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Days sales outstanding: effectively managing DSO improves cash flow

TreviPay

An important player in effective cash flow management is days sales outstanding (DSO). DSO is the average number of days a company takes to collect a customer’s payment for a sale. If that’s not available, they may be slow to pay — or worse, they may abandon the transaction together. Schedule a Demo.

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Inefficient Cash Flow Management : Delays in credit approvals or ineffective collection efforts can lead to an increase in DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), impacting working capital and liquidity. Leverage Technology: Utilize technology to track progress, enhance transparency, and streamline O2C processes.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

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

Emagia

AI can also improve security by detecting fraudulent transactions in real-time and reducing false positives to enhance user trust. 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.

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Four Goals Guaranteed to Improve Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

As part of that budget, you have likely made some accommodation for your accounts receivable (AR), probably in the form of a Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) objective based on past performance. If you want to get paid faster, you better be giving your customers an e-invoice.

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Embracing RPA in Accounts Receivable: A Strategic Approach

Gaviti

For example, IBM was able to adopt RPA to assist transactional pricers in determining the pricing of high-volume IBM software subscriptions, renewals and upgrades to sellers, saving them over 4,800 manual hours annually. This helps to speed up the entire invoice-to-cash cycle, reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and improving cash flow.

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Top 6 Dunning Workflow Best Practices

Gaviti

With a comprehensive system to track and record all customer transactions, including calls, emails and notes, you’ll be able to build stronger relationships with customers and resolve disputes more quickly. Track key metrics, such as DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), collections efficiency, and aging analysis.

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