With the subscription economy, you’re focusing on longer-term customer relationships instead of transactions. That means billing, revenue recognition, forecasting, and SaaS metrics can get a little complex. 

These processes can be even more tedious and time-consuming if you’re using a small business accounting application. Software like QuickBooks was designed to support product-centric models rather than subscription businesses with long-term customer relationships.  

Having this system approach brings hurdles such as fragmented customer lifecycles across upsells, down-sells, and renewal orders, complex tracking and forecasting revenue streams, and lack of separate schedules for billing and revenue. 

If you’re using spreadsheets for financial processes, you’re likely wasting time and making expensive mistakes, not to mention the inability to scale. 

Thankfully, there’s a better way. By moving your subscription business to automated billing and financials, you can: 

• Simplify and streamline financial processes. 
• Reduce quote-to-cash cycle time. 
• Accelerate monthly close. 
• Improve cash flow. 
• Free up time to focus on strategy, innovation, and growth. 

Ditch the spreadsheets for good. A contract-based financial solution provides one system of record to automate and manage billing, revenue recognition, forecasting, and SaaS metrics, allowing you to focus more on building that lasting relationship with your consumers. 

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