Data Program Manager / Specialist Federal Grants & Cost Allocation (Onsite)

Serigor•Baton Rouge, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Program Manager / Specialist will support a Louisiana state government engagement involving federally funded workforce, vocational rehabilitation, employment and training, and assistance programs. The role will help develop and implement a sustainable administrative cost allocation methodology covering USDOL grants, Vocational Rehabilitation grants, SNAP Employment & Training, TANF, and other federal funding sources. The position combines cost allocation plan expertise, data analysis, financial modeling, documentation, stakeholder coordination, and program delivery. The resource will assess current funding and administrative claiming practices, develop and document allocation methodologies, support Public Assistance Cost Allocation Plan (PACAP) development and federal review, and assist with implementation and validation. The role will also prepare analyses and reports for leadership and coordinate with Louisiana Works fiscal and program personnel. The engagement is onsite in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is listed as lasting 2+ years.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience generating cost allocation plans (mandatory).
Strong data analysis experience (mandatory).
Experience supporting or managing complex cost allocation, financial analysis, or federal grant initiatives.
Experience developing or materially contributing to Public Assistance Cost Allocation Plans (PACAPs).
Experience working with complex funding structures and shared administrative costs.
Strong financial modeling and analytical capabilities.
Experience translating business or program requirements into documented methodologies and implementation plans.
Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliverables within defined deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience in governmental cost allocation and federal claiming.
Experience in federal grant administration and reimbursement.
Active CPA certification or license, preferably with experience in governmental cost allocation and federal claiming.
Knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
Knowledge of 45 CFR Part 95, Subpart E – Cost Allocation Plans.
Experience with USDOL, RSA, FNS, TANF, SNAP E&T, or other federal grant programs.
Experience with PACAP development, revision, submission, or federal approval.
Experience supporting federal review, negotiation, or responses to federal agency comments.
Experience with workforce development, vocational rehabilitation, employment and training, or public assistance programs.
Financial modeling involving federal and state participation, reimbursement, and matching rates.
Experience with cost allocation involving shared IT systems, personnel, fiscal functions, policy, management, and administrative services.
Experience with WBS, cost centers, internal orders, time reporting, and financial coding structures.

Responsibilities

Assess and develop administrative cost allocation methodologies.
Review funding structures, cost pools, allocation bases, coding structures, and administrative claiming processes.
Coordinate with fiscal, program, IT, policy, and management stakeholders to understand operational and financial requirements.
Evaluate time-coding and cost-capture controls and recommend improvements.
Identify compliance risks, unsupported allocation assumptions, and gaps in existing methodologies.
Develop and document cost pools, allocation bases, allocation formulas, and distribution methodologies supported by financial and operational analysis.
Develop financial models projecting federal and state share impacts and support federal claiming optimization and identification of allowable reimbursement opportunities.
Lead or materially support development of Public Assistance Cost Allocation Plans (PACAPs) and supporting schedules.
Coordinate documentation for federal review and approval, prepare responses to federal reviewer inquiries, and support meetings or technical discussions.
Develop implementation roadmaps, procedures, operational guidance, and transition documentation.
Coordinate deliverables, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and stakeholder feedback.
Monitor implementation of approved methodologies and support post-implementation validation.
Review and refine allocation methodologies based on operational or federal feedback.
Prepare executive summaries, status updates, analytical reports, and recommendations for leadership.
Facilitate working sessions with Louisiana Works fiscal and program personnel.
Support delivery of a current-state assessment, compliance-risk and corrective-action analysis, allocation methodology and matrices, financial impact analysis, cost-pool reporting and coding matrix, PACAP submission package, federal claiming optimization memorandum, fiscal impact projection model, implementation plan, operational documentation, federal review responses, executive reporting, and post-implementation validation.