Sarah Niklaus is a senior manager in the business tax and year-end close service areas at HLB Tautges Redpath. She is the ESOP industry leader at HLB Tautges Redpath and specializes in working with employee-owned businesses in a variety of industries such as real estate, manufacturing and construction. Sarah is an active member in the Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter of the ESOP Association, serves on the association’s program committee, and is the Chapter Vice President. She is a frequent speaker regarding financial reporting, regulations, and culture development as it relates to employee-owned companies. HLB Tautges Redpath is 100-percent employee-owned and is a valuable resource for a number of ESOP businesses by applying first-hand knowledge to their accounting needs.
Beyond her accounting expertise, Sarah donates her time and talents to many volunteer organizations. She is an active member of Junior League of Saint Paul, an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Sarah will join the Junior League of Saint Paul Board as Secretary for the 2010-2011 term. She also volunteers as a counselor at RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Leadership Camp. The camp gathers high school students from central Minnesota and western Wisconsin to emphasize leadership, citizenship, and personal growth.
Sarah graduated from Minnesota State University, in Moorhead, Minn., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA).