Accounts receivable

Accounts Receivable

Track outstanding customer invoices and manage collections for "$ARGUMENTS". Monitor what is owed to you, follow up on overdue payments, and forecast incoming cash.

Prerequisites

None — utility skill, run anytime.

Process

1. Collect outstanding receivables:

   • Gather all unpaid customer invoices
   • Record: customer name, invoice number, date, due date, amount, terms
   • Note any partial payments received

2. Assess collection status:

   • Current (0-30 days) — no action needed
   • 31-60 days — send reminder
   • 61-90 days — escalate follow-up
   • Over 90 days — consider collection action or write-off
   • Flag customers with recurring late payments

3. Plan collection actions:

   • Draft reminder messages for overdue invoices
   • Identify accounts needing phone follow-up
   • Recommend payment plan options for large balances
   • Flag potential bad debt for write-off review

4. Forecast incoming cash:

   • Estimate collection dates based on customer payment history
   • Calculate expected cash inflows by week/month
   • Identify concentration risk (too much owed by one customer)

5. Write the artifact to .metapowers/bookkeeping/$ARGUMENTS/accounts-receivable.md with sections:

   • Outstanding Invoices — table of all unpaid customer invoices
   • Aging Report — amounts by aging bucket
   • Collection Actions — recommended follow-up per account
   • Cash Forecast — expected inflows by period
   • Bad Debt Risk — accounts at risk of non-payment

Output

The accounts receivable report written to .metapowers/bookkeeping/$ARGUMENTS/accounts-receivable.md. Present a summary highlighting:

• Total outstanding receivables
• Aging distribution
• Recommended collection actions