Experience

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  Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care

  • Little Rock, Arkansas

  • CFO

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • Little Rock, Arkansas

    As CFO, Phyllis manages the accounting department as well as serving as a member of our Executive Team. Responsibilities include annual budget, monthly financial review, contract pricing and negotiations, consulting with various departments on business decisions. Responsible for 401(k) plan and decision input formal other employee benefits, as well as corporate insurance and banking relationships.

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  Legit Chix Podcast

  • Co-Host

    • Feb 2021 - Jan 2023

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  Forevercare

  • Little Rock, AR

  • CFO

    • Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
    • Little Rock, AR

    Managed accounting of Forevermore as well as HR and some operational aspects. Forevermore was a start up company created to participate in the PASSE managed care medical program in Arkansas. Forevermore was successful during Phase I of this project which consisted of Care Coordination for assigned members with significant behavioral health or developmentally disabled diagnosis. We hired Care Coordinators across the state to service our members. As the program moved to Phase II, managed care, Forevercare assessed there was not sufficient time for a successful implementation and decided not to move forward. My role then shifted to working with Arkansas DHS on a transition plan to move our members to other PASSE companies. I was also responsible for working with our staff and board to close down the company.

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  Delta Dental of Arkansas

  • Sr. VP/CFO

    • Sep 2000 - Dec 2017

    Managed overall budget for institution, as well as all financial reporting. Oversaw three departments, including finance, underwriting/business analysis, and billing/eligibility. Developed strategic business partnership to affiliate with Renaissance (organization composed of seven other Delta Dental member companies) and developed partnership with vision carrier to support a new vision product. Liaison to the Audit & Finance Committee of the Board of Directors and responsible for planning and executive of committee meeting with the committee chair. Presenting and reporting to the board of directors. Created and implemented expanded data analysis process to accommodate Delta Dental’s largest client and all customers.• Updated manual operating systems to fully automated systems, increasing annual revenue from $133,000,000 to more than $500,000,000.• Executive sponsor of several web development projects that resulted in over $1 million in cost savings over four years and gave customers and agents faster access to information. • Managed investment managers for an investment portfolio that grew from $10 million to $92 million and reserves grew from $12 million to $106 million. • Experience managing legal/compliance and human resources departments to restructure those areas of the organization.

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  SunTrust Credit

  • Little Rock, Arkansas

  • Vice President/Controller

    • Oct 1986 - May 2000
    • Little Rock, Arkansas

    Supervised monthly general ledger close, completion of monthly financial statements, and related management reporting. Managed accounting department. Oversaw contract and portfolio pricing, budgeting, and financial projections. Handled accounting issues and problem resolution on InfoLease system.• Led the pricing and due diligence for several multimillion-dollar portfolio purchases of leases from franchise systems.• Managed a $450 million portfolio for the parent company, SunTrust Bank to turn around the management and financial reporting over an 18-month period. This portfolio included many Delta Airline leveraged leases for their fleet of airplanes.ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCEAssistant Controller, 1990-1995.Accounting Supervisor, 1987-1990.Staff Accountant, 1986-1987.