Accounts receivable collections that run on their own

How AR collections run in Makatea

1. Upload your open invoices. Excel, CSV or the API.
2. Choose the sequence. Days before and after the due date, with the channel for each.
3. Makatea sends the reminders. Each customer gets their own amount and date.
4. Payments and promises are recorded. The sequence stops or pauses for that customer.
5. Your team handles the short list. Disputes, calls and payment agreements.

What accounts receivable automation changes

A collection sequence that works

Start with this sequence and adjust it after a month. Makatea shows which message gets the most payments.

The numbers that improve

Makatea saves your starting point on day one. It then compares on-time payment and days past due every month.

You see the change in your own portfolio, not an average from someone else. Days sales outstanding falls when reminders go out before the due date.

Accounts payable and receivable

Makatea works on the receivable side. Bills you pay to suppliers stay in your accounting system. The API sends payment events back so both sides stay in step.

What to look for in AR collections software

• A clean import. Your aging report from Excel or your accounting system should load without retyping.
• Sequences by stage. Before the due date, on the day, after it and the final notice each need a different message.
• Channels in order. WhatsApp first, then email, with the next step only when the customer does not reply.
• Payments and promises recorded on the account. The balance and the next step should update without a spreadsheet.
• A prioritised work list. The team should open the day with the accounts that need a person.
• An API and webhooks. Larger teams sync customers and payments with the systems they already run.

Makatea covers each point and keeps every message under your business name.

Your first week with Makatea

The 14-day trial starts with your first upload. Both weeks run on your real invoices.

AR collections by industry

Each industry keeps its own wording. Makatea sends the version you choose to each group of customers.

When AR collections software pays for itself

Count the hours your team spends on reminders each month. Add the value of invoices paid late and the cost of the cash you wait for.

A team that spends two days a month on reminders already costs more than the Essential plan in most countries. The hours come back on the first month.

The larger gain is timing. Invoices paid on the due date instead of three weeks later shorten the cash cycle for the whole business.

Details for AR teams

• Makatea has a REST API and webhooks to sync customers, invoices and payments with other systems.
• Every plan includes more than one user, and each account shows who replied last and what was agreed.
• Accounting software usually sends one email. Makatea runs a full sequence on WhatsApp and email, records replies and promises, and builds the list of accounts to call.
• The weekly summary lists who paid, who promised and who has not replied, so the team starts Monday with the accounts that need a person.

Pricing

Every plan includes all of Makatea and starts with 14 days free with no card. The annual plan costs ten months for twelve. Above 3,000 customers the plan is set by volume.

Who uses Makatea for AR collections

• Distributors and wholesalers with hundreds of shops on credit terms.
• Schools and universities with monthly fees.
• Internet providers and utilities with recurring bills.
• Property managers and housing societies with rent and maintenance charges.
• Service firms that bill a monthly retainer.