Scott Catlett
Director - Government Advisory Services
Eide Bailly LLP
Scott Catlett is a Director in the Government Advisory Services Department at Eide Bailly LLP, where he assists state and local government clients with financial management and budgeting best practice implementation, complex accounting and financial reporting challenges, and fiscal policy development. Prior to joining Eide Bailly, Scott worked directly for cities for 17 years, after serving as a consultant to state and local governments earlier in his career. During his government service, Scott was the Assistant Finance Director for California’s 12th largest city, Riverside, and the Finance Director for the Cities of Yorba Linda and Newport Beach. Through these various roles, Scott has managed budgets ranging from $100 million to $1.2 billion and investment portfolios of $75 million to $500 million. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tulane University and a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, San Bernardino, where he has been a part-time instructor since 2014 teaching graduate courses in public financial management and public budgeting. His passion for education extends to serving in the past as an instructor for the Government Finance Officers Association’s (GFOA) Budget Analyst Training Academy and other courses, as well as serving as a speaker for various industry conferences and webinars. Scott is an active member of GFOA, the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO), and the Tennessee Government Finance Officers Association. He served as a volunteer leader for CSMFO for 12 years, serving successively as a Chapter Chair, Committee Chair, and elected statewide Board Member. In 2020, he was elected by CSMFO’s 2,600 members to be the Association’s 2022 President. On the weekends, you will find Scott hiking the wooded trails near his home, cheering for his boys at their baseball and basketball games, and battling rabbits and squirrels in his garden.