Timothy Ritchie
Tinton Falls,NJ
Summary
Skilled Senior Manager skilled in cross-functional collaboration. Optimizes processes and communication and drive results in Compliance, Security Standards, and Request for Proposals. Over 10 years of experience in compliance risk assessments and compliance reviews to increase efficacy withing the risk management department.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Technical Sales Support and Compliance
IPC Systems, Inc.
New York City, NY
04.2021 - Current
- Designated security liaison for the ISO 27001 certification process
- Review a wide variety of organization policies and procedures to make risk assessments
- Create, update, and examine organizational policies, which include information security, incident response, data protection, business continuity, and change management
- Assist in external and internal audits which include Ernst & Young to meet the demand of SOC1, SOC2, GDPR, NIST, PCI, and ISO 27001 compliance by the clients
- Key member of compliance committee that meets monthly with senior management to relay internal risks, policy updates, and communicate compliance guidelines
- Lead the global sales wide training of process and control owners and related functions with respect to internal controls and ISO27001 compliance
- Create process to collect, analyze, and summarize vendor compliance data
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
- Manage two direct reports, ERA reviews, and meetings with team
- Develop and manage the end-to-end RFP and tender response process, ensuring timely and accurate submissions
- Analyze RFP requirements and develop a response strategy, collaborating with relevant teams to tailor responses to client needs
- Liaise with various departments (e.g., sales, product development, legal, finance) to gather essential information and input for proposals and tenders
- Lead and Implementation of proposal automation software Qvidian.
Compliance Manager
IPC Systems, Inc.
New York City, NY
10.2013 - 04.2021
- Research regulations by reviewing regulatory bulletins and other sources of information
- Create control documents during the ISO 27001 certification for internal departments used during the internal ISO 27001 audit process
- Keeps other departments abreast of requirements by researching regulatory and filing information, writing and communicating guidelines
- Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing vendor information
- Complete 250+ detailed compliance questionnaires for the clients’ yearly reporting requirements
- Aid on RFP requests working close with sales department, legal department, and operations to ensure security requirements meet company standards
- Perform reviews of client contracts with demands of security requirements that are built into them during the RFP or RFI process
- Overseeing the development of pricing methodologies and strategies
- Analyzing competitive market trends and sales
- Developing and maintaining pricing models.
Pricing Analyst
IPC Systems, Inc.
New York City, NY
10.2010 - 11.2013
- Work closely with sales force to maintain accurate and prompt pricing quotes
- Input all data to generate ECS, EVS, ARDs, and Voice quotes for sales team
- Contact carriers to request pricing on locations that are not on the IPC network
- Assist management with special projects as requested
- Create weekly and quarterly pricing reports for management for review.
District Accounting Manager
Canteen Vending/Compass Group
Avenel, NJ
10.2007 - 08.2009
- Complete a physical weekly warehouse inventory for all products
- Monthly warehouse inventory with district general manager
- Reconcile weekly inventory and research all variances
- Work closely with the warehouse manager to ensure inventory orders are correct
- Complete random audits of orders, pricing, and inventory
- Closely monitor that inventory turns were within the company budget each period
- Complete inventories on route driver trucks once a period
- Financial statement preparation and analysis for the Avenel district
- Complete Month-end close process
- Prepare monthly journal entries and analyze and adjust all balance sheet accounts
- Analyze financial statements for areas of profit improvement and recommend actions
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and daily accounting functions of all office and accounting staff, consisting of 18 employees
- Review budget versus actual revenue and expenditures to prepare monthly and yearly financial forecasts
- Prepare and present district budget to division for approval
- Perform internal audits of other districts to ensure compliance with corporate and SOX policies
- Maintain all internal controls within the district and ensure that GAAP protocols are followed
- Provide financial support to operations
- Perform internal control reviews on other branches to ensure compliance with corporate policies
- Directly report to division controller
- Proficient in Excel pivot tables, v-look ups, formulas and keyboard shortcuts to help maintain current data
- Created tables and queries to help assist in compiling data in access.
Education
MBA -
New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ05-2020
CORe Credential of Readiness -
Harvard Business School
Jersey City, NJ05-2018
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
Ramapo College
Ramsey, NJ05-2006
Associate of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
Berkeley College of Business
05-1998
Skills
- Data Analytics
- Strategic Planning
- Reporting Oversight
- Reporting Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Database Development
- Documentation and Reporting
- Resource Allocation
Computer Experience
- PeopleSoft
- MS Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- SAP
- Oracle
- ADP
- KYP3
- Process Unity
- Sales Force
- Qvidian
- Ariba
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Senior Manager, Technical Sales Support and Compliance
IPC Systems, Inc.
04.2021 - Current
Compliance Manager
IPC Systems, Inc.
10.2013 - 04.2021
Pricing Analyst
IPC Systems, Inc.
10.2010 - 11.2013
District Accounting Manager
Canteen Vending/Compass Group
10.2007 - 08.2009
MBA -
New Jersey City University
CORe Credential of Readiness -
Harvard Business School
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
Ramapo College
Associate of Arts - Accounting And Business Management
Berkeley College of Business
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