Matt Bubness

MPA

Director

+1 (312) 228 7336

Matt Bubness is a director with Baker Tilly’s public sector advisory group.

Matt joined Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLP in June 2021 with 20 years of experience serving and working for a number of entities across the public sector. In his current role, Matt specializes in budgeting/strategic planning initiatives, organizational assessments and process improvements.

Prior to Baker Tilly, Matt worked as the lead on outreach, engagement and development efforts related to budgeting and strategic planning process improvements for school districts and community colleges for a Chicago based government-focused public finance association. In addition, Matt led development of best practice guidelines for all types of local governments related to budget monitoring, performance measures and long term financial planning. Matt also led a number of consulting engagements for a variety of local governments, primarily related to organizational assessments and process improvements, particularly those related to budgeting.

Experience

Organizational assessments
Process improvements
Budget process analysis and strategic alignment

Thought leadership

“Fiscal first aid for school districts - recovering from financial distress”, School Business Affairs, June 2022
“Planning with ESSER Funds: Spending today without going off the funding cliff tomorrow”, Ohio SBO Quarterly, June 2022
“Fiscal First Aid for School Districts: Additional Considerations for Schools Dealing with COVID-19”, Government Finance Officers Association, 2020
"Budgeting for Results: Leveraging Evidence-Based Funding Including Core FTE Recommendations to Improve Budgeting and Planning”, Illinois ASBO Update, Winter 2020
“Making Every Dollar Count: Serving Students in Challenging Times”, School Business Affairs, September 2020
“Equitable Distribution of Resources: What does fair and equitable mean to schools and the budget process?”, School Business Affairs, January 2020