Efficiently operating an organization or business requires upper-level department heads to collaborate cohesively in efforts of meeting organizational demands. Although departmental managers work independently, they contribute collectively. In this paper, I will discuss the collaboration of the finance director and the department administrator and how they collaborate to carry out organization goals. I will explain contributions the finance manager and the administrator make in efforts of reducing accounts receivable days. I will also describe bonuses paid based on profitability.
Reducing accounts receivables requires strategic financial planning. Finance managers and the department administrators role in this process is crucial. The finance manager would be assignment with generating reports; frequently, in efforts of reducing accounts receivable days, an aged trial balance statement is created. The aged trial balance report is a document that lists accounts in their respective order. The administrator would be able to create a plan that prioritizes accounts from oldest to newest; also, the administrator would formulate a system for medical billing staff to ensuring codes for services are correctly entered to avoid rejections and ensuring services are properly classified as charitable or uncollectible debts. The financial statements generated by the
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1. Obtain an aged trial balance of individual customer accounts. Recalculate the total and trace to the general ledger control account.
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The Account and Finance Department is committed to exceed the expectations of the company with the highest standards, service and quality work. We value the company’s goals and strive to maintain long-standing relationships with all vendors, as well as timely service.
-Maintaining accounts receivable aging reports and constantly review and resolve past due, credit, and debit
The interview with Colin Smith, from Office Products Depot, meant I was able to identify the accounts receivable subsystem they used and their accounts receivable management. I focussed on their policies for the offering and checking of credit, managing credit levels, charging the credit customers, receiving payment from credit customers and the general management of credit customers. I will be using the information from the interview with Colin as well as information from fictitious accounts receivable to explain their policies.
Tighten up collection of receivables so that receivables account for less than 19% of Sales (1985). Pursue more aggressive strategy of collections;
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