Why This Role Stands Out
This remote role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact by guiding local governments in understanding their service costs and establishing fair allocation methods, fostering valuable skills in financial analysis and client management. If you possess direct experience with cost allocation plans and indirect cost rate proposals for local governments, you'll thrive in this position and contribute to crucial public service operations. We encourage you to apply and leverage your expertise in this impactful consulting engagement.
Quick Overview
Job Description
AlphaGov is seeking a Cost Allocation Consultant for a city/county government engagement involving a full cost allocation plan and an indirect cost rate proposal under 2 CFR Part 200.
You will lead the work from financial data collection through final deliverables, helping the client understand the full cost of providing services and establish a documented basis for allocating shared costs.
What you’ll do
- 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.
- 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.
Submit your résumé and a brief summary of comparable city or county engagements, including your role and the deliverables you prepared.