Sara Dayton, CPA

Sara is a licensed financial professional holding both Series 7 and Series 66 registrations. She has extensive experience across external and internal auditing, single audits, agreed-upon procedures, taxation, information returns, and financial reporting, and her financial advisory background adds an additional layer of insight when guiding governmental clients through complex financial decisions. Sara's expertise includes internal audits, pension and other postemployment benefit reporting requirements, single audits, and providing guidance to our clients on important compliance areas. 

Education

State University of New York at Geneseo, Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Community

Buffalo-Erie Marathon Association

• Board Member
• Board Treasurer (2022-present)

SPCA Serving Erie County

• Board Member (2009-present)
• Current Board Vice-Chair
• Former Board Chair and Board Treasurer

Cradle Beach Camp, Inc., former Board Member

Professional

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

BDO Alliance USA

• Gold Managing Partners Roundtable Group
• Government Roundtable Group

Buffalo Business First

• Power 250, 2024-present
• Power 200 Woman, 2023-present
• Women of Influence, Judge, 2025; Honoree, 2023
• 40 Under 40, Judge, 2016-2019; Honoree, 2015

Buffalo Niagara Partnership Women’s Executive Exchange

Forbes

• Best-in-State CPAs, 2026
• Top 200 CPAs, 2025

NYCPA – The New York State Society of CPAs

• Public Schools Committee
• Western New York Association of School Business Officials

Series 7 – General Securities Representative Qualification Examination

Series 66 – Uniform Combined State Law Examination

Non-producing registered representative of Cetera Wealth Services, LLC.