Vicki Vogel Hellenbrand is Baker Tilly’s firmwide public sector practice leader. She joined Baker Tilly in 1991 and currently serves as partner and leader of the public sector practice group. 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.

Vicki Vogel-Hellenbrand is Baker Tilly’s firmwide public sector practice leader. Her experience includes providing financial consulting services related to user fees, financial planning and impact fees. 

Bachelor of Science, accounting
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 
 

Registered Municipal Advisor
Securities and Exchange Commission

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

Member of Baker Tilly’s Board of Partners

Member of the Baker Tilly Foundation Board

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

Contributing author in the APPA Advanced Accounting Manual

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

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