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Position Your AR to Enhance Working Capital

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Accounts Receivable (AR) reflect a promise of payment at a future date. Though a paper asset, AR competes with Property, Plant and Equipment as well as Inventory for being the largest line item on a company’s balance sheet. Your Virtual Credit Manager is a reader-supported publication.

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Be Prepared to Shoot Down Your Customer's Payment Excuses

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Once an order has been approved and fulfilled, the primary objective in terms of Accounts Receivable (AR) management is getting paid. Keep these three things in mind: Identify ALL the invoices that are outstanding and past due. Do you need help managing credit and collections?

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Revive Your Cash Flow!

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Quality control issues that slip through production and or arise during distribution are not usually discovered until after the invoice is billed — most likely by the collector. That’s why vigilance is an ongoing requirement for anybody charged with accounts receivable (AR) or cash flow management.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Photo by Alex Radelich on Unsplash When small businesses add customers and increase sales, their company’s Accounts Receivable (AR) will grow. Readers of Your Virtual Credit Manager now have access to sharply discounted business credit reports from D&B, Experian, or Equifax through our partner Accredit.

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Is Your O2C Process Optimized for Superior AR Performance?

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Specifically, Credit and Collections is responsible for approving new customers for credit terms and managing orders at the beginning of the O2C cycle, while also monitoring risks within the Accounts Receivable (AR) portfolio and collecting overdue payments, both of which are post-sale activities.

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Effective Communications for Collecting Delinquent Receivables

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Are there past due accounts you are trying to collect? The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can help you bring in the cash. We are currently offering 33 percent off our standard rates. If you send an email or text you can attach a copy of their account statement and/or invoice ccopies.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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Effective collections can also reduce bad debt losses by compensating for a liberal or weak Credit Control function. Simply defined, collections is the process of contacting customers to secure payment for your invoices. For the most part collections deals with past due invoices — those not paid within established terms.