accounting duties, such as payment reconciliations and journal entries.  
• Assist with mediating issues at the store level that could impact licensure and business operations. (e.g. inspections, violations)
• Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose; ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level
• Coordinate research and obtain licenses for new applications, new store openings, and economic impact analyses.
• 8. Work with Licensing Specialist or Supervisor and/or individually lead licensing projects.
• 9. Serve as liaison for the Licensing Department between internal departments (such as Merchandise, Construction, Real Estate, Company Housing, etc.) in order to maintain regulatory compliance as well as any reporting, as needed
• Coordinate with third‐party consultants to facilitate business tax payments and audits
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications 

•  Bachelor’s degree in related business field preferred, accounting preferred  
•  Minimum of 1‐2 years of multi‐state general retail licensing experience preferred