Accounts Receivable Outsourcing and Outsourced Accounts Payable
Payables and receivables decide how much cash you actually have. Outsourcing both to one team means the same people see money going out and coming in, and can tell you what next month looks like.
The cost of AP and AR done on the side
When payables are processed whenever someone has time, bills get paid twice or late, early-payment terms are missed and vendors start calling. When receivables are nobody's main job, invoices go out late, follow-ups stop after one email and days sales outstanding creeps up. Both problems show up as a cash squeeze long before they show up in a report.
Outsourced accounts payable
- Invoice intake from email or portal, with OCR capture and two- or three-way matching
- Approval workflows that respect your access controls
- Duplicate detection and vendor reconciliation before anything is paid
- Weekly, biweekly or custom payment runs prepared for your approval
DNA Growth's write-up on why cost per invoice is the wrong AP metric explains why control matters more than throughput.
Accounts receivable outsourcing
- Customer invoicing on your billing cycle, including recurring billing
- Payment tracking and cash application to the ledger
- Structured follow-up and dunning, with disputes logged and adjustments tracked
- Customer aging reports you can act on
The aim is faster cash without damaging customer relationships, which is why follow-ups use your templates and tone. Scope for both sides is listed on the main site's AP and AR outsourcing page, which ranks among DNA Growth's strongest service pages.
Who outsources AP/AR, and what they get back
Founders get payment visibility without running the process; controllers and CFOs get working-capital reporting and a faster close; PE- and VC-backed companies get the discipline investors expect. Accounting firms use the same team for client AP/AR, either as outsourced staff or under their own brand through white-label AP/AR. For a deeper view of the receivables side, read accounts receivable outsourcing for CFOs and CPAs.
Reports you should expect every week
A well-run outsourced AP/AR function reports, not just processes. Each week you should see bills due in the next fortnight, payments scheduled for release, customer balances by age bucket, and any disputes or blocked invoices. Monthly, the team should explain movements in days payable and days sales outstanding. DNA Growth includes AP/AR forecasting and cash position reporting in its scope, so payables and receivables data feed straight into cash planning rather than sitting in separate spreadsheets.
Same service, different angle
This page is written for businesses and accounting firms outsourcing the work. Read the other versions if they fit you better:
Frequently asked questions
Does outsourcing AP mean someone else can pay our bills?
Not unless you want it to. Payment runs are typically prepared by the outsourced team and released by an approver on your side, keeping segregation of duties.
Can you work in our existing AP tools?
DNA Growth works across common AP/AR platforms, ERPs and payment integrations without requiring a migration.
Will customers know collections are outsourced?
Follow-ups can be sent using your templates and processes, so customers deal with your business as usual.