What is credit control software?
Credit control software helps businesses manage overdue customer invoices, send payment reminders, track responses and follow up on outstanding balances. Numra also supports customer statements, promises to pay, disputes, credit holds and late payment interest.
Is credit control the same as debt collection?
No. Credit control is the ongoing process of managing customer balances and following up on overdue invoices. Debt collection can involve more formal recovery activity. Numra provides software for your finance team's credit control process, not an outsourced debt collection service.
Can Numra chase by customer statement instead of individual invoice?
Yes. You can send reminders for individual invoices or use a monthly customer statement cycle. The approach can be configured for different customers or groups.
Will Numra chase a customer who has already paid?
Numra checks the latest available accounting balance before sending a reminder. If a payment has been recorded and the invoice is no longer due, it won't chase that amount. If a payment hasn't yet been recorded, Numra may not know about it. Cash Allocation can provide additional visibility into payments awaiting allocation.
Can I see what reminders are going out?
Yes. Numra shows upcoming statements, reminders and follow-ups, including their recipients and amounts. It also shows which customers have been held back and why.
What happens when a customer replies?
Numra identifies replies to its chasing emails and labels them in your inbox. It pauses chasing for review, records relevant information such as promised payment dates and prepares a response for your team to review.
Does Numra reply to customers automatically?
No. Numra can prepare replies, but a person reviews and sends them.
Can Numra track promises to pay?
Yes. Numra records promised dates and amounts from customer replies or manual entries. It pauses chasing while the promise is active and creates a follow-up task if the payment is not recorded as promised.
What happens when a customer disputes an invoice?
Your team can record the dispute, including the reason, date and affected invoices. Numra pauses chasing on disputed amounts and keeps the history. If a credit is agreed, your team can prepare a credit note for approval in the accounting system.
Can Numra put customers on credit hold?
Yes. Your team can place a customer on hold in Numra and record the reason. Where supported by the connected accounting system, the hold can also be applied there. Numra keeps the hold visible to your team and related workflows.
Can Numra calculate late payment interest?
Yes. Numra can calculate statutory late payment interest and applicable fixed compensation for qualifying business invoices in the UK and Ireland. The feature is optional, and your team decides whether to raise a charge.
Does Numra take payments from customers?
No. Numra manages reminders, statements, account activity and credit control decisions. It does not collect or move customer funds.
Can I use Credit Control through Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. Numra MCP lets authorised users review overdue accounts, inspect promises and disputes, and prepare follow-up actions through Claude or ChatGPT. Actions that affect customers or accounting records require confirmation.