Tara Reynolds
Harrodsburg
Summary
Results-driven planning professional equipped to optimize processes and enhance operational efficiency. Strong focus on team collaboration, strategic planning, and problem-solving, ensuring adaptable and reliable performance in dynamic environments. Skilled in project management, data analysis, and stakeholder communication, consistently achieving impactful outcomes aligned with organizational goals.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cost Planning Specialist II
Astemo Americas Inc
Harrodsburg, KY
02.2024 - Current
- Develop cost quotations for new and existing business, manage profit check (CEF) support Cost Evaluation (CE) a Decision Meetings well as Offer Decision (OD) meetings with senior management.
- Co-lead value analysis actives with the BUP team with general analysis to summarize findings for cost improvements.
- Analyzed production schedules to optimize resource allocation and improve operational efficiency.
- Developed strategic plans to align project objectives with organizational goals and enhance performance outcomes.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to streamline project execution and ensure timely deliverables.
- Implemented process improvements that increased workflow efficiency and reduced operational bottlenecks.
Fiscal Manager
Kentucky School for the Deaf
Danville, KY
01.2021 - 02.2024
- Engages in the preparation and maintenance of financial records
- Developed and implemented budgetary controls to ensure fiscal responsibility.
- Accounts analyst of inventories, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other specialized reports
- Managed financial reporting processes, enhancing transparency and accountability.
- Prepares and maintains personnel documents and records
- Supervises the accounting of receipts and disbursements of funds (Local and Government funds)
- Prepares financial records and reports
- Prepares budget and supporting data
- Advises management on fiscal and personnel matters
- Administers fiscal and personnel policy and procedures
- Participates in the development of budget requests and advises agency management on program and financial issues
- Assists in the formulation of policies
- Provides support to the procurement agency team, helping with any budget requests and any assistance with preparation of financial grant reports
- Coordinates processes with Superior to ensure compliance with quality control requirements
- Performs fiscal year close out Assists with annual audit/closing package
- Work closely as a member of the Kentucky Public Procurement
- Streamlined procurement procedures to optimize resource allocation.
UI TRUST FUND COORDINATOR
KY STATE GOVERNMENT
08.2017 - 01.2021
- Operates/ Monitors The Largest Fund in the state of Ky
- Coordinated program activities to enhance community engagement and resource allocation.
- Monitors and analyzes unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund expenditures and revenues at each subprogram level to verify accuracy and to ensure compliance with operational policies
- Completes all activities for the UI benefits portion of the trust fund
- Works with UI cashbook daily activity bank balance, post EMARS transactions
- Preforms the Federal Wire presentment daily for the VA account (6210)
- Conducts the Draw Down daily for the Unemployment Insurance benefits after careful review of JP Morgan Account (6200)
- Monitors and analyzes unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund expenditures and revenues at each subprogram level to verify accuracy and to ensure compliance with operational policies
- Completes all activities for the UI benefits portion of the trust fund
- Works with UI cashbook daily activity bank balance, post eMARS transactions
- Compiles and analyzes reports from JP Morgan and EMARS to reconcile cashbooks
- Enters data in UI cashbook and monitors funding balances
- Creates wire transfers/drawdown for UI benefits cashbook
- Serves as the primary liaison for the UI benefits portion of the trust fund
- Collects program data for federal reports
- Assists with annual audit/closing package
- Works with Finance, Treasury and Revenue on all documents/transactions to verify origin and correct as necessary
- Works with UI management to provide information for the benefits closing package and serves as back up for Federal UI tax report
- Apprised of pertinent information regarding the UI benefits program
- Assists with the tracking, moving and monitoring of Surcharge, Surcharge Interest and P&I
- Managed communication between stakeholders to streamline project implementation and feedback processes.
- Participates in the development of budget requests and advises agency management on program and financial issues
- Assists in the formulation of policies
- Provides support to the trust fund team, helping with any budget requests and any assistance with preparation of financial grant reports
- Coordinates processes with UI to ensure compliance with quality control requirements.
- Implemented best practices for documentation management, enhancing accessibility and compliance with regulations.
REVENUE SPECIALIST
HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
06.2015 - 08.2017
- Approve Financial Applications on a sliding scale 100%~ 10%
- Review Individuals financial documentation for Financial Assistance
- Streamlined billing processes to enhance revenue cycle efficiency.
