Recurring Billing

Automated recurring billing keeps retainer revenue flowing without manual invoice prep every month.

21 hrs
Time saved/month
11
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Recurring billing for compliance consulting clients involves manually reviewing contracts, duplicating invoices, sending them to clients, and tracking payments across multiple systems each month.

Automated recurring billing retrieves active contracts, generates and sends invoices on schedule, monitors payment status, and updates aging reports without manual intervention. Clients receive invoices on time, overdue reminders go out automatically, and the team gains hours each month.

Key features
Automatically generate and send invoices on the billing date for all active recurring clients
Monitor payment status and identify unpaid invoices from the prior cycle
Send overdue payment reminders to clients with outstanding balances
Update aging reports in real time to show invoice status by days overdue
Maintain a complete audit trail of all invoices, sends, and payment records

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Billing Cycle Date Arrivestrigger

The automation is triggered on the scheduled billing date for the month. The trigger checks the master recurring client list.

2. Fetch Client and Contract Data

The automation retrieves active recurring client records, contract amounts, and billing terms and.

3. Generate New Invoices

The automation creates new invoices for each active recurring client, copying line items and updating dates and invoice numbers automatically.

4. Send Invoice Notifications

The automation sends invoice emails to each client with the invoice attached or linked, using a standard template.

5. Check Prior Month Payments

The automation queries to identify which invoices from the previous cycle remain unpaid and calculates days overdue.

6. Send Overdue Reminders

The automation sends reminder emails to clients with outstanding balances, formatted by days overdue.

7. Update Aging Report

The automation updates the aging report with current payment status, days overdue, and outstanding amounts for all clients.

8. Post Completion Alert

The automation sends a summary notification to the finance team confirming the number of invoices generated, sent, and reminders dispatched.

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Estimated Time Saving
21hrs/month
Process pain:7.8/10
Mapped by:11 Companies

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