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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash When small businesses add customers and increase sales, their company’s Accounts Receivable (AR) will grow. The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions.

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Is Your AR Performance Measuring Up?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Accounts Receivable (AR) is among the three largest assets on most companies’ books — inventory along with plant and equipment are the other two. AR is also the primary source of cash to fund daily operations.

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Why email makes accountants’ lives difficult: Data, Reporting and Analytics

Lockstep

Managing today’s accounting email inboxes is extremely labor intensive and limiting. This leaves teams needing to use email, spreadsheets, ERP systems, collaboration tools, productivity tools, phone calls, IMs, and smoke signals to close the books. And knowing where you stack up regarding days sales outstanding (DSO) or AR Aging?

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The Limits of AR Automation – The Case for Managed Services

The Corcentric Blog

Accounts Receivable automation has been increasingly adopted by businesses as a way to streamline their financial processes and optimise their cash flow. Many similar technologies are already in use for accounts payable (AP) departments, such as algorithms and AI to automate the processing of invoices received.

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Top Accounts Receivable Challenges for 2023: Be prepared

Gaviti

As accounting processes continue to evolve, it’s becoming increasingly clear that harnessing the power of technology can help businesses streamline their operations and make more informed decisions. Below, we’re reviewing some of the top accounts receivable challenges in 2023 and offering quick ways to shore up your collections process.