Management Black Belt

T h o m a s F. R i t c h e y, I V

Mobile: 814-***-**** (724) 538 – 9000 ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Area of Expertise:

Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Managerial Accounting, Performance Measurement, Regulatory Reporting, Forecasting

and Predictive Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis, ROI, IRR and NPV.

Career Summary: Seasoned financial analyst with experience in complex financial reporting and account reconciliation.

Responsible for corporate expansion of past employer.

Accredited with generating prediction of future revenues of past employer.

Key Strengths: Ability to communicate and present complex concepts in plain English. Lead complex, cross functional initiatives

and deliver results.

Accredo Health Group 07/2014 – Present

Reimbursement Specialist

Produce revenue by ensuring proper invoicing of insurance corporations and medical facilities for pharmaceutical

therapies rendered.

Additional accomplishments include:

• Extensive analytical reporting to management, geared at issue resolution

• Work on various projects, including an ongoing reimbursement project, working with medical facilities and insurers

nationwide, to assure proper receipt of payment for pharmaceutical treatment, generating volumes of revenue

• Creating and maintaining contacts among corporate service branches to retain proper supporting documentation for

invoicing purposes, as well as medical facilities so that future invoicing may be directed to the proper parties

• Tracking of receipts from payers to assure correct resolution of patient balances, at some times necessitating the

gathering of information for modification and resubmission of claims not completed to payer satisfaction

• Daily use of Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, and RxHome software (a single cloud application for clinical, operational, and

financial disciplines, built to access Oracle databases)

Slippery Rock University 09/2013 – 02/2014

Budget Analyst

Developed multi-year budget with scenario planning, thereby supporting the VP of Finance in formulating a strategically

planned balanced budget that maximized return on investments and enhanced expense management.

Additional accomplishments include:

• Provided support and oversight of the university budget of almost $120 MM

• Supported the Vice President of Finance in achievement of balanced budget by cutting expenses by $7 MM.

• Enhanced supporting calculations and information to present a defensible budget which was approved by the Board.

• Conducted detailed evaluation of the costs and validation of expense assumptions leading to $5.8 MM in savings.

• Streamlined complex reporting and use of spreadsheet applications and models to increase process efficiency.

• Maintained PBM (Position Budget Management) system, a leading industry SAP/Business Intelligence application.

• Created analytical framework of scenario planning to assess impact on individual divisions and university leadership.

• Evaluated budget savings and incorporate them into the ongoing budget monitoring

• Advised on mitigation strategies to lessen potential budget shortfalls and excessive spending.

• Supported the VP Finance in preparing budget communications and presentations to senior executive committees.

Allegheny Casualty Company 11/1998 – 10/2009

Senior Financial Analyst

Studied business trends based on location, agent and agency, including historical and current data, to make future

predictions - forecasting. Managed projects of varying size, complexity and duration, including the realization of potential

for, researching, instigating and directing a corporate expansion program, bringing company into 25 new states as well as

Washington, D.C.

Additional accomplishments include:

• Analyzed business underwritten periodically to formulate market color report for senior executive strategic planning.

• Created performance measurement benchmarks and key performance indicators (KPIs) to dissect business drivers.

• Assesses actual versus predicted performance and leveraged variance analysis to fine-tune predictive analytics.

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• Conducted business performance analysis (including SWOT analysis) to refine business strategy recommendations.

T h o m a s F. R i t c h e y, I V

Mobile: 814-***-**** (724) 538 – 9000 ***********@*****.***

• Managed regulatory reporting as well as agent and agency licensing.

• Implemented new analysis tools and automation practices, effectively bringing organizational change via analytics.

• Managed, mentored, motivated and directed others in reporting, analysis and software functionality.

• Participated in scouting, interviewing, hiring and on-boarding process of new employees.

• Made presentations to Board of Directors and Shareholders during scheduled meetings.

Accountant

Conducted account reconciliation, cash receipts/disbursements, income statement, balance sheet, general journal, and

general ledger activities, including adjusting entries and accruals.

• Maintained books, handled invoicing and recorded receipts. Enhanced quarterly and annual statements of accounts.

• Submitted filings for various states, municipalities, and parishes in business footprint.

• Prepared financial statements and account analysis of banking and other investment activity.

• Assisted in filing annual company reports and budget projections of roughly $40 MM.

• Interacted with various sectors of the Federal and State governments, including the NAIC on regulatory issues.

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University

Master of Business Administration

Anticipated Completion: Spring, 2015

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Business Administration

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Project Management Professional (PMP) Training

Pennsylvania State University

Oracle R12 Order Management & PL/SQL

SKILLS

SAP:

Financials.

Microsoft:

Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, IF Statements, V Lookups, Macros, etc.), Word, Outlook, Power Point, Access (Querying &

Reporting), Visio, Microsoft Project, SharePoint;

Sage:

Peachtree Accounting.

PL/SQL:

Queries & Application Code Blocks.

Oracle: R12 Business Suite

CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma (issued by Council for Six Sigma Certification):

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Lean – certificate number 132**********

Black Belt – certificate number 112**********

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