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How to calculate cash collected from accounts receivable: Methods for modern finance teams
Master cash collection calculations with modern methods to optimize accounts receivable processes and improve your financial decision-making.
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Calculating and improving your average collection period for accounts receivable
Master your accounts receivable collection period with AI automation and proven strategies for maximized cash flow management.
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The Days Sales Outstanding formula: unlocking cash flow efficiency
Master the Days Sales Outstanding formula to accelerate cash collection and strengthen your company's financial health.
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Why real-time payments reign supreme in retail
In retail, B2B real-time payments can sharpen your competitive edge—and it’s just one seamless integration away.
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Smart debt collection software for modern finance teams
Transform your debt collection process with AI-powered software that automates workflows and accelerates cash flow recovery.
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Optimizing your accounts receivable process: a complete guide
Master your accounts receivable process with modern automation tools and best practices to accelerate cash flow and reduce costs.
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Why data analytics tools beat Excel every time
Are you still using an Excel spreadsheet to track data? Go beyond time-intensive manual processes to maximize your data analytics.
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Ease healthcare processes with unified and automated AR solutions
DSO in healthcare is one of the worst across industries—47 days! Unified AR can speed that up. Let us explain.
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4 ways unified AR beats ERP systems alone
ERP systems aren’t the be-all and end-all for finance teams. Discover how a unified AR lifts ERP to the next level.
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AI is Pushing the Boundaries of What’s Possible for B2B Order-to-Cash Operations
Uncover how AI is pushing the boundaries of B2B order-to-cash operations in this must-read for finance leaders.
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Enhance AR process efficiency with analytics and AI: Top strategies
Explore how AI and analytics can improve AR efficiency and help you manage your accounts receivable better.
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Crush the conflict between risk management and business strategy
Finance departments can use three tactics to align risk management activities and business strategy.
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How to create an effective credit policy
Empower your business with a robust credit policy to fuel growth, mitigate risks, and secure long-term success.
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11 tips for creating effective payment reminders
Don't let unpaid invoices pile up. Check out our 11 tips for effective payment reminders and get paid on time.
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Accelerate digital payments by leveling up your AR automation
Accelerate your digital payments and cash flow with Billtrust Business Payments Network and Billtrust Cash Application.
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10 strategies for optimizing your accounts receivable to maximize your ROI
Discover 10 strategies for optimizing accounts receivable to get the most out of your AR operations.
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Your top ten questions about streamlining international receivables and collections
In a global economy, it can be difficult to keep up with international receivables. Learn the top ten questions to ask yourself before implementing your next cross-border payment solution.
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How to streamline accounts receivable and remote work teams
Remote work is becoming the norm. And, as with any other job, there are some skills you need to have and know in order to do the accounts receivable job well.
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How to handle your customer not paying: Tactics that work
Are your customers not paying? Learn the most effective tactics for handling customers who don’t pay their invoices. \r\n
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How a smart collector approaches disputes
Learn how a smart collector approaches customer disputes. Using a collections dispute resolution can help you resolve them quicker.
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The top reasons for customer dissatisfaction and how to manage them
Discover the top reasons for customer dissatisfaction, what they want, and what you can do to manage complaints today.
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How to improve accounts receivable collections
Level up your accounts receivable collections to ensure that your company makes the most of its finances.
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Accounts receivable: Found money your finance team is overlooking
Did you know that you’re probably overlooking a source of capital in your business? Accounts receivable is found money that's overlooked.
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Accounts receivable collections
Accounts receivable collection period means the period (in days) in which customer credit sales are collected.
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What is the average collection period formula?
The average collection period is the amount of time a person or company has to repay a debt. For U.S.-based companies, it's usually around 30 days.
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What type of professional training do collection agents need?
Collection agents will benefit from continuing education and training.
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What are the 6 W’s of collecting (and how to apply them)
Learn from Billtrust how your professional collectors can use the 6W's of collecting: Who, What, When, Where, Why and how.
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What is your view of collections professionals?
Learn from what collection professionals do, from communication to customer service.
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Is accounts receivable an asset? What finance leaders need to know
Accounts receivable (AR), an asset on the balance sheet, is money customers owe to a company for goods or services delivered or used.
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How to run an effective collections team
Learn five ways to run an effective collections team including automating daily tasks and more.
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Machine learning produces better credit scores
While machine learning produces better credit scores, Billtrust’s Credit solution helps credit managers make better decisions.
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What Is Credit Management And What Are Its Benefits?
Credit management involves reviewing, analyzing and setting the terms of requests for credit for a business in order to minimize the risk.
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4 ways to elevate the role of the credit and collections professional during COVID-19
Learn the four ways to elevate the role of the credit and collections professional during COVID-19 including mitigating risk with machine learning.
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The Other DSO: Days Since Onboarding
DSO, or days sales outstanding, is often talked about. But credit and collections managers know the other DSO well: days since onboarding.
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Collection Effectiveness Index (CEI): Definition & Calculation
What is the calculation effectiveness index (CEI)? It’s the calculation of a company’s ability to retrieve their AR from their customers.
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How to use Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
How the relationship between invoicing, DSO and collections loosens cash flow and helps companies grow and why there’s a love/hate for DSO.
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The B2B Payment Evolution
The B2B payment landscape is changing and will continue to evolve in the future. Will your company be prepared to meet the challenges?
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Taking Credit: What the Credit2B credit management solution means to Billtrust Quantum
Billtrust was excited to announce that the company has acquired credit management solution company, Credit2B.
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Why I Love Billtrust – Crescent Parts & Equipment
Crescent Parts has been working with Billtrust for over 10 years. The benefit of using Billtrust at first was to automate the invoice processing portion of order to cash.
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What is a Short Pay? How To Handle Short Payments
A short pay is a partial payment of an invoice which may occur for a number of reasons. There are several best practices you can use to reduce short payments.
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Short Pays: Why They Happen and What You Can Do About Them
Short pays wreak havoc on your cash flow. Discover why they occur and how to handle them effectively to safeguard your business.
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