Sarah Legner is an audit senior manager on the Compliance & Monitoring team at HORNE. She specializes in conducting comprehensive audits and thorough compliance reviews, ensuring that clients meet all regulatory and programmatic standards and requirements. She is skilled in client relationship management, business development, and navigating program challenges by implementing programs that maximize funding while reducing the risk of recapture.
Sarah has over 12 years of experience with project management and audit compliance. Her extensive background includes managing complex projects, leading audit teams, and ensuring compliance with programmatic standards. She has managed programs related to various federal funding streams, including FEMA Public Assistance, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA Act), and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Sarah earned a Bachelor in Accountancy and a Master of Professional Accountancy from Mississippi State University. She also earned a Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS) certification from the National Grants Management Association.