Learn the techniques and tools needed to secure timely payment from customers. Getting customers to pay and pay on time is a challenge faced every day by all companies who sell on credit. Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business.
There are many techniques and tools used to secure timely payment from customers. A key dilemma facing every company is: how hard can you push and how far can you go to collect money owed to you?
The answer is different for every company, influenced by law, ethics, the customer base, the product/service offered, and the posture defined by leadership. This topic will provide you with the information, based on experience with over 250 companies, to enable you to determine the tactics you will use and the limits you will impose at your company.
John is the President of Revenue Management Associates, LLC, a receivables and order to cash consultancy. He is a highly experienced financial professional with proven performance in revenue management, including order and contract processing, billing, dispute management, credit control, collections, and cash application. John has worked in a broad range of industries with more than 250 clients, including IBM, GE, Hewlett-Packard, Cardinal Health, Thomson Reuters, Starbucks, Honeywell, and EMC. John has 30 years of consulting experience including a variety of engagements that have generated more than $800 million of increased cash flow, improved productivity, and enhanced customer service. He is the author of Accounts Receivable Management Best Practices published by John Wiley & Sons and is a member of the advisory board of The Accounts Receivable Network (TARN) and the IOFM. John is a speaker at the NACM, Insurance Collection Executives, the International Quality & Productivity Center, Broadcast Cable Credit Association, and others. He earned his M.B.A. degree in Finance from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College with a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut.