Matt Bubness

Matt is a director with Baker Tilly’s K-12 public sector advisory group. Matt joined Baker Tilly in 2021 and brings 20 plus years of experience serving and working for a variety of entities across the public sector. At Baker Tilly, Matt focuses on organizational/staffing analysis, budgeting analysis, process improvements, financial forecasting, and other areas of financial management for school districts.

Prior to joining Baker Tilly, Matt led the Government Finance Officers Association’s initiative to improve strategic planning and budgeting, specifically for school districts, through the Best Practices in School Budgeting. Matt worked with districts across the country leading workshops, trainings and presentations.

Prior to GFOA, Matt served Chicago Public Schools for a number of years in various roles in budgeting and also as the finance/operations director for all special education services and supports which had an annual operating budget of nearly $1 billion.