Benjamin Sedelmeier
Manager,
Capital Edge Consulting
Benjamin Sedelmeier is a Manager with Capital Edge Consulting, Inc., based in the company’s Pittsburgh, PA office. Ben is experienced in addressing various cost accounting and regulatory compliance issues related to Federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Ben’s expertise includes Cost Proposal Support, Financial Modeling, Contract Administration, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (Uniform Guidance).
Professional Experience: Ben is well experienced working with both government contractors and Federal award recipients of varying size and industry focus. Ben has also supported clients with the development of indirect rate structures and forensic investigative analyses. He has assisted clients with Business Systems Compliance, Policy and Procedure Development, Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Development, Indirect Rate Structure Assessment, Subrecipient Monitoring Support, Audit Support, and Risk Assessment, Audit Findings Remediation, Procurement System Compliance, Internal Controls Assessment, and other regulatory compliance matters.
Ben is also a lecturer on Federal grants and contracts compliance for the industry-recognized training organization Thompson Information Services.
Specific areas of government contract and Federal Award consulting expertise include:
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
- Cost Accounting Standards (CAS)
- CAS Disclosure Statements
- Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS)
- Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audit support and audit defense
- Cost Estimating and Forward Pricing
- Indirect Cost Structures
- Subrecipient Monitoring
- Internal Controls and Business System Compliance
- Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards to non-Federal entities (Uniform Guidance)
Education: Ben graduated from the California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing.
Connect with Benjamin:
Phone: 1+ 855-CAPEDGE (855-227-3343) x130
Email: bsedelmeier@capitaledgeconsulting.com
My Sessions
Session 6: Time and Effort Reporting: Compliance for Your Largest Expense Category >>
Course 6: Time and Effort Reporting: Compliance for Your Largest Expense Category Like all aspects of Uniform Guidance, OMB attempted to ease the administrative burden and place greater emphasis on sound internal controls concerning time and effort reporting. This leaves considerable ambiguity about exactly how Federal award recipients and subrecipients should document their personnel costs. What is the best way to handle accuracy and documentation so that your time records don’t result in disallowed costs? This session helps you understand the cost principle behind time and effort reporting, generating quality supporting documentation, and what’s expected under Uniform Guidance. You’ll get expert guidance on how to respond to the flexibility and ambiguity with high-performance procedures that help keep personnel costs from being questioned and disallowed. You’ll learn about what audit procedures you are likely to face and how organizations that have received findings could have avoided trouble.