Cost Allocation Consultant – Local Government, Indirect Costs

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $14.8k - $165k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💼 Consultant

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AlphaHire

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Construction • Consulting • Logistics

Founded in 2018, AlphaHire provides workforce intelligence for capital-intensive markets. Its Workforce Intelligence Platform helps executives evaluate execution risk before committing to projects, bids, expansion, acquisitions, investments, and growth strategies.

📋 Description

• Review budgets, expenditure records, organizational structures, and existing cost allocation practices • Work with finance staff and department leaders to identify direct costs, shared services, and indirect cost pools • Develop allocation methods supported by the client’s operations and available data • Prepare a full cost allocation plan and an indirect cost rate proposal aligned with applicable 2 CFR Part 200 requirements • Build clear calculation schedules and supporting documentation • Explain findings and recommendations to finance leadership and respond to review questions • Provide practical instructions so staff can maintain and update the plans

🎯 Requirements

• Direct experience preparing full cost allocation plans and indirect cost rate proposals for cities or counties • Working knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 cost principles and their application to local government • Experience analyzing governmental accounting records and allocating central service costs • Strong Excel modeling, documentation, and financial analysis skills • Ability to lead client meetings and explain technical findings in plain language • Experience supporting agency review or negotiation of indirect cost rates is preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Submit your résumé and a brief summary of comparable city or county engagements, including your role and the deliverables you prepared.