AI Accounts Receivable and Collections: Reduce DSO, Automate Cash Application | ChatFin

Solution — Accounts Receivable

AI Accounts Receivable and Collections

ChatFin agents apply cash, manage collections workflows, defend chargebacks, and track DSO continuously from your ERP. AR teams stop chasing and start managing.

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30%

Average DSO reduction in first quarter

97%

Cash application accuracy

62%

Chargeback win rate vs 32% manual

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LiveAUTOCash applied — 43 payments matched to open AR

LiveAUTOCollections — 12 overdue accounts pinged automatically

LiveAUTOChargeback — dispute packet assembled, ready to file

LiveAUTODSO — 34.2 days, down from 48.1 last quarter

08:00HUMANAR review — 4 escalations need relationship call

Works on every major ERP — no migration required

NetSuiteSAP S/4HANAJD EdwardsDynamics 365AcumaticaSage IntacctSAP Business OneOracle FusionQuickBooks

The full AR lifecycle

Every AR step from invoice to cash cleared

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Cash Application

Automated

Customer payments matched to open AR at 97% accuracy using remittance data, bank reference, and payment history. Short payments, disputes, and unapplied cash flagged with context.

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Collections Workflow

AI Managed

AR aging monitored in real time. Collections outreach triggered automatically by aging band, customer segment, and risk score. Escalation to relationship manager when automated outreach fails.

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Chargeback Defense

Autonomous

Chargebacks detected immediately. Evidence assembled automatically from ERP, logistics, and CRM. Dispute packets filed before deadlines. Win rate 62% vs 32% for manual teams.

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DSO Management

Continuous

Days Sales Outstanding tracked in real time from live ERP data. Aging trends, customer payment patterns, and segment-level DSO updated daily. Interventions triggered when DSO rises above threshold.

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Customer Payment Portal

Self-Service

Customers view outstanding invoices, dispute items, and make payments via a branded portal connected to your ERP AR. Reduces inbound AR team queries by 40 to 60%.

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AR Reporting

Real-Time

AR aging, collection effectiveness, chargeback win rates, and DSO trends available in real time. Weekly AR digest delivered to CFO and Controller automatically from live ERP data.

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ChatFin finance efficiency metrics showing AR and DSO improvements across the collections cycle

AR efficiency across the board: 97% cash application, 62% chargeback win rate, 30% DSO reduction.

Before and after

AR that collects itself.

Before ChatFin

Cash arrives: AR clerk matches manually to open invoices. Unapplied cash sits for days.

Collections: AR team runs aging report weekly. Calls and emails sent manually per rep.

Chargebacks: Disputes discovered in processor portal. Evidence gathered manually under deadline.

DSO: Calculated monthly from export. Trends visible only after month end.

Escalations: Account manager notified by AR team after relationship has already deteriorated.

Result: DSO 45 to 55 days. AR team consumed by manual processing.

After ChatFin

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Cash arrives: Agent applies at 97% accuracy. Exceptions flagged with context same day.

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Collections: Agent monitors aging daily. Outreach triggered automatically at each aging band.

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Chargebacks: Agent detects immediately, assembles evidence, files before deadline. 62% win rate.

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DSO: Updated from live ERP every night. Trends visible in real time.

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Escalations: Agent escalates to account manager when outreach fails. Before the relationship suffers.

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Result: DSO 30 to 35 days. AR team handles escalations and relationships.

AR results

What AR teams achieve in 90 days

30%

DSO reduction

Average reduction in Days Sales Outstanding in first quarter

97%

Cash application rate

Payments matched to open AR without manual intervention

62%

Chargeback win rate

vs industry average of 32% with manual dispute processes

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From AR query to cash applied in one motion. No ticket. No export. No waiting.

How it works

From manual AR to continuous collections in 4 to 6 weeks

Week 1 to 2

Map your AR workflow

ChatFin audits your AR aging structure, customer segments, collection rules, chargeback history, and ERP AR configuration. Automation scorecard at end of week two.

AR aging and segment mapping

Collection rule and escalation review

Chargeback history analysis

ERP AR API data quality check

Week 3 to 5

Connect and configure agents

ERP AR module connected. Cash application rules defined. Collection workflow triggers set by aging band and segment. Chargeback monitoring connected to payment processors.

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Payment processor chargeback feed connected

Month 2 onward

DSO falls every month

Agents go fully live. DSO begins declining in month one as collections run daily instead of weekly. Cash application exceptions drop as agent learns from approvals.

Month 1: DSO tracking live, collections daily

Month 2: Cash application 95%+ accuracy

Month 3: DSO down 20 to 30%

AR team focused on escalations and relationships

From the ChatFin blog

Your AR team should be managing customer relationships, not chasing payments.

When cash applies itself, collections run daily, and chargebacks are filed automatically, the AR team manages exceptions and relationships. DSO falls as a result of the process, not the team working harder.

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Cash application, collections, chargeback defense, and DSO management on one platform

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Native ERP write-back. Standard AR transactions. Full audit trail in your ERP.

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30% DSO reduction in first quarter. 97% cash application accuracy.

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Works on NetSuite, SAP, JDE, Dynamics 365, Acumatica, Sage Intacct.

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