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Position Your AR to Enhance Working Capital

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If you charged shipping costs, but your agreement is to bill a “delivered” price, the customer will deduct the freight from the face amount of the invoice. Match unapplied payments and unapplied credit memos to open invoices, deductions, and debit memos. No seriously past due invoices and no “Clutter.”

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Evidence It's Time to Adjust Your Collection Practices

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Use the following formula to determine your CEI: (Beginning receivables + Monthly credit sales - Ending total receivables) ÷ (Beginning receivables + Monthly credit sales - Ending current receivables). Then multiply the answer by 100 to get a percentage.

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What are opportunities for accountants to provide advisory services?

Abrigo

One simple exercise for exploring this is to pick any client who is currently receiving only one service from the firm but with whom staff typically enjoy working.

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7 Strategies to Reduce DSO and Enhance Cash Flow

Gaviti

Best Possible DSO Formula The formula for Best Possible DSO is: (Current Receivables x Number of Days in Period) ÷ Credit Sales for Period 7 Strategies to Reduce DSO Since DSO reduction is such an important element of your accounting operations, many companies turn to tools such as DSO reduction software to assist them.

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6 Cash Flow Performance KPIs Every CFO Needs to Track

Gaviti

Collection Effectiveness Index (CEI) CEI compares receives collected in a given time period against the receivables available in that same period. Similar to DSO, this cash application KPI offers a broad measure of how effective your collection efforts are.