Vicki Vogel-Hellenbrand is a managing partner and government and public services industry leader with Baker Tilly US, LLP. She joined Baker Tilly in 1991 and currently serves the firm’s government and public services industry leader, Vicki is focused on growth, innovation and development of government, education, not-for-profit and Tribal sectors. Her experience includes providing financial consulting services related to user fees, financial planning and impact fees. She is also actively involved in helping governmental entities negotiate with developers, facilitate regional organizational structure development and provides expert witness testimony. Vicki is MSRB Municipal Advisor Series 50 Qualified.

Registered Municipal Advisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contributing author in the APPA Advanced Accounting Manual

Contributor to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (BASB) Implementation Guide for Leases

Vicki Vogel-Hellenbrand is a managing partner and government and public services industry leader with Baker Tilly US, LLP.

Bachelor of Science in accounting
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
 

Provides consulting services for governments and public utilities including multi-year financial and capital forecasts, budget assistance, borrowing assistance, development of continuing property records and compliance review for outside agencies

Partner-in-charge of local government, municipal electric, water and sewer utility financial audits

Partner-in-charge of accounting and auditing services for Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) districts

Conducts financial risk assessments and internal control evaluations

Develops electric, water, stormwater and sewer revenue requirements; cost of service allocations; and rate design

Assists with retail utility service agreement negotiations related to large industrial developments and intergovernmental agreements

­ Provides impact fee studies and implementation for water, wastewater, stormwater, library, parks/recreation and public safety projects

Testifies as an expert witness before regulatory agencies, courts, and local governing bodies to support utility rate adjustments, special assessments and impact fees

Provides fiscal impact studies of community mergers and for large industrial and residential developments

Performs consulting services to improve operational efficiencies and enhance internal controls

Baker Tilly’s Board of Partners, member

President and CEO of Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

AICPA Technical Issues Committee, government zone

Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

Wisconsin Government Finance Officers Association

Illinois Government Finance Officers Association

PSC/AWWA Regulatory Liaison Committee, Wisconsin chapter

American Water Works Association / Regulator Affairs Liaison Committee, Wisconsin chapter member

Speaks on accounting and financial reporting topics at national and regional conferences, as well as at Baker Tilly‒sponsored seminars

Authors various accounting articles published regionally and nationally

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