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- Accounts Receivable System
- CRM
- Project billing
- Tax service
- Bank feed
- General ledger
- Payment processor
- Document and email services
Invoicing & AR is the dedicated accounts-receivable engine for a US mid-market company that bills enough customers, in enough shapes, that the basic AR module inside a books app no longer carries the load. It owns the full receivables lifecycle: a customer master tuned for credit and collections (credit limit, payment terms, dunning preferences, statement cadence), branded invoice templates, the Invoice itself with its line items and tax pass-through, recurring-invoice schedules for subscription and retainer billing, credit memos against issued invoices, the incoming payment received record with its application across one or more invoices, automated bank-feed cash matching, a tiered dunning policy that walks an overdue invoice through reminder, escalation, demand, and collections-case bands, customer-level credit holds, late-fee assessment, dispute tracking, write-offs, and the periodic AR aging snapshot that finance reconciles at month-end.
Invoices in one list
| Invoice number | Customer | Issue date | Due date | Total | Template | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-89497 | Blue Vale Equipment Co. | 10 Oct | 19 Oct | 37,737.48 | Tax-exempt customer invoice | |
| INV-10169 | Juniper Crest Foods | 14 Oct | 20 Oct | 44,792.78 | Product shipment invoice | |
| INV-21102 | Harborwick Marine Supply | 18 Oct | 22 Oct | 42,275.91 | Standard services invoice | |
| INV-78068 | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 13 Oct | 19 Oct | 29,786.81 | International wire invoice | |
| INV-16013 | Juniper Crest Foods | 22 Oct | 27 Oct | 15,607.33 | Monthly retainer invoice |
Controller / CFO decides the write-off; posting follows its own confirmed result.
Every feature works on the same records. Pick one to see the screen your team works in.
Keep customer terms and recurring billing ready for the next invoice.
Recurring invoice schedules
| Schedule number | Customer | Frequency | Start date | End date | Next run date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIS-92882 | Blue Vale Equipment Co. | Weekly | 28 Oct | 01 Nov | 23 Oct | |
| RIS-27419 | Blue Vale Equipment Co. | Monthly | 29 Oct | 04 Nov | 23 Oct | |
| RIS-56207 | Ternfield Energy Services | Quarterly | 15 Oct | 18 Oct | 22 Oct | |
| RIS-26325 | Mossline Property Group | Annual | 01 Nov | 10 Nov | 23 Oct | |
| RIS-97965 | Juniper Crest Foods | Weekly | 01 Nov | 07 Nov | 23 Oct |
Send clear invoices and keep every adjustment connected to its source.
Customers
| Name | Billing email | Open AR balance | On credit hold | Statement cadence | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Finch Manufacturing | billing@cedarfinch.example | 10,521.65 | 31,640.35 | None | Active | |
| Harborwick Marine Supply | ap@harborwick.example | 15,343.56 | 41,567.43 | Monthly | Inactive | |
| Mossline Property Group | invoices@mossline.example | 23,142.93 | 22,056.10 | Quarterly | Prospect | |
| Stone Quay Systems | finance@stonequay.example | 32,768.01 | 3,000.33 | None | Suspended | |
| Blue Vale Equipment Co. | payables@bluevale.example | 8,853.39 | 12,102.19 | Monthly | Active |
Match incoming cash to the right invoices and explain every remainder.
Bank feed transactions
| Transaction date | Amount | Type | Memo | Counterparty name | Matched payment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct | 6,773.48 | Credit ACH | ACH CEDAR FINCH INV 0412 | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | Blue Vale shipment payment | |
| 13 Oct | 47,297.38 | Credit wire | WIRE HARBORWICK RENTAL MAY | Harborwick Marine Supply | Blue Vale shipment payment | |
| 21 Oct | 11,078.32 | Check | ACH MOSSLINE MILESTONE 2 | Mossline Property Group | Stone Quay June retainer payment | |
| 21 Oct | 7,455.98 | Debit ACH | ACH STONE QUAY JUNE RETAINER | Stone Quay Systems | North Alder maintenance payment | |
| 14 Oct | 35,047.39 | Fee | WIRE BLUE VALE PARTS JUL | Blue Vale Equipment Co. | Mossline milestone deposit |
Give overdue balances a clear next action and accountable owner.
Invoices
Make credit decisions visible before they change a customer balance.
Write-off approval waits for the controller / cfo
| Write-off number | Invoice | Customer | Amount | Reason | Requested by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-12605 | Harborwick equipment rental, May | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 14,192.01 | Bankruptcy | Devin Shah | |
| WO-31809 | North Alder maintenance, August | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 11,470.54 | Uncollectible | Lucia Moreno | |
| WO-26540 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Juniper Crest Foods | 6,943.28 | Below threshold | Rafael Costa | |
| WO-18340 | Blue Vale parts shipment, July | Harborwick Marine Supply | 32,147.99 | Settlement compromise | Hana Park | |
| WO-80033 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Ternfield Energy Services | 2,826.16 | Other | Devin Shah |
Explain aging, collections and cash application with a consistent balance basis.
