Compliance Manager/Senior Manager - Glasgow, United Kingdom - undisclosed

Description

Compliance is essential and cuts across all the industry s operations including customs and excise, health and safety, environment and food safety.

The role will provide the opportunity lead on two important regulatory topics within our iconic industry, working with senior managers in the Industry Sustainability Team, reporting to the Deputy Director.

You will be confident in working independently but will have the wider support of the industry team and its senior managers to provide guidance and support as needed.

Each team member takes responsibility for specific topics but will offer help and work flexibly with each other as needed.

This role will lead on the initiation and formulation of industry policy in key areas of regulation for Scotch Whisky production including customs and excise and control of major accidents and hazards (COMAH) in consultation with member companies.

• Topics include the holding and movement of excise goods, customs controls and processes, verification and alcohol fraud.
• COMAH alongside related regulations and guidance, underpin health and safety for our members production facilities and warehouses. Along with industry ambitions to achieve high levels of compliance in their operations, new technologies (for example the adoption of hydrogen) will bring increasing complexity.

The successful candidate will provide an important role supporting sector compliance and providing a voice to influence and inform evolution of regulations across both topic areas.

influencing and lobbying government and regulatory bodies where needed; monitoring legislation and other regulatory issues to support understanding and compliance in the sector.

You will work with senior colleagues in our member businesses and with key regulators, notably HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

The SWA offers an attractive range of benefits to its employees including: hybrid working (based on 2 days in the office FTE); a generous pension scheme with employer pension contributions matching employee contributions plus 3%, up to a maximum of 15%; 25 days annual leave in addition to 9 public holidays and closure of our offices between Christmas and New Year.