The Esker Blog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) is a common measure for how long it takes a company to collect on an invoice. The goal is to reduce DSO to have the lowest DSO possible and quickly recover payment on accounts receivable (AR). DSO = ($125,000 / $950,000) × 365 days = 48.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 11, 2024

My first exposure to the power of accounts receivable (AR) automation came in 1990 when I was credit manager at ERICO Fasteners, a mid-market, specialty metals manufacturer. The first month after we automated a few basic features to supplement our accounting package, we realized an increase in cash flow of 30 percent.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

To optimize the order-to-cash (O2C) process, it's crucial to understand the significant role Credit and Collections plays. This function must collaborate closely with sales, fulfillment, shipping/logistics, and accounting, all of which are integral to converting an order into cash.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

MAY 14, 2024

Since payment of Accounts Receivables (AR) is the primary source of regular cash inflows for most companies, you need to also track your AR to not only maintain its health as well as to better manage it and ensure maximum cash inflow. Why Are Metrics Needed if You Have an AR Ledger?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 2, 2024

Commercial credit scores predict the likelihood of a business fulfilling its financial obligations, particularly regarding debt repayment and trade credit. Their greatest value, however, may be not what they can tell you about an individual company, but what they can tell you about your entire accounts receivable (AR) portfolio.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Effective collections is the single most important factor for achieving reliable cash inflows. Effective collections can also reduce bad debt losses by compensating for a liberal or weak Credit Control function. The solution to the collections challenge therefore starts with Prioritization.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JUNE 25, 2024

In order to maintain optimal cash flow, your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio needs to remain in good shape. That can be a constant battle because all the mis-steps made during the order-to-cash (O2C) process will accumulate in your AR, and given time, clog it up.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 19, 2023

If you are an executive at a small or mid-sized business, chances are you are in the process of putting together a budget for 2024, or have already done so. Maybe you have factored in an incremental improvement in DSO, but how much thought have you given to how you are going to meet that budgeted goal?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

That certainly holds true for business processes, including the management of your Accounts Receivable (AR) and the part it plays in the order-to-cash process. If your AR is deteriorating, you better diagnose the problem as quickly as possible so you don’t incur cash flow problems and bad debt losses.

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Lockstep

JUNE 15, 2022

For B2B businesses, credit management is essential for accounts receivable (AR) management success. Proper, healthy credit management allows for steady cash flow, better collections management and a manageable days sales outstanding (DSO). . Getting Started . External and Supporting Data .

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JULY 25, 2023

Turning your inventory over faster and your payables slower will add cash to your balance sheet, as will raising capital by selling shares in your company or getting a loan or line of credit. The other option you have involves improving the performance of your accounts receivable (AR). Email YVCM about Consulting 5.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

JULY 11, 2023

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. and then multiplying that figure by the number of days in the period you are using.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

DECEMBER 6, 2022

If your sales are consummated via payment at the point of sale, which may involve “pay with order” or “pay on delivery” protocols involving a credit card or an online e-payment product, managing Accounts Receivable (AR) will not be big issue for you. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Emagia

MAY 16, 2023

The average collection period is an important accounting metric that evaluates a company’s ability to manage its accounts receivable (AR) effectively. What is an Average Collection Period? Why is the Average Collection Period Critical to Track?

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Lockstep

JUNE 1, 2022

As the Federal Reserve tightens interest rates at the highest level in over 20 years, it’s a good time to review your manual accounts receivable (AR) processes to seek out your unresolved cash traps. It’s no surprise that rising interest rates are causing companies to evaluate their AR and cash position. .

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Gaviti

JULY 11, 2024

Benefits of Accounts Receivable Automation Software Whether your goal is to automate the collections process with accounts receivable automation software or scale it as your company grows,you’ll want to look for a solution that offers the most benefits for your business. Having a proactive collections strategy.

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

APRIL 11, 2023

Accounts Receivables (AR) require active management. Any O2C friction that results will ultimately have a negative affect on AR performance. Photo by Elisa Ventur on Unsplash When a company’s AR under-performs, the consequences are substantial. There are multiple costs and vulnerabilities that emerge.

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Lockstep

MAY 4, 2022

Is your AR aging creeping beyond resolution? Are you even able to review and report on your aging accounts receivable? The role of accounts receivables (AR) teams is increasingly important as the backbone of your organization’s financial health. Below are just a few reasons to consider: .

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The Esker Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With the New Year right around the corner, it’s an opportune time for finance leaders to review, reassess and rethink their accounts receivable (AR) strategies. Within the invoice-to-cash (I2C) process, there are many areas that AR leaders could focus on. Is your DSO longer than the industry average?

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Your Virtual Credit Manager

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Should you confirm that the customer is indeed correct, the deduction is removed from the Accounts Receivable (AR) ledger via a credit memo. If not approved, there should be an attempt to collect the disputed amount to avoid diluting profits, and if not collected, the deduction should be cleared by a bad debt write-off.

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Emagia

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Beyond ChatGPT: Understanding the Trends of Evolving Generative AI For Finance Beyond ChatGPT: Unlocking the Power of GenAI in Billing Beyond ChatGPT: Unlocking the Power of GenAI in Receivables Collection Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is generating significant buzz in today’s business landscape.

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Gaviti

APRIL 18, 2024

As an assessment and diagnostic tool, it’s hard to overstate the importance of your company’s accounts receivable (AR) collections aging report. What Is an AR Aging Report? This report is a valuable tactic to stay on top of cash flow and improve short-term collections forecasting.

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Lockstep

APRIL 13, 2022

Is your AR Aging creeping beyond resolution? Are you even able to review and report on your aging accounts receivable? The role of accounts receivables (AR) teams is increasingly important as the backbone of your organization’s financial health. Provide accurate and timely information .

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billtrust

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The primary goals of accounts receivable The best KPI for accounts receivable Ten AR optimization goals you should accomplish How to get paid faster with key collection strategies How accounts receivable automation can eliminate manual tasks. Stay on top of collections. Bad debt expense.

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The Corcentric Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

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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Emagia

AUGUST 19, 2024

Generative AI (GenAI), a more recent evolution in artificial intelligence, is poised to redefine the Finance and Accounting (F&A) landscape, particularly in areas like Order-to-Cash (OTC) and accounts receivable (AR) management.

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Emagia

JULY 3, 2023

Cash Application Automation for True Straight-Through Processing It takes a lot of human effort for your internal accounts receivable (AR) personnel to manually match payments to customers’ accounts. Consider using cash application software and AR automation to simplify this procedure and reduce manual labor.

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Gaviti

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And with the proliferation of AI and machine learning tools in the digital landscape, 2023 is the perfect time for accounts receivable (AR) teams to examine their processes and find areas for improvement through better technologies, tactics, and process management.

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Emagia

JUNE 19, 2023

Credit Invoice Contrary to other types of invoices on this list, credit invoices are used to provide money to someone rather than to seek it. Debit Invoice Debit invoices, unlike credit invoices, are issued by the customer when they have been underbilled. Businesses may consider legal action or AR factoring.

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billtrust

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Once your invoice is received, it’s time to get paid quickly. Customers pay with paper checks or through electronic payment sources such as ACH, (virtual) credit cards, SEPA, accounts payables portals, etc. AR teams then receive the payment data from the banks. Credit remains tied up, and collectors are unaware.

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