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, profitability and reduced NISSC II contract DSO from 110 to 60 days • 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• Work with Corporate and DCAA on all NISSC II audits, including but not limited to MAAR 6, MAAR 13 and incurred cost audits.

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, profitability and reduced NISSC II contract DSO from 110 to 60 days • 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• Work with Corporate and DCAA on all NISSC II audits, including but not limited to MAAR 6, MAAR 13 and incurred cost audits.

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 (WBS), and all project set up forms for entry into SAP financial system. • 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.• Tracked and capped costs by composing process for project control of $100K< NCTA (capture, IR&D, B&P) expenditures.• Secured D255 policy compliance by auditing and implementing recommendations. • Supported purchase requisition and subcontractor invoice entry tools as subject matter expert (SME).• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power Point and Word, SAP, Business Warehouse, and iBuy,

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 problems. Entered and maintained vendor codes, stop payments, manual checks, and voided checks. Prepared shared facility calculations and worksheet on quarterly basis. • 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 requirements.• 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 receivable summary, major retention analysis and at-risk reports. Prepared unbilled analysis, input and maintained cash receipts log, and other receivables journal vouchers. Maintained direct charge code authorization file and verified time card adjustments.• 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.