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Accounts Recieveable Request

Adam Chapman made this Freedom of Information request to Bristol City Council

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From: Adam Chapman

1 April 2011

Dear Bristol City Council,

I would like some information about your Accounts Receivable
processes.

Please indicate:

1. How many payments do you receive on average per day?
2. How many are BACS?
3. How many are cheques?
4. How many are council tax payments?
5. How many are rent payments?
6. How many are remittance slips?
7. How many people are engaged full time in allocating cash?
8. How many people file remittances?
9. How many people are processing cheques?
10. How many people match receipts to invoices?
11. How many people are manually keying the matches to the sales
ledger?
12. How many people reconcile daily cash?
13. How long does it take to clear a day’s cash?
14. Which finance system/accounting package do you use to process
customer’s payments?

Please send me the responses by email.

Many thanks and kindest regards,

Yours faithfully,

Adam Chapman

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1 April 2011

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20 April 2011


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Adam,

Please find attached my response to your request.

Regards,

Mike Barnes
STS Business Support Manager
Bristol City Council
Parkview Office Campus
0117 35 21400

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Dear Bristol City Council,

I would like some information about your Accounts Receivable
processes.

Please indicate:

1. How many payments do you receive on average per day?
2. How many are BACS?
3. How many are cheques?
4. How many are council tax payments?
5. How many are rent payments?
6. How many are remittance slips?
7. How many people are engaged full time in allocating cash?
8. How many people file remittances?
9. How many people are processing cheques?
10. How many people match receipts to invoices?
11. How many people are manually keying the matches to the sales
ledger?
12. How many people reconcile daily cash?
13. How long does it take to clear a day’s cash?
14. Which finance system/accounting package do you use to process
customer’s payments?

Please send me the responses by email.

Many thanks and kindest regards,

Yours faithfully,

Adam Chapman

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