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Sr. Administrative Business Partner - GEMS

Baker Tilly

Chicago, ILFull-time$22.5–37.75/hrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$22.5–37.75/hr
Location
Chicago, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Administrative Business Partner – GEMS supports Senior Managers and Directors through a queue-based administrative support model. The role handles travel, expenses, client engagement setup, correspondence, deadlines, presentations, and CPE paperwork. It calls for independent judgment, prioritization, organization, confidentiality, and responsive service in a fast-paced virtual work environment. The position also supports team onboarding, training, workflow coordination, and special projects.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Organizational Skills, requiredPriority Management, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredConfidentiality, requiredMicrosoft Office Suite, requiredOutlook, requiredExcel, requiredPowerPoint, requiredCollaboration Platforms, requiredTeams, requiredSharePoint, requiredVirtual Meeting Tools, requiredInterpersonal Skills, requiredProject Coordination, requiredQueue-Based Ticketing, requiredSystems Management, requiredProcess Adherence, requiredJudgment, requiredSituational Awareness, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, required1+ Year Relevant Experience, required5 to 8 Years Relevant Experience, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.

Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.

Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.

Job Description:

The Senior Administrative Business Partner – GEMS plays a key role in supporting the firm’s Senior Managers and Directors by handling various administrative duties through a queue-based support model known as Global Engagement & Management Support (GEMS).

This position requires strong independent judgment and the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and manage a diverse workload in a fast-paced, virtual work environment. The Sr. ABP – GEMS is flexible, proactive and resourceful, while maintaining client and stakeholder confidentiality, and a high-level of customer service and responsiveness.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate travel logistics, including booking flights, hotels, and other arrangements through the firm’s travel platform
  • Expense management: prepare and submit expenses ensuring compliance with firm policies; invoice coding and routing
  • Assist with client engagement set up and support activities, such as new client acceptance, client relationship management data entry, completion of vendor/due diligence forms, and electronic file coordination
  • Draft, format, and finalize business correspondence including proposals, engagement letters, and contracts
  • Deadline management to include updating and monitoring tax due date reporting
  • Create and/or format PowerPoint presentations using firm branded templates
  • Provide CPE support through the completion of NASBA-required CPE paperwork for team learning
  • Leverage internal network and teams to effectively manage workflow
  • Participate with onboarding of new GEMS team members and continuous team training
  • Other duties and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED required, high school diploma preferred
  • 1+ year(s) of relevant experience required, 5 to 8 years preferred
  • Advanced organizational and priority management skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and internal clients
  • High level of discretion and confidentiality in handling client and firm-sensitive information
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint) and collaboration platforms such as Teams, SharePoint, and virtual meeting tools
  • Executive presence and interpersonal maturity to interact with leaders and internal stakeholders
  • Project coordination capability, including managing multiple tasks and follow-ups through to completion
  • Operational discipline & systems management, including working in queue-based ticket platform (FIFO), knowledge assets, and support SLAs and process adherence
  • Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed and evolving organization, ensuring compliance with firm standards
  • Strong judgment and situational awareness to determine when to escalate issues, reroute requests, or realign priorities
  • Able to work overtime as requested during peak seasons

The pay rate range for this job position is $22.50 to $37.75. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.

How this job compares

Set against the 5,281 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22.5–37.75/hr
  • Illinois median$15–27/hr97 hourly ranges
  • US median$19–27/hr1,782 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $30.13/hr, is 43% above the Illinois median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the top quarter of Administrative Support hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 140 open Administrative Support jobs in Illinois and 5,281 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,966 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,366 of the 5,281 open Administrative Support jobs (26%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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