Back Office by Design · Oklahoma City + Remote
The structure
behind your success.
Thoughtful administrative and operational support for leaders who are ready to work with more clarity, consistency, and room to grow.
01 — The point of view
A well-designed back office doesn’t simply keep up. It creates capacity.
Your business should not depend on you remembering every detail, holding every thread, or solving the same problem twice.
Back Office by Design brings order to the work behind the scenes—turning scattered tasks into reliable rhythms, clear ownership, and polished experiences for you and your clients.
02 — Ways to work together
Support, thoughtfully scaled.
Every engagement begins with your priorities—not a preset list of hours. We identify the right level of partnership during your consultation.
The Foundation
Focused administrative support
A calm, dependable layer of support for the recurring details that keep your business moving.
- Calendar and inbox support
- Document and task organization
- Scheduling and follow-through
- Light executive assistance
The Partnership
Integrated executive support
Consistent coordination across the day-to-day work, relationships, and priorities competing for your attention.
- Scheduling and travel coordination
- Client and vendor communication
- Priority and follow-up management
- Workflow refinement
The Studio
Embedded operations support
A deeper operational partnership for growing firms ready to build structure around the way they work.
- Operational and project coordination
- SOP and workflow development
- Billing and business administration
- Ongoing back-office management
03 — The process
From friction to a better rhythm.
A considered, collaborative process designed to make change feel clear and manageable.
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01
Listen
We uncover the pressure points, priorities, and outcomes that matter most.
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02
Shape
I design the workflows, responsibilities, and touchpoints your business needs.
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03
Settle
We document, implement, and refine the new way of working until it feels natural.
04 — Your operations partner
Experience meets a discerning eye.
I’m Kristie Howell, founder of Back Office by Design. I bring two decades of audit, tax, administrative operations, and client-service experience to the work of helping businesses function with greater clarity and intention.
My approach pairs rigorous operational thinking with refined creative direction—because the systems behind your business should feel just as considered as the brand your clients see.
Operational clarity
creates confidence.
Ready when you are
Let’s design a back office
that supports what’s next.
We’ll review your current workload, identify the most important pressure points, and determine the right level of support.
Schedule a discovery call ↗