LCB Licensing Analyst 1 (Home Headquartered – Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester County)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board seeks a Licensing Analyst 1 for the Bureau of Licensing’s Licensing Investigations Division in the Eastern Regional Office. The role focuses on reviewing license applications, inspecting premises, interviewing applicants, and verifying finances to determine license eligibility.

Responsibilities include on-site inspections, regulatory research, record verification, and background checks, with required travel.

Qualifications

• Two years of technical inspection experience or two years in reviewing financial documents to verify fund origins.
• An associate's degree or nearing graduation within three months of completing qualifying degree.
• Willingness to relocate to Philadelphia, Delaware, or Chester County within 60 calendar days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site reviews of licensed or proposed premises to ensure structures meet legal standards
• Interview applicants and related parties to gather information for license decisions
• Examine financial statements and records to verify sources of funds and compliance
• Review local rules, property records, deeds, and agreements to confirm ownership and use comply with law
• Review bylaws, minutes, and certificates to verify partnerships, corporations, or clubs meet requirements
• Investigate applicants' criminal histories to support eligibility decisions

Skills

Technical inspection

Financial review

Regulatory research

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is seeking a highly motived and specialized candidate with investigative experience for the Bureau of Licensing, Licensing Investigations Division in the Eastern Regional Office. As a LCB Licensing Analyst 1, you have the ability to utilize your analytical skills to conduct regulatory reviews within an assigned geographic area. This position is tasked with determining applicant compliance with the Liquor Code as well as related laws and regulations when applying for a new license, a license renewal, reconciliation of requested change to licensed status, or transfer of ownership of a licensed establishment.

This position focuses on reviewing license applications, inspecting premises, and making sure rules are followed. The work supports safe operations and fair decision making. As a LCB Licensing Analyst 1, you will perform the following duties:

• Inspection Duties: Conduct on-site reviews of licensed or proposed premises to check that structures and areas meet legal standards
• Applicant Interviews: Meet with applicants and related parties to gather information and confirm details needed for license decisions
• Financial Review: Examine statements, funds, and financial records to identify the sources of money and verify compliance with requirements
• Regulation Research: Check local rules, property records, deeds, and agreements to confirm that ownership and use follow law
• Record Verification: Review business documents such as bylaws, minutes, and certificates to confirm that partnerships, corporations, or clubs meet requirements
• Background Checks: Investigate criminal histories of applicants and related individuals to support evaluation of eligibility

Interested in learning more? Additional information regarding the duties of this position can be found in the Position Description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Note: You must be willing to travel. Travel expenses will be paid.
• Telework: This position is home headquartered. In order to be home headquartered, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. You will be headquartered at your personal home which must be located in one of the following counties within 60 calendar days from the effective date of hire: Philadelphia, Delaware or Chester County.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Two years of technical inspection experience; or
• Two years of experience involving the review of financial documents to determine the origin of funds; or
• An associate's degree
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Other Requirements

• Must currently reside in or be willing to relocate to Philadelphia, Delaware or Chester County within 60 calendar days of the start of employment.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• You must pass a background investigation. An applicant with a felony conviction within the last ten years of their prospective date of employment is not permitted to work for the PLCB, per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. Other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.