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Ryan Romano

Royal

Summary

Dynamic Sr. Business Analyst with a proven track record at Florida Power & Light Company, driving process innovation and achieving 90% resolution rates in Accounts Payable. Skilled in Six Sigma methodologies and cross-functional communication, I enhance financial governance and empower decision-making through data integrity and strategic insights.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Business Analyst

Florida Power & Light Company
12.2024 - Current
  • Led the Quarterly FPL Accounts Payable Aging Clean-Up Process under SOX policy governance, in 2024 and 2025, consistently achieving resolution rates of 87% (Q1 2025) and 90% (Q2 2025). Balances historically can exceed $10M and over 1,000 journal entries.
  • Managed comprehensive General Ledger Reconciliations on a monthly basis, and delivered detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual variance explanations that historically can exceed $50M,
  • Drove process innovation via Alteryx automation for quarterly aged report analysis, resulting in an estimated annual soft savings of $28,000 and enhanced team efficiency, leveraging Six Sigma Green Belt principles.
  • Enhanced financial governance through the establishment and modification of Accounts Payable SOX Narratives and standardization of cross-functional aging processes, ensuring General Ledger accuracy and regulatory compliance, in collaboration with AP management.
  • Strategically contributed to internal controls and cash flow optimization by ensuring financial data integrity, thereby empowering executive decision-making for investments and operational planning.
  • Served as a key SAP Super User during the 2023 S4 Financial implementation and integration, contributing critical expertise in testing, HyperCare, and enterprise-wide training.
  • Led targeted aging reduction initiatives, notably decreasing Goods Receipt aging by over a year and directing a 10-employee team to resolve 85-90% of third-party supplier aging items.
  • Functioned as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the end-to-end Invoicing and Payment Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, offering authoritative guidance and support across the organization.
  • Business Analyst 1 May 2023 – December 2024
  • Business Analyst 2 September 2021 – May 2023
  • Associate Business Analyst June 2020 – September 2021

Purchasing Manager

The Woods Jupiter
05.2019 - 10.2019

Staffing and Inventory Lead Associate

Sodexo (formerly Centerplate) Retail Operations
05.2017 - 05.2019

Bookkeeper

Tire Equipment Sales & Svcs Co. Inc.
10.2013 - 05.2017

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of South Florida
Tampa
12-2023

MBA - Sports Management

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
12-2019

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management / Leadership

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
12-2015

Skills

  • Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
  • S4 SAP Financial System Super User
  • Variance Explanation Analysis and Reporting
  • Agile methodology
  • Cross-functional stakeholder process management
  • Business process improvement & development
  • Excel Proficiency - KPI tracking, Data analysis, Pivot tables, XLOOKUP / VLOOKUP
  • Team collaboration
  • Growth mindset
  • Cross-functional Communication

Timeline

Sr Business Analyst

Florida Power & Light Company
12.2024 - Current

Purchasing Manager

The Woods Jupiter
05.2019 - 10.2019

Staffing and Inventory Lead Associate

Sodexo (formerly Centerplate) Retail Operations
05.2017 - 05.2019

Bookkeeper

Tire Equipment Sales & Svcs Co. Inc.
10.2013 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of South Florida

MBA - Sports Management

Florida Atlantic University

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management / Leadership

Florida Atlantic University

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