Aaron Barnett

I'm a Master of Accounting student at William & Mary, working toward CPA licensure. My background is in economics, and before starting the program I spent time managing business operations for small businesses — financial recordkeeping, reconciliations, payroll, and reporting — which is what pointed me toward tax specifically. I like the level of detail it requires and how much changes year to year.

I'm currently looking for tax accounting internship opportunities where I can apply what I'm learning and keep building toward a CPA.

Assistant Manager, Business Operations & Marketing at Armando Personal Injury Law & Zi Medspa (2024-01 – Present)

Privately Held Legal & Medical Aesthetics Businesses

• Maintain Excel-based accounting records: revenue and expense activity, bank and credit-card reconciliations, accounts receivable and payable review, journal entries, ledgers, and cash-flow tracking
• Review roughly 200 transactions per month, process payroll for six employees, and compile financial records for outside accounting professionals
• Prepare weekly spend reports and monthly revenue analyses comparing performance across products and services
• Rebuilt product and service costing after finding that fixed overhead was distorting pricing decisions, helping the business reach profitability
• Helped increase average monthly profit from approximately $18,000 to $45,000 over two years through pricing analysis, client-retention systems, financial review, and marketing initiatives

Digital Marketing Specialist Apprentice at Northern Virginia Technology Council (2022-09 – 2023-09)

• Analyzed cost, marketing, and conversion data and prepared recurring reports used by leadership to evaluate spending and performance
• Coordinated three to five concurrent projects, including deadlines, budgets, vendors, and stakeholder communication

Master of Accounting in Accounting – William & Mary, Raymond A. Mason School of Business (2027-12)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics – University of Maryland, College Park (2022-05)