Robert Cornwall
Silver Spring,MD
Summary
CMA-candidate accounting professional with experience maintaining financial records, reviewing financial account activity and financial actions such as budget preparation and execution. Proven record of developing spreadsheets for analysis and reporting. Accomplished in taking on tasks within strict deadlines while prioritizing urgent needs to support the financial activity and health of the business.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accountant
AM Pierce and Associates
01.2024 - Current
- Examine/develop processes to support the accounting department to include new processes of Navy ERP
- Participating in working groups related to G-Invoicing, Budget Execution Valuation, DARQ, and Tie-Points
- Updating and maintaining standard operating procedures and policies
- Performing data analysis related to funding, month end close, year-end close
- Perform compilation and review of field level journal vouchers
- Review and reconcile monthly treasury reports when compared to the general ledger
- Understand the behavior and functionality of various general ledger accounts
- Review and analyze trial balances for pre-close and post-close analysis
- Review and research unmatched transactions.
Second Lieutenant
United States Army Reserve
03.2023 - Current
- Leads platoon of thirty-five soldiers
- Designs plans for conducting instructions, delegate tasks to platoon sergeants, squad leaders or individuals, and follow up to ensure tasks are completed
- Enforces Army standards for readiness and cleanliness consistently and equitably to maintain discipline and respect and hold troops accountable
- Made sure systems, vehicles, and equipment are ready and available, and in perfect condition always by leading soldiers.
Budget Analyst
Delaware Nation Industries
04.2023 - 01.2024
- Responsible for cyclical budget formulation by preparing detailed analysis and estimates of annual funding requirements for one or more future budget years
- Develop the recommended budget into a format consistent with existing legislative and regulatory guidance
- Collaborate with program officials to monitor, check, and control the use of Resource Management/Global Financial Services (RM/GFS) funds to assure obligations incurred and resulting expenditures are in accordance with existing DoS laws and related Federal regulations
- Maintain integrated systems of financial services for accounting, budgeting, and fiscal management reporting
- Follow/interpret financial policies and regulations referring to the FAM and FAR
- Apply the principles, concepts, legislative framework and financial administration practices and procedures to budgetary process
- Prepare monthly financial reports for the Budget Officer and for the bureau's offices
- Create and edit complex financial spreadsheets detailing financial information and analyze set spreadsheets for specific trends
- Record, approve/disapprove allotments, and de-allotments for Budget Officer's approval
- Obtain the FinPlan Analysis Report from IBIS to support the bureau's monthly financial plan's data
- Utilize IBIS to distribute funds to Charleston offices and specific hosted bureaus that CGFS supports
- Record, approve/disapprove allotments, and de-allotments for Budget Officer’s approval
- Obtain the FinPlan Analysis Report from IBIS to support the bureau’s monthly financial plan’s data
- Research complex financial issues, such as invoices, travel, payroll, and reimbursement claims, etc
- Utilizing and maintaining ISO 9001 standards
- Be able to create and develop Quality Work Instructions (QWI) for CGFS/EX-Budget.
Accounting Specialist
Tech-Marine Business Inc.
08.2020 - 04.2023
- Primary POC for company's customer accounts receivable payment receipt status, vendor accounts payable invoices paid status, as well as vendor accounts maintenance and vendor service contract renewal tracking
- Open company business presence in necessary states, involving coordinating with over twenty states' Department of Revenue, Secretary of State and Department of Labor
- Collect vendor financial information and verify details for preparation of annual 1099 forms
- Process yearly 1099s for all vendors requiring one and assist CFO with supporting yearly tax filing duties for vendors, TMB, and employees
- Serve as primary POC for employees for all expense report entry and allowability questions ensuring accuracy with JTR, DFARS and TMB's travel policy
- Maintain fixed asset tracking and depreciation spreadsheet by coordinating with IT Department and Facilities Department to reconcile with balance sheet reporting
- Create GL Schedules for asset and liability accounts on monthly basis, analyzing for and documenting any changes needed for reconciling transactions
- Complete biweekly and monthly close duties including but not limited to payroll/bank account/credit cards reconciliation, general ledger account updates, sub-contractor voucher review and submission, amortization/depreciation calculation, and IT and Personnel client and corporate percentage cost allocations.
Accounting Clerk II
IT Coalition Group
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Processes agency Accounts Payable for invoices, reimbursements, purchase order agreements (contracts) in UFMS
- Reconciles open credit card purchases, employee expenses and contract funding for completed services on a month-to-month basis
- Drafts financial documentation for government contracts for goods and services for funding, budgeting, contract scheduling, and deliverable reports
- Generates weekly ULO, monthly and ad hoc agency reports pertaining to travel, credit card transactions and contracts to assist Laboratory Director in budgeting decisions and tracking expenses for business controls
- Applies proper codes for fund accounting to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable for recording and auditing
- Subject matter expert in increasing efficiency in accounting and financial procedures, procurement, and laboratory operations with FAR regulation
- Developed Excel inventory tracking template, breaking down inventory received and used on weekly basis for inventory tracking
- Developed self-managing Access Database for storing and tracking order of entire chemical storage.
Accounting Clerk I
Creek Technologies
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Financial liaison between Creek Technologies' financial department and governmental agencies Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Defense Logistics Agency, Naval Postgraduate School, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and NASA
- Responsible for collecting and recording upwards of $2 million in revenue from Creek's clients each month for Accounts Receivable
- Reconciled credit cards to zero balance on statement-to-statement basis, which accounts for several hundred thousand dollars of purchases between hundreds of transactions each month
- Improved Accounts Payable Payment Tracker to break down payment schedules by 1099s, Subcontractors, Expense Reimbursable and Vendors
- Designed Credit Card Comprehensive Summary which categorized transactions by contract, indirect and direct costs, reimbursable, user, product, and graphed spending patterns
- Maintained financial accuracy regarding Creek Technologies' Payroll Benefits cost breakdowns, and Journal Entries adjustments
- Increased efficiency regarding accounting protocols by creating user guides for future employee use.
Education
MBA - Accounting
The University of Texas of The Permian Basin
Odessa, TX05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Small Business Management
Miami University
Oxford, OH12.2018
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Miami University
Oxford, OH12.2017
Skills
- Accounting Software: Unanet, UFMS, QuickBooks, GFMS, Data Warehouse (DW), IBIS, IPP
- Monthly Account/Bank/Credit Card Reconciliation
- Preparing Budgets and Cost Evaluation
- Government Funds Distribution
- Monthly/Bi-Weekly Journal Entries
- Monthly / Quarterly / Year End Reports
- Expert in Microsoft Office Software (Excel and Access)
- Operational Decision Making for Budget Adjustments
- Assisting and Running Group Meetings
Certification
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), 177724, 02/20/24
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 000010899776, Fall 2024
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Accountant
AM Pierce and Associates
01.2024 - Current
Budget Analyst
Delaware Nation Industries
04.2023 - 01.2024
Second Lieutenant
United States Army Reserve
03.2023 - Current
Accounting Specialist
Tech-Marine Business Inc.
08.2020 - 04.2023
Accounting Clerk II
IT Coalition Group
05.2019 - 08.2020
Accounting Clerk I
Creek Technologies
09.2018 - 05.2019
MBA - Accounting
The University of Texas of The Permian Basin
Bachelor of Science - Small Business Management
Miami University
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Miami University
- Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), 177724, 02/20/24
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 000010899776, Fall 2024
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