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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

” This junk AR comes in a variety of forms, such as: Short payment/deductions Debit memos Unapplied credit memos Unapplied cash Late payment fees and other surcharges Early payment discounts taken but not deserved Clutter obscures the true amount a customer owes and causes confusion.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Assign Collections to an Existing Employee : When doing this you need to consider if the person being assigned collection duties has the time and demeanor to be an effective collector. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent.

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Increase the Liquidity of Your Receivables Portfolio

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Here are the KPIs you will need at a minimum: Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) - This metric tells you how fast you are converting your sales into cash. It is best understood in relation to Best Possible DSO (BPDSO) which is essentially what your DSO would be if every customer paid on time.

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An Inconvenient Truth about the Cash Conversion Cycle

Your Virtual Credit Manager

A ssign Collections to an Existing Employee : In this case you need to consider if the person you choose has the time and talent to be an effective collector. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in DSO over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent.

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6 Cash Flow Performance KPIs Every CFO Needs to Track

Gaviti

Here’s the formula for Average Days Delinquent: ADD = Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) – Best Possible Days Sales Outstanding (BPDSO) Note the role of the DSO metric in this calculation. If you need help with this, check out how to calculate DSO. But note that CEI is more accurate when measuring collections in shorter periods.

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6 Ways to Improve A/R Collections Processes with Netsuite

Gaviti

Netsuite enables collectors to record various phone conversations and emails with customers to help gather and consolidate collections data. They can also be sent from specific A/R collectors or with a body or subject line customized to specific situations (e.g., Dispute and deductions management. Recording collections.

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5 Methods to Reduce Late Payments

Gaviti

In many traditional collections teams, each individual collector develops their own process for managing invoices. Streamline the process for managing disputes and deductions. Dispute Management and Deductions. They simply run into a number of typical accounts receivables challenges on the way. Collections Analytics.