Phyllis Webb started her finance career working for various big corporates and the local municipality where she had the opportunity to train in various aspects of accounting. Phyllis joined the staff at UCT in 1990 and was given substantial training in finance within the higher education sector in South Africa.

Phyllis joined the Open AIR IP Unit in 2011 to assist with donor reporting and the ASK Justice project (2014–2017). Phyllis also assists with general administrative duties required by the IP Unit. She enjoys donor reporting which allows her to utilize her UCT institutional knowledge. She has developed good relationships with the finance officers of the donors involved in the IP Unit projects.