Sara is the Finance and Benefits Manager and joined NMCOG in March 2023. Her responsibilities include all accounting and financial reporting and any activity related to the Council's financial operations. Oversight of accounts payable and receivable, budget preparation, payroll, and maintaining records of revenues and expenditures, preparation of warrants, analysis of cash flow and projections, tax filings, audit preparation, account reconciliations, and assisting staff with grant contract management activities, including invoicing. She manages the Council's cost allocation plan and maintains appropriate cost allocation controls. Sara also assists with all administrative and financial tasks for onboarding new employees and aids with benefits for existing employees and retirees.
Sara brings more than 20 years of financial experience to NMCOG. She previously worked as a Controller in the pulp and paper industry at a plant in Fitchburg and as the Town Treasurer/Collector for the Town of Ashburnham.
Sara is a full-time student pursuing her Bachelor's in Accounting Concentration, Business Administration. After that she will continue on to earn her MBA in Accounting, and then sit for the CPA exam. Sara's goal is to obtain her Public Accountancy License from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.