How an IT Services Agency Cut Billing Delays by 80% Without Adding Staff!

🧩 The Problem

This Kolkata-based IT & marketing agency had solid clients β€” but cashflow was always stuck.

❌ Clients forgot to pay invoices on time
πŸ“ž Staff was manually following up on payments
πŸ“Š No proper record of billable hours or overdue bills
🀯 Owner was tracking everything in Google Sheets
πŸ§β€β™‚οΈ Managers were wasting hours just reconciling tasks vs payments

Billing was late. Salaries were delayed. Growth was on hold.

πŸ’‘ The Solution

  • They switched to a smarter backend using ERP + CRM + WhatsApp Automation.

    Here’s what we did, step by step πŸ‘‡

1️⃣ Step 1: Activated Finance Dashboard β€”

  • so the owner could see due invoices, client-wise billing, and follow-ups in real-time

2️⃣ Step 2: Setup Auto-Invoice module β€”

  • linked to project milestones and task hours logged

3️⃣ Step 3: Enabled WhatsApp Automation β€”

  • automatic reminders sent to clients 3 days before & after due date

4️⃣ Step 4: CRM Module β€”

  • used to add Deal Notes, categorize clients, and track billing cycle status

5️⃣ Step 5: Integrated Payroll & Attendance β€”

  • so employee work hours synced with client billing

6️⃣ Step 6: Set Alerts β€”

  • system flagged any invoice unpaid beyond 7 days

πŸ“Š The Result

βœ”οΈ 80% drop in payment delays
βœ”οΈ 100% bills sent on time β€” no manual chasing
βœ”οΈ Owner now gets daily cashflow summary on WhatsApp
βœ”οΈ Employees’ work hours = accurate billing = no revenue leakage
βœ”οΈ Payrolls now processed without delay or confusion

πŸ” Why It Worked

βœ… Automated invoices tied to real work, not guesswork
βœ… Follow-ups went before clients forgot, not after
βœ… One dashboard, everything visible β€” nothing missed
βœ… Team didn’t need to become accountants β€” they just worked, system tracked

πŸ“£ Final CTA

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ERP + CRM + WhatsApp = Peace of mind + Timely cashflow.