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What is the Role of AI in Accounts Receivable (AR)?

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In todays fast-paced business environment, managing accounts receivable (AR) efficiently is critical for maintaining healthy cash flow and business sustainability. The traditional methods of handling AR, including manual invoicing, collections, and payment tracking, often lead to delays, errors, and increased operational costs.

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Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)

Your Virtual Credit Manager

How was your accounts receivable (AR) performance last year? This is a very important question because AR is typically one of the top two or three largest assets for a B2B vendor. The primary way most companies measure AR performance involves looking at the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) metric.

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Wen that happens accounts receivable (AR) performance also tends to suffer. Providing insights into specific risks within your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio and sharing customer interactions can further illustrate the importance of prudent credit management.

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Seven Observations from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Subscribe now Lessons to Be Learned Looked at from the perspective of somebody responsible for the management of a portfolio of accounts receivable (AR), the events surrounding the SVB collapse present a cautionary tale. Not a subscriber … why don’t you take advantage of a free YVCM subscription?

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Take a Strategic Approach to Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Each past due account presents a unique set of circumstances. Consequently, your collection process needs to adapt to each situation if you are going to realize the best outcomes possible. Photo by Berkeley Communications on Unsplash In all probability, your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio conforms to the 80/20 rule.

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Business Customer Personas: A Collectors Guide

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Keren Fedida on Unsplash Each business customer presents a unique set of circumstances. No two are alike, but they do tend to fall into some common groupings. Identifying the groupings within your customer accounts receivable (AR) portfolio enables you to deal with them all more effectively and efficiently.

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Forecasting Collections – A Key Element of Your Cash Flow

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The primary source of cash inflows for most firms are the receipts from payments of open customer invoices - i.e., your Accounts Receivable (AR). Other common inflows may involve rent you charge, royalties, and financing, all of which are easy to forecast. This is the inflow most difficult to forecast.