BEN SEDELMEIER

Benjamin Sedelmeier is a Manager at Capital Edge Consulting, Inc., based in the company’s Pittsburgh, PA office.  Ben has compiled over five years of experience supporting government contractors and Federal award recipients to address various accounting and compliance issues related to Federal government contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements. Ben’s expertise includes but is not limited to Cost Proposal Support, Financial Modeling, Contract Administration, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), 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 complied numerous hours supporting clients with the development of indirect rate structures and forensic investigative analyses. Ben 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.

Prior to joining Capital Edge Consulting, Inc., Ben was employed as an Investment Representative within the financial industry.

Specific areas of government contract consulting expertise include:

• Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Defense 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)
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Ben graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business with a concentration in Marketing.