Processes

Manage and process collections

How manage and process collections are reshaped as AGI capability advances.

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Manage and process collections — illustrated

The bottom line

Roughly 85% of the work in Manage and process collections is information-shaped — already within reach of AI delivery. The question here is not whether it shifts, but which tasks go first and who staffs the residual.

Why: I derived the scalar from the composite's APQC lens ('Perform revenue accounting') and its description, as no child occupations were seeded. The process involves posting entries, preparing accounts for receivables, and recording cash in the books—purely informational data-entry and financial accounting tasks that are strongly indicative of highly digital knowledge work.

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How the work flows

Trigger: A customer payment is received or an outstanding invoice reaches its due date.

  1. Identify incoming payments from customers and debtors
  2. Monitor accounts receivable aging to identify past-due invoices
  3. Initiate collection efforts and issue dunning notices for overdue accounts
  4. Post collected cash entries to individual customer accounts
  5. Reconcile daily collection records with bank deposits
  6. Update the general ledger to reflect current cash availability

Outcome: Customer accounts are updated with received payments and cash availability is accurately recorded in the general ledger.

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Days Sales OutstandingCollection Effectiveness IndexBad Debt PercentageUnapplied Cash Percentage