Federal Grants Cost Allocation Analyst

RICEFW Technologies Inc; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Works is seeking experienced Data Analysts with federal grant cost allocation and financial analysis experience to support the development, documentation, analysis, and implementation of administrative cost allocation methodologies across federally funded workforce and assistance programs. This role focuses on USDOL grants, VR, SNAP E&T, TANF, and other federal funds.

The candidate will analyze costs, review funding structures, and assist in the creation of compliant cost allocation

Qualifications

• Cost allocation plan generation experience.
• Data analysis experience applied to federal programs.
• Familiarity with federal grant cost-recovery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial, administrative, IT, policy, and management costs across federally funded programs.
• Review funding structures to map direct, indirect, and shared costs.
• Examine cost pools, allocation bases, WBS structures, cost centers, internal orders, and time coding.
• Assist in developing compliant cost allocation plans and methodologies.
• Support federal grant claiming and financial reporting tasks.
• Develop allocation matrices, formulas, and cost pool calculations.
• Model impacts of different allocation approaches on federal/state shares.
• Identify opportunities to claim allowable admin costs and document controls.

Skills

Cost allocation

Data analysis

Federal grants

Job description

Louisiana Works is seeking experienced Data Analysts with federal grant cost allocation and financial analysis experience to support the development, documentation, analysis, and implementation of administrative cost allocation methodologies across federally funded workforce and assistance programs. This role focuses on USDOL grants, VR, SNAP E&T, TANF, and other federal funds.

The candidate will analyze costs, review funding structures, and assist in the creation of compliant cost allocation