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Introducing Access Collect: A Smarter, Faster Way to Take Control of Credit Management

Finance teams today face an increasingly difficult challenge: late payments are rising, admin workloads are growing, and visibility over cashflow is often fragmented across disconnected systems. Credit controllers spend hours chasing invoices, updating spreadsheets, and piecing together customer payment data, all of which drains time and delays cash collection. 

To help finance teams overcome these challenges, we’re excited to announce the launch of Access Collect, our brand new credit control solution built directly into Access Financials and Dimensions V3. Designed for finance teams who want to accelerate cash collection, reduce manual admin, and gain real time visibility of their cash position.

Posted 18/03/2025

What Is Automated Credit Control?

Automated credit control is the use of software to handle the routine steps involved in managing customer payments, such as sending reminders, flagging overdue invoices, and updating records. Instead of relying on manual follow‑ups or spreadsheets, automation applies consistent rules and real‑time data to keep the credit management process running smoothly. This helps businesses reduce admin effort, respond faster to issues, and gain clearer visibility of their cash position without constant manual intervention.

Why We Built Access Collect

For many organisations, the credit control process hasn’t evolved at the same pace as the rest of the finance function. Even with modern accounting systems in place, teams still rely on manual tasks such as:

  • Creating and sending payment reminders
  • Tracking overdue invoices across spreadsheets
  • Chasing customers individually via email    
  • Logging promises‑to‑pay in separate tools
  • Manually prioritising who to contact first


These tasks are repetitive, inefficient, and costly. More importantly, they leave businesses vulnerable to late payments, poor cashflow visibility, and increased risk of bad debt.

Access Collect changes this by bringing credit control into your finance system, eliminating the need for third party add ons, complex integrations, or costly implementation projects. 

What Access Collect Delivers

  1. Automated Invoice Chasing: Access Collect replaces repetitive invoice chasing tasks with smart, automated workflows that keep customers engaged without draining your team’s time. Finance teams can reduce manual chasing by up to 60%, saving as many as 468 hours every year.
  2. Real-Time Visibility of Your Cash Position: Instead of checking multiple reports or waiting for month‑end, Access Collect provides a live Accounts Receivable dashboard, With a live Accounts Receivable dashboard including DSO tracking, ageing analysis, and team performance views. CFOs and finance leaders gain instant clarity and can reduce debtor days by up to 25% thanks to real time visibility and better prioritisation.
  3. Intelligent Promise-to-Pay Tracking: Access Collect logs payment commitments, monitors deadlines, and automatically alerts your team when promises are broken, helping reduce bad debt by 28%. Escalation paths can be configured to ensure nothing slips through the cracks.
  4. Lightning-Fast Deployment - No Integration Needed: Because Access Collect is a native module within Access Evo, you can go live in hours, not weeks. There’s no middleware, external supplier setup, or integration project required. Just switch it on and start improving collections immediately.
  5. Smart Workflows + Enhanced Forecasting: Automated credit-control workflows help teams work faster and recover 75% of late payments sooner. And when connected to Access CashForecaster, businesses gain more accurate predictions rooted in real customer payment behaviour.

What This Means for Finance Teams

Access Collect empowers finance teams to:

  • Stay ahead of overdue debt
  • Unlock faster, more predictable cash collection
  • Free up hours of manual admin
  • Improve DSO and reduce bad debt
  • Strengthen forecasting accuracy
  • Give leadership real time financial clarity

Ultimately, it provides the automation and visibility needed to build a healthier, more resilient cashflow position.

See the Impact for Yourself

Want to understand what Access Collect could save your business? Use our built in ROI calculator to compare your current costs with projected savings.