John Short Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

Responsible for development and implementation of company’s FAR compliance program; coordinating with divisions whose strategic objective is to increase or enter government work job sector. Responsibilities include comprehensive definition, development, training, implementation of total government business compliance.

Houston, Tx

Performing Government Liaison functions with DCAA, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and NASA and audits for USA Internal Audit (IA). Government Liaison functions includes• Coordinating between DCAA and USA Functions in organizing and providing data for DCAA Audits.• Responding to and resolving issues with DCAA, DCMA, and NASA.• Providing advisory services to USA Functions in respect to FAR, CAS, and Internal Control requirements for government contracts.• Periodic reporting of government activity to Audit Committee.Internal Audit functions include:• Performing internal audits as Auditor-in-Charge.• Assist IA Director and Manager in developing IA Plan, including Contract Closeout Activities.• Performing and coordinating labor audits.

Ft. Worth, Tx

Specializing in subcontract audit reviews – particularly rate and proposal reviews of subcontractors to numerous major company programs. Reviews included ensuring that proposed costs were in compliance with applicable FAR requirements and that costs were properly supported. Also, provided negotiation support on numerous occasions to procurement personnel.

Houston, Texas Area

Serving as an auditor with responsibility for planning, performing, and reporting on contract audit assignments in support of procurement and contracting activities between NASA and the Department of Defense government contractors. • Experienced in researching regulations, legal case laws and interpreting legal case rulings to develop audit positions to provide financial and contract management recommendations to our customers.• Well versed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance requirements. • Providing support to customer during post-audit negotiations.• Involved in resolution of an array of complex audit issues.• Performing audits of contractor’s internal control policies and procedures and compliance test relevant to include budgeting, estimating, and billing systems as well as aspects of the accounting system.• Performing cost risk analysis during applications of advanced audit techniques. Applying analytical procedures on quantitative methods and the requirements set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) in evaluation of price proposals, estimates of budgetary contract costs, cost development methods, and incurred cost audits.• Evaluating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) used in preparing reports for high-cost or high-risk elements, and providing procurement advice to contractors concerning proposed programs and procurement issues to ensure that controls exist in the procurement process for companies procuring supplies and services for the government.