- Manage daily reports of revenue balance of negative profitability
- Meet with clients to discuss finances, cost of services, interest and payment options
- Counsel individuals and families regarding various financial decisions, including budgeting, debt management and paying for medical treatment
- Review monthly patient billing for errors
- Process payroll adjustment/ Payroll Deductions
- Write off prolonged balances
- Act 34 Criminal Clearance
- Effective communication for frequent interaction with patients, staff, attorneys, and insurance representatives is required
- Analyzed patient accounts to ensure accurate and timely claims submissions.
- Consults with and keeps Administration informed of activities, needs and problems and Continuously looks for ways to do the job more efficient and cost effective and suggests Improvement for work procedures
- Works independent with indigent care programs and approves applications for reimbursement in excess of one million dollars yearly and processes FAP applications for approval by management, reduces bad debt for a gain in financial revenue
- Audits Charts Monthly for Medicare Review
- Keeps Log of Revenue Cycle
- Assists with overall Policy and Procedures compliance
- Spot check all billing code and procedures.
HOSPITALIST/ HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR
EAGLE HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
06.2011 - 06.2015
- Managed comprehensive patient care across various medical conditions, ensuring timely interventions and treatment adjustments.
- Approval and review PTO
- Streamlined patient flow, managing admissions, transfers, and discharges across multiple units.
- Review payroll/ submit to Krono's
- Dismissals, exit interviews
- Maintain the hiring of the physicians
- Reviews daily census against hospital bed control census
- Responsible for daily records process for retrieval, reconciliation and copying records to send to Intermedix Billing Center
- Establishes and maintains rapport with Hospitalists, Health plan's case managers, hospital's utilization and case manager support personnel throughout the hospital
- Works closely with Lead Physicians, Hospitalists, FMH Facility Medical Director and FMH Leadership
- Answers pages as instructed by the Hospitalist
- Assists Hospitalist in obtaining and organizing medical charts of the corresponding patients during rounds
- Notifies PCP offices with Patient's admission and discharge information and/or orders as dictated by the Hospitalist
- Assists with overall Policy and Procedures compliance
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans aligned with best practices and patient needs.
- Designs reports and presentations for providers, management and others as directed
HOSPICE BILLING COORDINATOR
FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
05.2008 - 06.2011
- Established clear communication channels between departments to promote seamless coordination in all aspects of the billing process.
- Completed appeals of denied claims on patient bills.
- Research/ resolve denials from insurance carriers forwarded to Cogent by the external billing vendor using a variety of methods dependent on the denial reasons, including invalid diagnosis, authorization required & invalid policy
- Managed billing processes to ensure accurate patient account reconciliations.
- Maintain Billing Operations standards related to daily productivity and quality of work performed
- Edit and release encounters from MEDI-TECH, verify registration information in MEDI-TECH and keep abreast of third party payer-specific coding guidelines
- Maintain detailed Excel spreadsheets that record and track said deposits and acct balances
- Monitor billing and collection processes on claims submitted to third party carriers
- Validate online daily bank deposits, prepare batches and deposits in the billing system and Reconcile with Excel tracking spreadsheets
- Generate A/R aging, budget-to-actual and cash flow reports
- Examine cause for non-payments, initiate claim adjustments and re-submits claims to the intermediary or bills patient/family/facility for payment
- Coordinated insurance verification and authorization to streamline revenue cycle operations.
- Highly skilled in PC-compatible systems and MS Office programs and demonstrate good Organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Implemented improvements in billing workflows to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Education
Business management - Management
Bohecker's Business College
08-2007
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Strategy Development
- Financial Resource Management
- Goal Setting
- Customer Service
- Business Relationship Management
- Decision-Making
- Operational Reporting
- Compliance Assessment
- Prioritizing and Planning
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Administration
Accomplishments
- 2019 Appreciation Award Customer Service Commonwealth of Kentucky
- 2020 Appreciation Award Policy Procedure Commonwealth of Kentucky
- 2021 Leadership Award Commonwealth of Kentucky
- 2022 Budget Award Kentucky School for the Deaf
Certification
Member of Kentucky Public Procurement Association
Timeline
Cost Planning Specialist II
Astemo Americas Inc
02.2024 - Current
Fiscal Manager
Kentucky School for the Deaf
01.2021 - 02.2024
UI TRUST FUND COORDINATOR
KY STATE GOVERNMENT
08.2017 - 01.2021
REVENUE SPECIALIST
HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
06.2015 - 08.2017
HOSPITALIST/ HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR
EAGLE HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
06.2011 - 06.2015
HOSPICE BILLING COORDINATOR
FLAGET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
05.2008 - 06.2011
Business management - Management
Bohecker's Business College