Joel Nolan

Director
National Cost Services Practice
Year Joined the Firm: 
2007
Education: 
B.A., Accounting, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Areas of Expertise: 
User Fee, Cost Allocation, Cost of Services, Jail Per Diem Rate, Revenue Maximization, and Management Studies

Mr. Nolan recently joined MGT as the Director of Costing Studies, after serving for over 20 years as a Vice President with the Financial Services Division of MAXIMUS, Inc. He is experienced in all aspects of development, negotiation, and application of cost principles and strategies in the public sector. He has 38 years of experience, of which more than 25 years have been directly involved with federal, state, and local government programs and organizations. His knowledge of government programs and organizations provides extensive insight into the most appropriate financial representation and application of cost principles, the recovery of costs associated with federally funded programs, and the proper method of costing governmental services.

Mr. Nolan has been responsible for a variety of engagements throughout his career, including conducting user fee studies, preparing and negotiating cost allocation plans, preparing indirect cost rate proposals, developing internal service billing rates, performing cost of services studies and revenue maximization studies, and providing audit resolution assistance. He has also served in a financial management capacity in his various roles while employed in state and local government. Mr. Nolan is a Certified Government Financial Manager and is also a member of the Association of Government Accountants and the Government Financial Officers Association.