Sarah Clement Magette, CPA, CIA, CFE

Sarah Beth Magette joined Warren Averett in 2019 and is a Member of the firm’s Risk Advisory & Assurance Services Group. She has more than 12 years of public accounting experience. Sarah Beth is primarily responsible for internal control projects, including the identification, design, implementation and testing of controls. Her projects vary based on a company’s size and needs, from assisting privately held companies establish an internal control framework, to helping public companies test for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX404) compliance. Sarah Beth also assists with business process reviews, which involve documenting current processes and identifying weakness in internal controls to ultimately help companies reduce the risk of fraud and minimize information loss related to employee turnover. She is passionate about helping companies establish and maintain a strong control environment to help manage risk.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  Samford University, Birmingham, AL
• Master of Accountancy
  University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Institute of Internal Auditors

Community Involvement

• Alabama Baptist Children’s Home, Volunteer
• Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church, Member

Ask Me About

• Evaluating business processes to identify weaknesses in internal controls
• How a strong control environment reduces the risk of fraud
• Managing the internal control testing of large, publicly traded companies
• Uncovering fraud at your organization
• My golden retriever named Miller