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The Case for Outsourcing Collections

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The only time AR comes to the forefront is when there is economic turmoil and an increased risk of bad debt losses. This will manifest itself as a one time release of cash from AR followed by a steady state of enhanced cash flow from AR after you engage with an agency. What else can be done?

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Are Your Profits Going Up in Smoke?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash Payment deductions, also known as chargebacks or short pays, happen when the customer pays less than the full invoice amount. Should you confirm that the customer is indeed correct, the deduction is removed from the Accounts Receivable (AR) ledger via a credit memo. Well, it’s not.

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Accounts Receivable Analysis: Meaning, Objectives, Importance

Gaviti

How much cash is the company gaining or losing? How much bad debt does the company have, and how has this changed over time? Consider these additional KPIs: Bad debt ratio: This measures the monetary value of receivables you believe you cannot collect. Cash application. Collections analytics.

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5 Accounts Receivable Collection Mistakes You Should Avoid

Gaviti

Automating cash applications also boosts cash flow by reducing errors, allowing customers to receive payment confirmations faster. Reach out to customers as soon as an invoice is late, send reminders well in advance, and automate cash application and ERP integration for seamless A/R management. Cash application.

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It's Time to Give Your AR Ledger a Spring Cleaning

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Supporting profitable sales through the extension of credit Collecting as much of the AR generated as possible by or near the due date to ensure a substantial cash inflow Mitigating the risk of bad debt losses These tasks are best accomplished in a tidy environment. Reconciling items over 6 months old can be very time consuming.

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How CFOs Can Benefit from Emagia Autonomous Finance Platform for Accounts Receivable Automation

Emagia

Autonomous Finance Capabilities: Enables intelligent self-driving end-to-end processes for accounts receivable operations including credit management, billing, invoicing, collections, deductions, cash application, cash flow forecasting and treasury management.

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How CFOs can Tie Digital Order-to-Cash Initiatives to Enterprise-wide Strategy

Emagia

Bad Debts: The credit check process leveraging digital channels, analytics, and ML will be of use in reducing the probability of receivables becoming bad debts. Cash Application: Payments collected must be applied against the proper invoice of the relevant customer.