CM September 2020
The CICM magazine for consumer and commercial credit professionals
The CICM magazine for consumer and commercial credit professionals
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Each of our Corporate Partners is carefully selected for<br />
their commitment to the profession, best practice in the<br />
Credit Industry and the quality of services they provide.<br />
We are delighted to showcase them here.<br />
THEY'RE WAITING TO TALK TO YOU...<br />
Hays Credit Management is a national specialist<br />
division dedicated exclusively to the recruitment of<br />
credit management and receivables professionals,<br />
at all levels, in the public and private sectors. As<br />
the CI<strong>CM</strong>’s only Premium Corporate Partner, we<br />
are best placed to help all clients’ and candidates’<br />
recruitment needs as well providing guidance on<br />
CV writing, career advice, salary bench-marking,<br />
marketing of vacancies, advertising and campaign<br />
led recruitment, competency-based interviewing,<br />
career and recruitment trends.<br />
T: 07834 260029<br />
E: karen.young@hays.com<br />
W: www.hays.co.uk/creditcontrol<br />
The Atradius Collections business model is to support<br />
businesses and their recoveries. We are seeing a<br />
deterioration and increase in unpaid invoices placing<br />
pressures on cashflow for those businesses. Brexit is<br />
causing uncertainty and we are seeing a significant<br />
impact on the UK economy with an increase in<br />
insolvencies, now also impacting the continent and<br />
spreading. Our geographical presence is expanding<br />
and with a single IT platform across the globe we can<br />
provide greater efficiencies and effectiveness to our<br />
clients to recover their unpaid invoices.<br />
T: +44 (0)2920 824700<br />
W: www.atradiuscollections.com/uk/<br />
Shoosmiths’ highly experienced team will work<br />
closely with credit teams to recover commercial<br />
debts as quickly and cost effectively as possible.<br />
We have an in depth knowledge of all areas of debt<br />
recovery, including:<br />
• Pre-litigation services to effect early recovery and<br />
keep costs down • Litigation service • Insolvency<br />
• Post-litigation services including enforcement<br />
As a client of Shoosmiths, you will find us quick to<br />
relate to your goals, and adept at advising you on the<br />
most effective way of achieving them.<br />
T: 03700 86 3000<br />
E: paula.swain@shoosmiths.co.uk<br />
W: www.shoosmiths.co.uk<br />
Forums International has been running Credit and<br />
Industry Forums since 1991 covering a range of<br />
industry sectors and international trading. Attendance<br />
is for credit professionals of all levels. Our forums<br />
are not just meetings but communities which<br />
aim to prepare our members for the challenges<br />
ahead. Attending for the first time is free for you to<br />
gauge the benefits and meet the members and we<br />
only have pre-approved Partners, so you will never<br />
intentionally be sold to.<br />
T: +44 (0)1246 555055<br />
E: info@forumsinternational.co.uk<br />
W: www.forumsinternational.co.uk<br />
Improve cash flow, cash collection and prevent late<br />
payment with Corrivo from Data Interconnect.<br />
Corrivo, intelligent invoice to cash automation<br />
highlights where accounts receivable teams should<br />
focus their effort for best results. Easy-to-learn,<br />
Invoicing, Collection and Dispute modules get collection<br />
teams up and running fast. Minimal IT input required.<br />
Real-time dashboards, reporting and self-service<br />
customer portals, improve customer communication<br />
and satisfaction scores. Cost-effective, flexible Corrivo,<br />
super-charges your cash collection effort.<br />
T: +44 (0)1367 245777<br />
E: sales@datainterconnect.co.uk<br />
W: www.datainterconnect.com<br />
Serrala optimizes the Universe of Payments for<br />
organisations seeking efficient cash visibility<br />
and secure financial processes. As an SAP<br />
Partner, Serrala supports over 3,500 companies<br />
worldwide. With more than 30 years of experience<br />
and thousands of successful customer projects,<br />
including solutions for the entire order-to-cash<br />
process, Serrala provides credit managers and<br />
receivables professionals with the solutions they<br />
need to successfully protect their business against<br />
credit risk exposure and bad debt loss.<br />
T: +44 118 207 0450<br />
E: contact@serrala.com<br />
W: www.serrala.com<br />
American Express® is a globally recognised<br />
provider of business payment solutions, providing<br />
flexible capabilities to help companies drive<br />
growth. These solutions support buyers and<br />
suppliers across the supply chain with working<br />
capital and cashflow.<br />
By creating an additional lever to help support<br />
supplier/client relationships American Express is<br />
proud to be an innovator in the business payments<br />
space.<br />
T: +44 (0)1273 696933<br />
W: www.americanexpress.com<br />
C2FO turns receivables into cashflow and payables<br />
into income, uniquely connecting buyers and<br />
suppliers to allow discounts in exchange for<br />
early payment of approved invoices. Suppliers<br />
access additional liquidity sources by accelerating<br />
payments from buyers when required in just two<br />
clicks, at a rate that works for them. Buyers, often<br />
corporates with global supply chains, benefit from<br />
the C2FO solution by improving gross margin while<br />
strengthening the financial health of supply chains<br />
through ethical business practices.<br />
T: 07799 692193<br />
E: anna.donadelli@c2fo.com<br />
W: www.c2fo.com<br />
Esker’s Accounts Receivable (AR) solution removes<br />
the all-too-common obstacles preventing today’s<br />
businesses from collecting receivables in a<br />
timely manner. From credit management to cash<br />
allocation, Esker automates each step of the orderto-cash<br />
cycle. Esker’s automated AR system helps<br />
companies modernise without replacing their<br />
core billing and collections processes. By simply<br />
automating what should be automated, customers<br />
get the post-sale experience they deserve and your<br />
team gets the tools they need.<br />
T: +44 (0)1332 548176<br />
E: sam.townsend@esker.co.uk<br />
W: www.esker.co.uk<br />
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