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BestPracticeFinancialProcesses:
AccountsReceivableAccountReceivable-BestPracticeObjectivesAccountsReceivableObjectivesOrganisationPeopleProcessesControlsMeasuresInformationSystemsToensurecustomerpaymentsarereceivedefficientlyandeffectivelyforgoods/servicesdelivered,withintheagreedtermsandconditionsTomanagecreditriskefficientlywithoutcreatingunnecessarydelaysinthesalescycleTomaintainacompleteandaccuratestatementofoutstandingdebtorsToprovidecompleteforecastinformationtoassistthemanagementofshort-termcashrequirementsCentralisedprocessingEconomiesofscaleCustomerfocusEstablishcreditlevelsIssuesalesorderIssueinvoiceMonitorcreditCollectcashProceduresmanualAuthorisationValidation/matchingCreditcontrolCostperinvoiceCreditnotespercentageCostperpaymentreceivedDaysdebtoutstandingIntegratedwithsalessystemAutomaticmatchingElectronicreceiptsCustomerrelationsLegalframeworkawarenessCreditmanagementAccountsReceivable-BestPracticeFeaturesProcessFeaturesFormalcreditchecksappliedtoallnewcustomerswithin24hoursusingcreditbureauMonitorcreditstatus/termsonregularbasisCustomeraccountmanagersprovidedwithuptodatecreditstatusTreasurypolicysetonlateandpromptpaymentsAuthoritylevelsclearlydefinedCreditpoliciesdefinedandagreedTermsandconditionsagreedwithcustomersConsolidatedperiodicinvoicingforhighfrequencyshipmentsBankremittancenoticesissuedwithsalesinvoicestofacilitatereconciliationSelfbillinginvoicesbyhighvolumecustomersConsideroutsourcingregularinvoice/paymentegutilitiesRegularreviewofinvoicequeriesandcreditnotesReconciliationofARbalancestoGLcontrolaccountsonaregularbasisCreditinsurancearrangementsevaluatedperiodicallyCustomeraccountmanagersresponsibleforsalesandcashcollectionConstantmonitoringofdebtordays,dailycollection,ageingofdebtCustomercontactrecordsmaintainedOutsourcecashcollectionwhereappropriateDetermineandreportoncredittargetsMonitoroverduedebtsandtakeactionwithinagreedpolicyEstablishcreditlevelsIssuesalesorderIssueinvoiceMonitorcredit/collectcashSalesorderspreparedusingpricingdatabasewithpricingprofilesforproductsandcustomersNoorderprocessedwithoutvalidcustomerPOreferenceDeliverynoteactsasinvoiceforlow-frequencyshippingsAccountsReceivable-BestPracticeFeaturesEstablishcreditlevelsIssuesalesorderIssueinvoiceMonitorcredit/collectcashSystemFeaturesConsolidatedcreditpositionforgroupofcustomersSystemprovideson-linecustomerpaymenthistoryandtermsUseofworkflowsoftwaretomonitorprocessandhelpresolvequeriesStandardcreditcontrolreportsCommonSOPandARcustomerdatabaseInvoicesautomaticallygeneratedfromSOPandshipmentdataSelfbillinginvoicesautomaticallymatchedtocustomerordersMulticurrencyinvoicesAutomaticcommitmentandaccrualsAutomaticreconciliationfacilitiesbetweenintegratedSOPARandGLsystemsSOPlinkedtodebtorsledgertoensurecustomercreditlimitsnotexceededSalesdocumentssentviaEDIforallmajorcustomersIntegratedorder&billingsystemsavailableonline&hardcopyPaymentsreceivedelectronicallywherepossibleAutomaticmatchingofpaymentstoinvoicesOn-linediaryfacilitytomonitorcallsAutomaticflaggingandreportingofhighriskaccountsAutomaticdunninglettersissuedwithinagreedtradingtermsIntegratedsystemstofacilitatecustomerqueryhandlingForecastcashreceiptsavailablefortreasurypurposesAccountsReceivable-TrendsFromToSeparateARmodulePaymentbychequeComplex/variabletradingtermsManualmatchingPerformedbyFinancedepartmentIntegratedsystemsElectronicpaymentCommontradingtermsforallcustomersAutomaticmatchingSharedoroutsourcedservicesAccountsReceivable-Measures/CostDrivers90percentileMedian10percentileNumberofcustomerpaymentreceivedperaccountsreceivableFTEperannum40,3005,500700orlessAccountsreceivablecostpersalesinvoiceprocessed10percentileMedian90percentile<£1£3£18Median1day90percentile4days10percentile<1dayDaystoprocessinvoice/creditnote(ie,timebetweenreceiptofinvoice/creditnoteandentryintotheaccountingsystem)CostdriversNumberofARreceiptsLevelofmultiplereceiptsUseofdirectdebiting/standingordersUseofelectricfundstransferLevelofcreditriskassociatedwithcustomerbaseVarietyinpaymenttermsDegreeofforeigncurrencyreceiptsLevelofcreditnotesBilling-Measures/CostDrivers90percentileMedian10percentileNumberofsalesinvoicesgeneratedperbillingFTEperannum90,00011,1001,600Billingcostpersalesinvoiceandcreditnoteprocessed10percentileMedian90percentile<£1£2£22Median2days90percentile15days10percentile<1dayDaysfromdespatchofgoodstopreparationofsalesinvoiceCostdriversNumberofinvoicesNumberofcustomersUseofEDIComplexityofservice/goodssuppliedVarietyintermsandconditionsComplexityofdiscountsDegreeofforeigncurrencyinvoicingNumberofcomplaintsAccuracy/levelofcreditnotesAccountsReceivable-Level0ContextDiagramAccountsReceivableBillsAdhocinvoices&standingdataReminders&StatementsGLPostingsGeneralLedgerCustomersBankManualInvoicesBillingSystemStandingDataPayments(cash,cheque)DirectDebitInstructionsStatementsPaymentdetails(BankGirocredits)CustomerServicesSystemAlsoelectronicAP/ARdatafrombankforautocashmanagementAccountsReceivable-Level1OverviewCustomerStandingData,Bills&CreditNotesARStaffARsystemBillingsystemCustomerdetailsARdataimportproceduresInterfaceRulesARStaffBillingsystemARsystemCustomerDataLoggedonARSystemInvoice/creditnoteentryrules,BillsandcreditnotesloadingproceduresARStaffARSystemBills&creditnotesManualinvoicerequestCustomermaintenanceprocedures,CustomerrelationshiprulesImportstandingdata,bills&creditnotesAR1.1MaintaincustomerdataAR1.2Processbills,invoices&creditnotesAR1.3DatavalidationreportCustomerreportManagereceivablesAR1.4ProcessreceiptsanddirectdebitsAR1.5ProcessperiodendAR1.7Creditcontrolpoliciesandprocedures,Callloggingprocedures,Provisioncreationrules,LegalproceedingsrulesARstaffARsystemCreditcontrolOpeninvoicesonARsystemPrintinvoicesdespatchedGLupdatesOutstandingdebtorsChequeandreceiptsprocessingrules,Automaticallocationrules,Manualallocationrules,OnaccountpaymentrulesCash/cheque/bankreceiptsListofDDcustomersamountsdueARstaffARsystemBankstatementTransactiondataReviewprocedures,Archivingrules,PerioddataproceduresARstaffARsystemPaymentonaccountloggedonARsystemMatchedDDreceiptsloggedonARsystemRequesttobankProcessamendmentsAR1.6NewperiodopenedonARsystemPeriodendGLpostingsMatchedreceiptsarchivedPeriodreportsproducedAmendmentofvalidationrules,AmendmentinputproceduresAdjustmentsAmendmentsGLupdatesAuditreportDebtorreportDunningletter/statementAmendmentrequest,notifydepartmentProvisionjournalsAccountsReceivableNotesMaintaincustomerdataBestPracticeFeaturesSendbilltooneaddressonly.Whereacustomerisprovidedwithgoodsorservicesatanumberoflocations,theconsolidationinthebillingprocessnotonlyreducesthenumberofbillstobeverifiedorcreatedbutalsodecreasesthepotentialneedtoreconcileanumberofreceivablesonindividualaccounts.Centralisethecustomerset-upprocessinordertoensureconsistency.InternalcontrolrequirementsInordertominimisetheriskofduplicationofthedataandtheunauthorisedset-upofcustomers,theprocessshouldbecentrallycontrolledandoperated.Beforeanycustomerisdeletedfromthesystem,evidenceshouldbeproducedthatthecustomerhasbeeninactivefortheappropriateperiodoftimeandnooutstandingbalancesarepresent.Approvalfordeletionisobtainedbymanagementauthoritysignature.Thechangestocustomersreportisregularlycheckedandmonitored.Systemnotificationofduplicatebusinessandbirthregistrationnumbers.AccountsReceivableNotesMaintaincustomerdataCostDriversNumberofcustomersNumberofnewcustomersNumberofcustomerchangesNumberofrequiredcustomerstandingdatafieldsPossibilityofsharingstandingdatabaseOverlapbetweendatabasesSearchcriteriaandstandardisationtoavoidduplication/redundancyKeyPerformanceIndicatorsNumberofchangesandadditionscarriedoutinayearperFTENumberofcustomersinop.databasewithouttransactionsfor1yearPercentageofchangesandadditionsoftotalcustomerbaseAccountsReceivableNotesManageReceivablesBestPracticeFeaturesAgeddebitbalancesshouldbereviewedbymanagementonaregularbasisandexplanationssoughtastowhydebtshavefailedtoberecovered.Overduedebitbalancesoccurasaresultanumberoffactorsofsub-optimalperformanceswithinthesalesdepartmentorwithinthecreditcontrolprocessorAR-infonotrecordedfrombankquicklyenoughandthereforenotprocessedquicklyenoughortimingofinvoiceissue.Therootcausesneedtobeaddressedandrectifiedbyalteringthecreditabilitystatusofthecustomer.Automaticflaggingandreportingofhighriskaccounts.Materialityandtimelimits.InternalcontrolrequirementsItisessentialthatdebitbalancesarereviewedregularlyandmatchedwithpaymentspromptlyinordertoavoidtheriskoffraudandminimisethechancesofbaddebt.Computerdiaryofactionstaken.Stopsplacedonoverduecustomers.Ageddebtorreportsenttolegaldepartmentandfunctionalmanagers.AccountsReceivableNotesManagereceivables(Cont…)CostDriversNumberofoverdueopenitems.Numberofstepsinthedunningprocedure.Qualityandtimingofthematchingprocessofreceipts.Availabilityofdunningenforcementmeasures.Tolerancecriteria.Paymenttermsandconditionspolicy.KeyPerformanceindicatorsDaysoutstandingasapercentageofaveragepaymentterm.Valueofoverdueinvoicesasapercentageofoutstandingbalances.BadDebtProvisionasapercentageofoutstandingbalances.Processcost/customerpaymentreceived.Numberofdunninglettersas%oftotalinvoices.Writeoffvalueas%of(sundry)salesrevenue.AccountsReceivableNotesProcessreceiptsanddirectdebitsBestpracticefeaturesUseofanelectronicinterfacebetweenbank,cashiersandARtreasuryAutomaticmatchingofreceiptsbyvalueandinvoicenumberInternalcontrolrequirementsInterfacecontroltotalwithbankandcashiers,dailyRegularsupervisoryreviewofopenandunmatcheditemsDocumentationofalloverdueopenitemsandunmatchedreceiptsAccountsReceivableNotesProcessreceiptsanddirectdebitsCostDriversNo.ofReceiptsformorethanonetransactionPercentageofdownpaymentsQualityofpaymentinformationNumberofunmatchedpaymentsNumberofforeigncurrencyreceiptsandexchangeratedifferencesTolerancepaymentdifferencesNumberofcriteriaforautomaticmatchingKeyPerformanceIndicatorsMonthlyandcumulativetolerancedifferenceamountsPercentageofreceiptsclearedautomaticallyinmonthNumberofmanuallymatchedreceiptsperFTENumberofunmatchedreceiptsolderthan1monthAccountsReceivableNotesProcessamendmentsBestPracticeFeaturesSinglecontactpointforallqueries.Althoughthequeryprocessingcanbedistributedthereareobviousinefficienciesindirectingenquiriestoanumberofcontactpoints.Haveaccesstosufficientdatatobeabletohandlethemajorityofquerieson-line.Inthiscontext,theuseofimageprocessingallowsinvoicestobecalleduponscreenquicklyand,ifnecessary,automaticallycopiedtotheenquirerthroughthemediumofautofax.InternalcontrolrequirementsInordertooperateaneffectivehelpdesk,staffwillrequiretohaveaccesstomostpartsoftheaccountsreceivablesystem.Thisshouldbeona‘‘readonly’basisinordertominimisethepotentialforfraudtakingplace.Targetssetfortimetoanswerqueries.AccountsReceivableNotesProcessamendmentsCostDriversNumberandvarietyofqueriesreceived.Availabilityandflexibilityofstandardscreens.Complexityofdatabasefortailor-madequeries.Responsetimesofenquirysystems.User-friendlinessofenquirysystems.KeyPerformanceIndicatorsAveragetimetakentoprocessqueries.Percentageofqueriesansweredwithintargetedtime.AccountsReceivableNotesProcessperiodendBestPracticeFeaturesAutomaticprocessrequiringminimumornomanualintervention.ThisisastandardfeatureofmodernAccountsReceivablepackagesandtheonlypossibleproblemareacouldbewiththenatureoftheinterfacewiththegeneralledgerpackage.InternalcontrolrequirementsThebasicrequirementistoensurethatthedatatransmittedtothegeneralledgeriscompleteandontime.Thereisarequirementtoensurethattheinformationrecordedinthegeneralledgeragreeswiththeoutputfromaccountsreceivable.AreconciliationshouldbecarriedoutbetweendebtorbalancesonGLcomparedwithAR.CheckVATexceptionreporttopickupanylateVATpostings.CostDriversVolumeofmonthlyperiodendreports.Qualityofdaytodaycontrols.KeyPerformanceIndicatorsPercentageofperiodendclosureswithintarget.Averagenumberofdaystoproducemonthlyinformation.9、静夜四四无邻,,荒居旧旧业贫。。。1月-231月-23Sunday,January1,202310、雨雨中中黄黄叶叶树树,,灯灯下下白白头头人人。。。。14:18:3914:18:3914:181/1/20232:18:39PM11、以我独沈久久,愧君相见见频。。1月-2314:18:3914:18Jan-2301-Jan-2312、故人江海别别,几度隔山山川。。14:18:3914:18:3914:18Sunday,January1,202313、乍见见翻疑疑梦,,相悲悲各问问年。。。1月-231月-2314:18:3914:18:39January1,202314、他他乡乡生生白白发发,,旧旧国国见见青青山山。。。。01一一月月20232:18:39下下午午14:18:391月月-2315、比不了得得就不比,,得不到的的就不要。。。。一月232:18下下午1月-2314:18January1,202316、行动出成果果,工作出财财富。。2023/1/114:18:3914:18:3901January202317、做做前前,,能能够够环环视视四四周周;;做做时时,,你你只只能能或或者者最最好好沿沿着着以以脚脚为为起起点点的的射射线线向向前前。。。。2:18:39下下午午2:18下下午午14:18:391月月-239、没有失败败,只有暂暂时停止成成功!。1月-231月-23Sunday,January1,202310、很很多多事事情情努努力力了了未未必必有有结结果果,,但但是是不不努努力力却却什什么
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