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Balancing Credit Sales with Profits

Your Virtual Credit Manager

It affects the level of bad debt loss (uncollected Accounts Receivables) you suffer. Its impact on revenue: it can result in higher sales (and gross profit), or lower sales and gross profit depending on how much risk your Credit Policy tolerates and how well it is executed. Insurers want to be paid for the risk they bear.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

There was a lot of gnashing of teeth on the part of the sales team at the beginning, but invoice accuracy improved in each subsequent month as sales began transmitting accurate pricing and terms to order processing, thereby reducing downstream disputes and payment deductions. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Is Your AR Management up to the Task?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Poor Credit Controls: Poor credit control practices can result in providing goods or services to high-risk accounts that are likely to pay beyond terms or even default on payments. Late or inconsistent follow-up on overdue accounts leads to longer payment cycles and increased bad debt write-offs.

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