Sara A. Kurtz, CPA

Sara has more than 17 years of audit experience and has worked with the government and nonprofit industries throughout her career. She provides technical and accounting expertise for government clients that need to understand the professional accounting standards they must adhere to in order to issue General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) financial statements as well as single audit requirements. As continuous education and training is crucial within the government sector, Sara is a firm resource for staff training, and she supervises audits during all phases of the engagement and participates in the report delivery. She is the chair of Eide Bailly's Government Technical Issues Committee and is responsible for reviewing new guidance and providing firm-wide training on these topics. Sara reviews several Annual Reports a year for the Government Finance Officers Association as a member of its Special Review Committee.

Sara's working style is collaborative. She listens to clients' needs, concerns and challenges and works with them to find a solution. Sara is able to find solutions and explain them in a way that makes sense. Sara believes that timely communication is key during an audit. During the audit, clients will find that Sara is on-site with the team, facilitating the successful completion of the audit. She is accessible to clients not only during an audit, but throughout the year.

Outside of work, Sara likes pretty much anything outside, particularly hiking and running. She's run in a Ragnar Trail relay, a 24-hour relay where teams of eight run different trail loops covering about 14 miles each. She also tries to hike a new Colorado 14er (peaks of the mountain higher than 14,000 feet) every year.