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It's Time for a Layered Approach to Collections

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The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. More About Purchasing Credit Reports Over time, insights gained from this approach can inform risk assessments for new accounts, which you can use to refine your credit risk parameters.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions. 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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Four Burning Questions About AI in Finance and Credit – Answered

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How can AI help decrease DSO (Days Sales Outstanding)? Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is a perpetual challenge, and AI emerges as a strategic ally in this pursuit. AI can help decrease DSO by improving collections and credit management processes.

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Is Your AR Management up to the Task?

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If they don’t pass muster for open credit terms, there are still other options for securing or insuring payment. Here’s more on Credit Checks. 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.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In an ongoing Collections environmen t , you will have already contacted the high risk accounts, so your prioritization scheme should be as follows: Accounts previously contacted that have failed to pay as promised. In fact, broken promises should be followed up the day after the payment was expected.