Forrest Melton Email & Phone Number

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Responsible for the development of a spend plan template for financial management, analysis and financial oversight review on the NISSC II contract with a funded value of $360 million
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly journal vouchers for the NISSC II contract
• Prepare and review all NISSC II monthly invoices in excess of $9M on a monthly basis for accuracy before sending to the customer, enter all invoices into WAWF government invoicing system to ensure increased cash flow.
• Manage the processing of payroll for 600+ staff, (employees and teammates) on a weekly basis, including answering all NISSC II staff payroll questions, issues and concerns.
• Audit all travel vouchers for adherence to company policy, correct charging, and approvals. Interact will employees and teammates to respond to inquiries, resolve discrepancies and problems.
• Maintain updates of all PeopleSoft contract data, charge codes, and run month end financial data out of Peoplesoft

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• JACOBS TECHNOLOGY, INC. – FINANCIAL ANALYST/ACCOUNTING LEAD 07/2022-PRESENT
• Responsible for the development of a spend plan template for financial management, analysis and financial oversight review on the NISSC II contract with a funded value of $360 million
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and yearly journal vouchers for the NISSC II contract
• Prepare and review all NISSC II monthly invoices in excess of $9M on a monthly basis for accuracy before sending to the customer, enter all invoices into WAWF government invoicing system to ensure increased cash flow.
• Manage the processing of payroll for 600+ staff, (employees and teammates) on a weekly basis, including answering all NISSC II staff payroll questions, issues and concerns.
• Audit all travel vouchers for adherence to company policy, correct charging, and approvals. Interact will employees and teammates to respond to inquiries, resolve discrepancies and problems.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Northrop Grumman TS

• Provided accurate financial reporting for multiple projects to all levels of management and external customers. Created quarterly estimates-at-completion (EACs), estimates-to-complete (ETCs), work breakdown structure.
• Maintained financial health of supported systems by resolving all financial, cost, and contract issues to maintain.
• Mentored junior analysts in all areas of project control such as EACs, pricing, forecasting, budgeting, and project and corporate reporting.
• Increased revenue by approximately $75M by constructing new work and modification cost proposals.
• Ensured increased cash flow, profitability, and reduced DSR from 88 to 44 days by reviewing revenue, costs, backlog, and billings for multiple projects in excess of $30M on a monthly basis.
• Saved $1M+ in subcontractor costs by accurately reviewing subcontractor invoices and purchase orders.

• Audited all A/P and travel vouchers for adherence to company policy, correct charging, and approvals. Interacted with vendors, employees and purchasing staff. Responded to inquiries and resolved discrepancies and.
• Supervised 6 direct reports by writing evaluations / performance reviews, monitoring workflow of department, approving time sheets, coordinating time off, performing disciplinary actions, and handling hiring.
• Managed nineteen A/P and travel field personnel by training on the company financial system, company policies, answering questions, and resolving any issues.
• Produced to most final contract close-out packages 2 years in a row.
• With extreme attention to detail and communicating with other departments, numerous ethics violations were prevented.

• Invoiced all government, subcontractor, and commercial contracts. Maintained all billing files and input all contract changes and new contract information into accounting system. Prepared aged receivables, accounts.
• Increased cash flow and decreased DSR by rectifying delayed payments with customers.
• Improved accuracy by performing general ledger account reconciliations and analyses.
• Ensured DCAA compliance and avoided violations by performing surprise timecard audits.
• Decreased days outstanding for final billings from over a year to less than 6 months by creating call log.