AR aging snapshots
| Customer | As of date | Current amount | Bucket 1to 30 | Bucket 31to 60 | Bucket 61to 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Crest Foods | 22 Oct | 3,234.85 | 9,593.38 | 28,872.62 | 7,480.91 | |
| Harborwick Marine Supply | 28 Oct | 17,158.90 | 18,561.96 | 9,622.13 | 10,861.91 | |
| Ternfield Energy Services | 20 Oct | 14,719.66 | 12,021.88 | 13,850.40 | 13,374.16 | |
| North Alder Clinics | 04 Nov | 16,852.12 | 45,628.87 | 44,035.93 | 15,494.87 | |
| Blue Vale Equipment Co. | 19 Oct | 8,733.94 | 11,264.12 | 1,223.42 | 27,971.65 |
Invoice to cash ships ready to use. One step needs a named approval before the work moves on: Review write-offs (Controller / CFO).
Prepare the customer document and its governing terms.
Deliver the reviewed invoice and retain the ledger handoff.
Coordinate follow-up and resolve customer exceptions.
Allocate accepted receipts and explain the remainder.
Route the supported request to Controller / CFO.
Compare the confirmed balances and source outcomes.
Open any invoice to see its disputes, the roles that work on it, its process stages and its approvals on one page.
Issue date, Due date, Total and Template.
Each line is linked to this invoice.
Controller / CFO, AR Manager and AR Clerk, each with their own permissions.
Invoice creation — one-off and Invoice creation — recurring, with the role that acts.
Review write-offs, with who decides.
Tax-exempt customer invoice · Standard
| Dispute number | Invoice | Customer |
|---|---|---|
| DSP-78928 | Juniper Crest training, July | Stone Quay Systems |
| DSP-75241 | Stone Quay support retainer, June | Ternfield Energy Services |
| DSP-16618 | Juniper Crest training, July | Stone Quay Systems |
Signed in as Controller / CFO
| Decision | Approver | |
|---|---|---|
| Review write-offsRoute the supported request to Controller / CFO. | Controller / CFO | |
| Approve credit memos above the AR Manager threshold | Controller / CFO | |
| Sign off on AR aging snapshots at period close | Controller / CFO |
Everyone opens Accounts Receivable System to the work that is theirs. Pick a role to see what it starts with.
Systems administrator. Owns configuration, integration health, and user provisioning for the AR system. Not a day-to-day AR operator.
Owns the AR function. Approves write-offs, signs off on the period-end aging, and reviews DSO and bad-debt trend. The named approver on the GL post handoff to fin-accounting.
This is the first screen this role sees.
Write-offs · Controller / CFO
| Write-off number | Invoice | Customer | Amount | Reason | Requested by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-12605 | Harborwick equipment rental, May | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 14,192.01 | Bankruptcy | Devin Shah | |
| WO-31809 | North Alder maintenance, August | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 11,470.54 | Uncollectible | Lucia Moreno | |
| WO-26540 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Juniper Crest Foods | 6,943.28 | Below threshold | Rafael Costa | |
| WO-18340 | Blue Vale parts shipment, July | Harborwick Marine Supply | 32,147.99 | Settlement compromise | Hana Park | |
| WO-80033 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Ternfield Energy Services | 2,826.16 | Other | Devin Shah |
Owns the operational AR machine. Configures dunning policies, manages collections cases, releases credit holds, and approves credit memos under threshold. Escalates write-offs to the Controller.
This is the first screen this role sees.
Write-offs · AR Manager
| Write-off number | Invoice | Customer | Amount | Reason | Requested by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO-12605 | Harborwick equipment rental, May | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 14,192.01 | Bankruptcy | Devin Shah | |
| WO-31809 | North Alder maintenance, August | Cedar Finch Manufacturing | 11,470.54 | Uncollectible | Lucia Moreno | |
| WO-26540 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Juniper Crest Foods | 6,943.28 | Below threshold | Rafael Costa | |
| WO-18340 | Blue Vale parts shipment, July | Harborwick Marine Supply | 32,147.99 | Settlement compromise | Hana Park | |
| WO-80033 | Cedar Finch monthly service, May | Ternfield Energy Services | 2,826.16 | Other | Devin Shah |
The operational role — the day-in / day-out AR seat. Drafts and sends Invoices, applies payments received against open Invoices, processes credit memos under threshold, sends manual dunning when a Customer-specific situation calls for it.
This is the first screen this role sees.
