Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2020

Edmonds began his career with Ernst and Young — one of the largest professional services firms in the world — right out of college, originally as a Staff Assurance Associate, and then a Senior Assurance Associate, in the company’s Denver office. He joined the company’s Financial Services Office in 2017, a move that took him to New York City. He was promoted to Manager in October 2019. Today, Edmonds works within the banking capital markets practice and is responsible for managing diverse projects from start to finish, serving clients within the banking and private equity space. He is also responsible for facilitating training for new hires at Ernst and Young and serves as counselor/career coach for staff and senior associates within the firm. Edmonds credits his time in Cedarville’s accounting program with preparing him well for his current role. “Cedarville has a challenging accounting and finance program,” he explained. “I took some very rigorous classes, especially in my junior and senior year. These prepared me to get my CPA license right after graduation and gave me the foundation I needed to succeed at Ernst and Young.” Beyond just his coursework, Edmonds cites how his cocurricular experiences at Cedarville, including leadership roles in the CEO student organization, Integrated Business Core, and Discipleship Ministries, gave him a well-rounded résumé that afforded him an advantage when interviewing for a postgraduation position. “Not only did I receive the core classes and training that I needed to succeed technically, but I was also getting leadership opportunities outside the classroom that were instrumental in helping my résumé stand out,” he said. More than his professional success, Edmonds appreciates how Cedarville instilled in him a desire to make a Gospel difference wherever God led him. “The Lord used my professors and campus pastors to teach me that we go where the Lord can use us most,” he explained. “My wife and I felt a unique calling to New York, a global city filled with diverse people. There are a lot of opportunities to touch lives.” It’s a long way from Cedarville, Ohio, to the Big Apple, but that’s how far an accounting degree from Cedarville has taken Corbin Edmonds ’14. ACCOUNTING DEGREE TAKES GRAD TO NYC Cedarville Magazine | 19