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Days sales outstanding: effectively managing DSO improves cash flow

TreviPay

Not only does cash flow management allow them to pay off debts and reinvest in the business, but it also provides a buffer during times of economic uncertainty or hardships. An important player in effective cash flow management is days sales outstanding (DSO). Schedule a Demo.

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Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): A Guide

TreviPay

Days sales outstanding (DSO) is another good example. What is days sales outstanding (DSO)? Days sales outstanding (DSO) (also known as days receivables or cash collection period ) is a measure used to help determine the state of businesses’ collection process.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

Your Virtual Credit Manager

The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent.

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Misalignment Between Credit and Sales Spells Trouble

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In order for that to happen, everybody needs to be aligned in regard to sales and credit in general and the objectives of the order-to-cash process (O2C) in particular. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager can help you bring in the cash. Are there past due accounts you are trying to collect?

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Situation Handling for SD Billing Document Not Posted to Accounting

SAP Credit Management

Are you already benefiting from the ready-to-use functionalities for Situation Handling in SAP S/4HANA Cloud to streamline your Order to Cash billing process?

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How Healthy Is Your Accounts Receivable?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

That certainly holds true for business processes, including the management of your Accounts Receivable (AR) and the part it plays in the order-to-cash process. If your AR is deteriorating, you better diagnose the problem as quickly as possible so you don’t incur cash flow problems and bad debt losses.

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11 Signs Your AR Portfolio May Be at Risk

Your Virtual Credit Manager

In order to maintain optimal cash flow, your accounts receivable (AR) portfolio needs to remain in good shape. That can be a constant battle because all the mis-steps made during the order-to-cash (O2C) process will accumulate in your AR, and given time, clog it up.

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