Invoices · AR Clerk
Account-owner read-only on own Customers' AR. Nudges the buyer when a deal goes overdue without exposing GL detail.
This is the first screen this role sees.
Customers · Sales Rep
| Name | Billing email | Open AR balance | On credit hold | Statement cadence | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Finch Manufacturing | billing@cedarfinch.example | 10,521.65 | 31,640.35 | None | Active | |
| Harborwick Marine Supply | ap@harborwick.example | 15,343.56 | 41,567.43 | Monthly | Inactive | |
| Mossline Property Group | invoices@mossline.example | 23,142.93 | 22,056.10 | Quarterly | Prospect | |
| Stone Quay Systems | finance@stonequay.example | 32,768.01 | 3,000.33 | None | Suspended | |
| Blue Vale Equipment Co. | payables@bluevale.example | 8,853.39 | 12,102.19 | Monthly | Active |
The buyer. Implicit role accessed through the customer payment portal — sees own open Invoices, can pay via the fin-payments-issued portal link, downloads own Invoices and Statements.
Executive read-only on aging and DSO. The owner, board member, or external auditor seat.
This is the first screen this role sees.
AR aging snapshots · Viewer
| Customer | As of date | Current amount | Bucket 1to 30 | Bucket 31to 60 | Bucket 61to 90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Crest Foods | 22 Oct | 3,234.85 | 9,593.38 | 28,872.62 | 7,480.91 | |
| Harborwick Marine Supply | 28 Oct | 17,158.90 | 18,561.96 | 9,622.13 | 10,861.91 | |
| Ternfield Energy Services | 20 Oct | 14,719.66 | 12,021.88 | 13,850.40 | 13,374.16 | |
| North Alder Clinics | 04 Nov | 16,852.12 | 45,628.87 | 44,035.93 | 15,494.87 | |
| Blue Vale Equipment Co. | 19 Oct | 8,733.94 | 11,264.12 | 1,223.42 | 27,971.65 |
Understand customer aging, collection activity and cash application.
This quarter
How far records got this quarter
| Stage | Reached | Step | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | 24 | ||
| Sent | 4 | 17% | |
| Partially paid | 2 | 50% | |
| Paid | 1 | 50% |
Sample totals per stage
Explain open balances by customer and due-date band.
Compare the stated monthly collection measure and calculation basis.
Review communication activity and subsequent response.
Compare imported transactions, match proposals and accepted review routes.
Connect aging, disputes, write-offs and active holds.
Reconcile confirmed posted adjustments and their approvers.
Review annualized billing schedules; this is not a revenue-recognition conclusion.
Track stage, ownership and recovery outcomes.
See how Accounts Receivable System fits your kind of team.
Each stage of invoice to cash names the role that acts and the status it records, so a change is never anonymous.
Each stage, the role that acts and the status it records
Prepare receivables work with an agent while retaining the assigned decisions.
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Controller / CFO agrees local billing, external project references, communication ownership and the ledger reconciliation basis.
AR Manager reconciles customers, open invoices, credits, unapplied receipts, disputed balances and pending write-offs.
Controller / CFO reviews the decision policy with the administrator. Test customer, account-owner and sensitive-field scope.
Verify invoice delivery, bank identity, processor settlement mappings and ledger callbacks, including duplicates and rejections.
AR Clerk and AR Manager trace recurring drafts, partial payments, credit adjustments, returned receipts and write-off decisions.
$0per user
The base account and everyday work in the ERP.AI app are free, for every user.
| Usage | Per $1 |
|---|---|
| Record reads (list, filter, get) | 20,000 |
| Search or aggregate queries | 4,000 |
| Record writes | 4,000 |
| Imported or synced records | 200,000 |
| Workflow runs | 2,000 |
| AI agent runs | 2,000 |
| Scheduled jobs or webhooks | 20,000 |
| File uploads (MB) | 2,000 |
| CSV or PDF exports | 100 |
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No. AR maintains its receivables workflow and retains the connected ledger outcome. A draft journal reference is separate from confirmed posting.
Yes, through read-only collection references with confirmed source balances. The project billing service remains the issuer and financial owner; local send and financial adjustment actions are disabled for that population.
No. AR Clerk reviews the proposed customer and allocation. Only accepted cash applications affect local balances, within the receipt amount and invoice open balance.
Yes. Keep the remainder on the customer account and allocate it deliberately later. A later application must not recognize the same receipt cash again.
Controller / CFO reviews the AR Manager request. Approval authorizes the ledger handoff; the balance reduction follows the confirmed posted result.
Customer access is restricted to the permitted records for their own identity. Verify lists, exports, references and APIs before inviting users.
No. It records a stated cutoff population for reconciliation. The connected accounting system owns its actual period-close process.
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