Benjamin Sedelmeier, Capital Edge Consulting

Benjamin Sedelmeier, Capital Edge Consulting

Ben is a leader of Capital Edge’s Federal Grants Compliance Practice and is based out of the company’s Pittsburgh, PA office. Ben has over 8 years of experience supporting both Federal contractors and award recipients with the compliant and efficient management of their federally funded programs. Ben’s expertise includes, but is not limited to methods of indirect cost recovery, financial modeling, Federal award administration, Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), Cost Accounting Standards (“CAS”), and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (aka. “Uniform Guidance”) as well as applicable Federal agency regulatory supplements such as DOE, HHS, DoD, etc.

Professional Experience: Ben’s industry experience includes defense, nonprofit, and public sector. Ben has assisted clients with Business Systems Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development, In-House Training, Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Development, Indirect Rate Structure Assessment, Subrecipient Monitoring Support, Audit Support and Risk Assessment, Audit Finding Remediation, Procurement System Compliance, Internal Controls Assessment, Forensic Investigations, and other regulatory compliance matters.

 

Grants: The Keys to the Procurement Standards

Uniform Guidance contains certain standards with which all non-Federal entities are required to comply when acquiring goods or services with Federal funds. Procurement has been a large presence in Single Audit findings since the current procurement standards were implemented in Uniform Guidance, and the length of the standards and apparent complexity can make them intimidating.  […]

Grants Track NASBA Field of Study: Auditing
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Grants: Indirect Cost Recovery: Maximizing Cost Recovery on Federal Grants

One of the major benefits afforded by the implementation of Uniform Guidance is the ability for award recipients to negotiate indirect cost rates with the federal government. Organizations owe it to their mission and to their stakeholders to take full advantage of opportunities that provide additional cost recovery which may contribute to the sustainability of […]

Grants Track NASBA Field of Study: Accounting
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