Executive Business Partner

Baker Tilly•Frisco, TX

About The Position

The Executive Business Partner serves as an extension of assigned senior firm leaders, providing dedicated executive partnership and high-impact support to advance business effectiveness, continuity, and decision-making. The role develops a deep understanding of leadership priorities and works with leaders to shape priorities, structure evolving needs, and determine how work should move forward. The position applies project management discipline, sound judgment, and strategic foresight to leadership priorities and initiatives. In partnership with the Practice Management Team and other stakeholders, the Executive Business Partner coordinates timelines, anticipates dependencies and challenges, and supports execution across the service line. Success requires exceptional judgment, business acumen, discretion, a proactive mindset, polished communication, and the ability to operate effectively with limited direction. The role develops executive communications and materials from initial direction through polished final products; manages leadership calendars, meetings, travel, and logistics; prepares leaders for meetings and decisions; coordinates stakeholders and follow-up; and supports reporting, documentation, and operational continuity. The position may require travel and extended hours during peak periods or special events.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
At least 1 year of relevant experience required.
Proficiency in managing complex calendars, travel, meetings, and expense reporting accurately and efficiently.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including drafting, formatting, and proofreading correspondence and presentations.
Ability to balance competing priorities and proactively manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to handle sensitive information with professionalism, discretion, and integrity.
Ability to maintain electronic files, records, and operational documentation in an organized and accessible manner.
Ability to produce accurate, high-quality reports, presentations, and communications.
Ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders and facilitate clear communication and follow-up.
Ability to anticipate needs, identify potential issues, and independently resolve challenges.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, and collaboration tools such as Teams, SharePoint, and calendar management platforms.
Ability to adjust priorities and processes in response to changing business needs and leadership requirements.
Ability to travel as required.
Ability to work extended hours during peak periods or special events, as required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
8–10 years of senior-level administrative support experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide proactive executive support to assigned senior firm leaders, learning their priorities, commitments, stakeholders, and working styles to anticipate needs.
Manage complex and dynamic calendars, travel, meetings, and executive logistics; assess priorities, resolve conflicts, and allocate time strategically.
Work with leaders to clarify priorities, objectives, and timeframes and turn evolving needs into actionable plans and next steps.
Establish and maintain an operating rhythm that provides a forward-looking view of leadership priorities, commitments, and deadlines.
Develop executive communications and materials, including correspondence, presentations, reports, talking points, and briefing materials, from initial direction through final product.
Draft materials from initial ideas or bullet points, applying business context, editorial judgment, and an understanding of the leader’s voice and audience.
Manage review and refinement of materials, incorporate feedback, coordinate stakeholder input, and ensure deliverables are accurate and polished.
Develop and refine executive presentations and slide decks, synthesizing complex information into clear, concise materials.
Develop and manage agendas for leadership meetings, identifying priorities, desired outcomes, required decisions, and topic sequencing.
Prepare leaders for meetings, commitments, and decisions by gathering and synthesizing information, coordinating materials, and identifying open issues or actions.
Attend meetings as appropriate, document decisions and action items, and drive follow-up through completion.
Anticipate leadership needs and emerging issues, identify potential gaps or risks, and recommend solutions or next steps.
Serve as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders; synthesize information, facilitate communication, coordinate follow-up, and advance leadership priorities.
Coordinate across stakeholders and teams to gather input, maintain alignment, and ensure timely completion of priorities and deliverables.
Monitor and prioritize leader communications, determine what requires action, can be handled or delegated, or should be elevated, and draft or send communications on the leader’s behalf as appropriate.
Build working relationships across the service line to facilitate coordination, information flow, and execution.
Apply project management discipline to leadership priorities and initiatives by translating objectives into next steps, timelines, and milestones.
Partner with the Practice Management Team and other stakeholders to coordinate activities, maintain alignment, and provide visibility into progress and dependencies.
Anticipate challenges and downstream implications, identify matters requiring leadership attention or decisions, and help maintain momentum as priorities evolve.
Keep leaders informed of developments, risks, and next steps.
Anticipate needs and emerging issues, identify risks, propose solutions, and independently resolve challenges supporting executive operations.
Provide hands-on support for leadership deliverables and ensure timely, high-quality completion.
Generate and maintain organizational reports and documentation with limited direction to support leadership needs and decision-making.
Maintain organized and compliant records, documentation, and operational information to support business continuity.
Participate in Core initiatives, team-building events, and centralized administrative function activities that support team cohesion and operational effectiveness.