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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. The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions.

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It's Time for a Layered Approach to Collections

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The evolution of Accounts Receivables (AR) automation has revolutionized our collection strategies. Manual collection processes centered on an aged accounts receivable trial balance (ARTB) lack the regimentation and efficiency brought about by automation.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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The key factors informing your prioritization scheme are: The amount of the past due accounts receivable (AR) The age of the past due AR (e.g, 15 days or 120 days?) In fact, broken promises should be followed up the day after the payment was expected.

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Is Your AR Management up to the Task?

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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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