by Brian Weeks | Sep 9, 2024 | Replays, Webinars
Cash application and deductions management have a massive feedback loop to liquidity and working capital, showing the need for a close relationship between treasury and the accounts receivable team. Finance leaders want to accelerate cash flow and drive efficiencies to free up staff. This webinar will highlight some of the core drivers that create challenges for cash application and examine causes of increased unauthorized deductions. The over-weighted negative impact on liquidity and working capital will be examined, and the presenters will look at various leading practices for making cash application, deductions management, and working capital improvements.
by Brian Weeks | Oct 9, 2023 | Replays, Webinars
Complexity caused by additional payment times is adding to historical pain points found in accounts receivable (AR). Poor processes and outdated technology impact every part of AR and create a negative echo effect on liquidity, scalability, efficiency and staff. This session will explain why the challenges have increased and examine ways that companies’ AR and treasury groups are revolutionizing cash application to great effect. The use of technology such as AI/ML, bots, and integration of data and processes are all changing AR. The theory will be supported by several select case studies to bring the concepts to the practical level.
by Brian Weeks | Nov 7, 2022 | Replays, Webinars
‘No man is an island,’ said John Donne. Cash application and cash forecasting are also connected in important ways. This session will cover five of the top actions companies should take to improve their cash application process and rates and tighten up their forecasting activities and accuracy. Slow cash application and low auto-assign and auto-apply rates negatively impact efficiency standards and month-end working capital metrics. They also impede accurate cash forecasting. Both efficiency in cash application and prioritization of cash forecasting have been top goals of AR groups and treasury teams for over five years. Listen in for some key steps that you can take to up your financial game in these areas.
