Emma Alton
LaFayette,NY
Summary
Immense passion for agriculture, able to communicate professionally and confidently, able to work in a team or alone, work in diverse environments, strong leadership skills, and adaptability.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Accountant
Byrne, Inc.
Lafayette, NY
02.2024 - Current
- Month End Accounting Processes - Complex Journal Entries (Including Payroll, Investment, & Elimination Accounting), Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations for Upwards of 40 Accounts
- Balance Sheet Account Variance Analysis
- Account Reconciliation Review of Co Worker Accounts
- Month End Business Financial Statement Review
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Operations Cost Analysis
- Cost Savings Program Institution & Maintenance with Upwards of 1.6M in Savings/Year
- Company Purchasing Card Program Institution & Maintenance
- Material Usage Variance Savings Knowledge & Savings Tracking
- Manufacturing Operations Financial Support
- Actively Engage in Plant Operations & Continuous Improvement
- Successful Completion of 2025 Budgets for Manufacturing Plants, Worked Closely with Plant Managers & Senior Leadership
- Build & Maintain Reports to Support Other Departments such as Sales Reports
- Ample Knowledge of Procurement, Accounts Payable, Sales, Pricing, and Costing Department Processes
- Management of Accounts Receivable Accounting & Reconciliation
- Management of Purchase Order Processes & Training (Including Blanket Purchase Orders)
- Management of Employee Engagement Team for Upwards of 500 Employees
- Producer Milk Ticket Entry
- Complex Projects to Support Finance & Accounting, Procurement, and Operations such as Payroll Accounting Restructure Project to Break Out Employees by Location, Department, Direct & Indirect
- Presentation of Complex Projects & Budgets to the Senior Leadership Team
- Earned Value Management Analysis
- Dairy Manufacturing Operations Knowledge - Extended Shelf Life Milk & Cream, Aseptic Milk, and Ice Cream Operations
- Lead Financial Meetings with Many Different Departments
Farm Accounting Specialist
2020 Consulting
Skaneateles, NY
04.2023 - 02.2024
- On-Farm/Remote Record Keeping - Dairy, Equine, Beef, and Crops
- Payroll Services
- Tax Return Preparation Support
- 1099 Preparation
- Sales Tax Filing
- NYS Motor Fuel Tax Return Filing
- Milk Market Accounting
- Dairy Producer Payroll
- Federal & NYS Milk Reporting
- Develop & Maintain Strong Client Relationships with Upwards of 25 Farm Businesses such as Organic Dairy Farms in New York to Large Beef Operations in Texas
Business Accounting Analyst, Intern Financial Accounting Services
Farm Credit East
Watertown, NY
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Farm Record Keeping
- 1099 & 204 LL Preparation
- Farm Income Tax Preparation Support
- Payroll Services Support
- Financial Lending Services Support
Education
B.B.A. - Agricultural Business Development
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT MORRISVILLE
Morrisville, NYSkills
- DSI
- ORACLE
- MICROSOFT OFFICE
- QUICKBOOKS
- CENTERPOINT
Accomplishments
NECC Cooperative Internship Recognition Award 2023
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 2021 - 2022
New York State Agricultural Society Ambassador 2022
National Agricultural Marketing Association, Secretary 2021-2022
Professional References
- Corey Michael Hayes, Professor, SUNY Morrisville, 80 Eaton Street, Morrisville, NY, 13408, hayescm@morrisville.edu, (315) 854 0526
- Chris Yager, Co Worker, Byrne, Inc., 2394 US-11, Lafayette, NY, 13084, Yager18@gmail.com, (315) 420 0652
- Diane Fish, Co Worker, Farm Credit East, 25417 NY-12, Watertown, NY, 13601, Diane.fish@farmcrediteast.com, (315) 836 7001
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Byrne, Inc.
02.2024 - Current
Farm Accounting Specialist
2020 Consulting
04.2023 - 02.2024
Business Accounting Analyst, Intern Financial Accounting Services
Farm Credit East
05.2022 - 03.2023
B.B.A. - Agricultural Business Development
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT MORRISVILLE
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