The hardest AR work isn't the dunning email — it's everything around it
AR teams spend 15–20% of their time on cash application and up to 25% on deduction resolution — document-heavy, matching-heavy operational work. Cadel's accounts receivable automation software handles the complexity that happens before and around the payment.
Where AR automation software makes the difference
Most accounts receivable software optimizes collections outreach. Cadel solves the operational complexity upstream — the extraction, matching, and validation work that determines whether a payment can be applied, a deduction is valid, or a dispute needs escalation.
Cash application
Match incoming payments to open invoices — even with partial payments, short-pays, deductions, or missing remittance data. Any format: PDF, email, EDI 820, bank files.
Deduction management
Classify deduction types automatically. Cross-reference against trade promotions, contracts, proof of delivery, and shipping documents. Route for approval or dispute.
Invoice validation
Verify invoices match contract terms, pricing agreements, and delivery records before they go out — eliminating billing disputes at the source.
Payment-to-order matching
Trace payments back through the full chain — from remittance to invoice to purchase order to contract — resolving discrepancies automatically.
Multi-format extraction
Remittance advice arrives as PDFs, Excel attachments, email body text, EDI, or portal downloads. Cadel extracts structured data from all of them.
AR reconciliation
Continuous matching of AR sub-ledger to GL, customer statements to AR records, and intercompany AR to corresponding AP.
How it works
Extract
Ingest remittance advice, deduction notices, and payment data from any source and format. AI extracts structured data automatically.
Match
Multi-dimensional matching across payments, invoices, contracts, and delivery records — with tolerance logic for real-world discrepancies.
Resolve
Classify deductions, validate against source documents, and route exceptions to the right team with full context attached.
Reconcile
Continuous AR-to-GL reconciliation. Customer statement matching. Always audit-ready.
Frequently asked questions
What is accounts receivable automation software?
Accounts receivable automation software uses AI and machine learning to automate the operational complexity in AR — cash application, deduction resolution, payment matching, and reconciliation. Unlike collections-only tools, modern AR automation software targets the document-heavy, matching-heavy work that determines whether payments can be applied and deductions are valid.
What is the best accounts receivable automation software?
The best accounts receivable automation software depends on your primary bottleneck. For cash application and deduction management, Cadel automates the matching-heavy work that manual AR teams spend 40%+ of their time on. Key criteria: cash application match rate, deduction classification accuracy, ERP integration depth, and time-to-value.
How does AR automation software reduce DSO?
AR automation software reduces Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) by eliminating the manual processing delays that sit between payment receipt and cash application. When payments can be matched and applied automatically — even with missing remittance data or partial payments — cash is recognized faster and collection teams spend time on disputes that actually need human judgment, not routine matching.
How is Cadel different from collections tools like HighRadius or Tesorio?
Collections tools optimize outreach — who to call, when to send reminders. Cadel solves what happens around the payment: matching a $47K wire with no remittance to 14 open invoices, classifying a retailer chargeback against a trade promotion agreement, or reconciling AR to GL across entities. We're complementary to collections platforms.
What types of deductions can Cadel handle?
Trade promotion deductions, pricing discrepancies, freight and logistics chargebacks, return deductions, compliance fines, cash discount disputes, and withholding tax deductions. Cadel classifies the type, validates against source documents, and routes for approval or dispute.
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See how Cadel automates the operational complexity in your AR workflow.
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