Municipal Advisory
Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors is one of the nation's largest independent municipal advisory practices and provides objective analysis, planning and creative solutions for many types of projects.
Municipal Advisory
Emma Adlam
Director
Heidi L. Amspaugh
Principal
Elizabeth Bergman
Principal
Brian Colton
Principal
Brian S. Cooper
Principal
Brad E. Elmer
Managing Director
David Erdman
Managing Director
Ryan Fetters
Director
Marvin L. Founds
Managing Director
Tom L. Kaleko
Principal
Jeff Messer
Director
Tim Sutton
Managing Director
Tom Traciak
Director
As a certified public accounting (CPA) firm, we pair the ethics, structure, quality control and business discipline of a CPA firm with the skills and knowledge of a municipal financial advisor.
By the numbers
Nearly 4,000
public sector clients served
More than 360
employees serving public sector
80+
registered municipal advisors
No. 7*
national bond deals below $10 million *Source: Thomson Reuters
No. 9*
Nationally – all bond deals *Source: Thomson Reuters
Who we serve
We help local governments and other entities meet their financial and community goals. Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors has experience working with:
Municipal advisory solutions
Whatever your municipal advisory needs are, our teams are committed to providing a full range of services to meet your evolving needs.
Solving problems, creating opportunities and meeting our clients’ accounting, capital planning and public finance needs are the hallmarks of the services we provide, including the following:
- Bond issuance and related services, including large issuers and investor outreach
- Post-issuance services
- Comprehensive financial planning and financial policy development
- Budget, financial management and accounting (BTMA+)
- Economic development
- Federal funding support
Solutions for local government
Baker Tilly helps local governments stay current on regulations, requirements and industry best practices in order to meet their goals and community needs.
Solutions for utilities
Baker Tilly helps utilities understand and solve complex fiscal, risk and compliance, strategic and operational, human resources and information technology challenges.
Solutions for schools and libraries
School districts and library leaders have many things to consider when planning for operating and capital improvement needs.
Featured solutions
In addition to municipal advisory services, we collaborate with fellow public sector Value Architects™ to deliver the following solutions:
Cybersecurity
Proactively protect and address your cybersecurity and information technology (IT) risks.
Economic Development for Local Governments
Successful economic development efforts require agile planning and a comprehensive approach to implement solutions that make your community a more attractive place to live, work and play.
Public Sector Executive Recruitment
As one of the nation’s largest and most experienced public sector recruitment teams, we have been delivering executive talent to government, non-profit, educational, transit, and other specialized entities for more than 30 years.
Financial Statement Audit
Baker Tilly marries technology with the extensive experience to provide clients with an innovative financial statement audit service.
Public Sector Human Capital Advisory
Public sector leaders face unprecedented challenges finding, developing, motivating and keeping a talented, highly-engaged workforce. Our team is committed to supplying public officials with creative, practical, and cost-effective solutions to all their human capital needs.
Internal Audit
Leverage industry-specialized internal audit services for organizational success.
Public Sector Performance Optimization
Delivering strategic solutions for public sector leaders
Single Audits & Federal Awards Compliance Audits
Entities that depend on government grants need comprehensive single audits for continued support
Public Sector Outsourced Accounting
Providing comprehensive support services for your finance office.
Public Sector Financial Management Advisory
Helping public leaders succeed is not just our livelihood, it is our passion.
Public sector professionals
Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors, LLC is a registered municipal advisor and controlled subsidiary of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LLP, a tax and advisory firm. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, trading as Baker Tilly, is a member of the global network of Baker Tilly International Ltd., the members of which are separate and independent legal entities.