Credit Manager is becoming Data Manager: the changing credit world

Sharomy Autar
Aug. 21, 2020 - Reading Time 6 minutes

Credit management is constantly changing. Finance departments have already switched from binders full of paper to spreadsheets, but now we are seeing fully automated credit systems taking over a large part of the tasks. One thing remains unchanged: the credit manager will always have to deal with customer and prospect data. How is this data changing the role of today’s credit manager? And how do you draw up a credit strategy that is future-proof?

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Why reliable data is indispensable for a good credit management strategy

Met behulp van geautomatiseerde oplossingen kun je krediet processen verbeteren en versnellen. Automatisering is in te zetten op verschillende vlakken. Zo kan je gehele klantacceptatie processen automatiseren, maar helpt automatisering ook bij een ultieme klantbeleving. Denk bijvoorbeeld aan automatische bedankmails bij betaling of automatische alerts die klanten krijgen in de mail in de vorm van een betalingsherinnering (lees: lagere DSO, hogere klanttevredenheid).

Due to the high degree of automation and digitization, data is playing an increasingly large role in today’s finance departments. The traditional credit manager is suddenly being given responsibility for aspects such as data governance and data quality. After all, automated credit solutions base their decisions on data. The data on which these decisions are taken must therefore always be accurate, complete and reliable.

Credit data for the entire organization

Het leven van de credit manager wordt een stuk makkelijker wanneer ook andere afdelingen kredietbeslissingen kunnen nemen zonder jouw tussenkomst. Neem bijvoorbeeld de sales afdeling. We schreven er al eerder over: je bent er liever te vroeg, dan te laat bij als het gaat om beslissingen over de kredietwaardigheid van een nieuwe klant. Hoe ideaal is het als sales teams zelf toegang hebben tot gegevens waarmee zij kunnen zien welke betaalvoorwaarden aan te bevelen zijn?

Real-time data over klanten en prospects biedt hiervoor uitkomst. Met een dataleverancier als Altares Dun & Bradstreet, kan je komen tot maatwerkoplossingen voor customized scoring. Binnen zo’n oplossing beschik je niet alleen over kredietdata uit het verleden, maar ook over voorspellende modellen en indicatoren.

The advantages

  • A single reliable source of credit information;
  • The entire organization always has the most up-to-date customer data at its disposal;
  • Employees without a finance or compliance background are enabled to make credit decisions;
  • And on top of that: huge time savings.

Each day we help our customers automate customer acceptance checks. Altares Dun & Bradstreet has been known for decades as the supplier of credit data for businesses. This of course makes us a reliable partner for this, but in the meantime we can provide much more than just credit reports.

Bij Altares Dun & Bradstreet blijven we innoveren, want de credit wereld staat niet stil. De innovaties in de wereld van Credit Management vragen om een andere mindset van credit managers. Download onze paper “Het overwinnen van innovatie-obstakels als Credit Manager” en ontdek hoe je om kunt gaan met het veranderende speelveld.

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