Invoice chasing

Professional invoice chasing, handled for you.

You send the invoices. We follow up the ones that have not been paid, professionally and in your name, until the money comes in or you know exactly why it has not.

The simple version

What an invoice chasing service does.

Invoice chasing means following up customers when payment is due or overdue, keeping track of what they say, and making sure an unpaid invoice does not simply sit there. Steinfin does that follow-up for you.

You send the invoice
Steinfin follows it up
Customer pays or replies
You stay informed
The problem

Chasing invoices yourself is nobody's real job.

When follow-up is left to whoever has a spare moment, an overdue invoice gets passed around until it quietly falls through the cracks.

Left to the team
Owner Sales Finance Spreadsheet Inbox Next action?

Everyone assumes someone else has it. Nobody clearly owns the next step.

With Steinfin
StatusOverdue, 6 days
Last contactReminder sent Monday
Next actionCall Wednesday

One owner, one clear history, one next action on every invoice.

How it works

Follow one unpaid invoice from sent to paid.

Here is how Steinfin works a single invoice. Consistent follow-up at each stage, and a clear next step every time, so it keeps moving instead of stalling.

  1. Day 0

    Invoice sent

    We pick it up from your accounting system.

  2. Due date

    Gentle reminder

    A friendly nudge around the due date.

  3. +3 days

    Overdue

    Follow-up starts by email and phone.

  4. +6 days

    Customer replies

    "We will pay Friday." We record it.

  5. Friday

    Promise missed

    We follow up again the same day.

  6. Paid

    Paid in full

    Cash in, account closed, visible to you.

It is not just reminders

What happens when a customer replies.

Good chasing is about what you do with the response. Every reply leads to a clear next step.

Payment confirmed

We record it and watch for the money to land.

Promise to pay

The date is recorded and followed up if it is missed.

Query raised

We identify the issue early and keep it moving to resolution.

Needs your decision

Sensitive cases come back to you with the full context.

A promise, recorded
CustomerKingsway Fabrication
Said"We will pay Friday"
RecordedPromise, Fri 25th
Next actionFollow up if not received
A query, surfaced early

Payment is often held up for a simple reason, not a refusal. We find it fast and keep it moving.

Missing PO Wrong detail Approval needed Missing document Pricing question
Why it works

Consistent follow-up, not occasional.

Chasing only works if it actually happens when it should. In-house, it tends to start strong and then tail off. We keep it steady.

Chasing it yourself
Follow-up stops the moment things get busy.
With Steinfin
Every account followed up on schedule, every week.
Your customers stay yours

Professional follow-up, in your name.

Your customers still hear from your business. Every message goes out in a tone you approve, polite and persistent, the way a good colleague would chase. We agree the wording and the boundaries with you first.

  • Sent as your business, not a third party.
  • Firm when it needs to be, never pushy.
  • Sensitive accounts handed back to you.
Reminder, in your name

Hi Sarah, just a friendly reminder that invoice 1048 for £4,800$6,000€5,600C$8,150 is now a few days past its due date. Could you let us know when we can expect payment, or flag anything that is holding it up so we can help sort it out?

Customer

Apologies, this one slipped through on our side. It is approved now and we will get it paid on Friday.

Recorded and confirmed

No problem at all, thanks for letting us know. We have noted it down for Friday and will keep an eye out, then confirm with you once it reaches us.

Full visibility

You never have to ask whether it was chased.

Every invoice carries its own history: the last contact, what the customer said, any promise, the next action and whether it has been paid. You can just look.

Invoice 1048 · activity
Reminder sentDay the invoice fell due
Overdue follow-up, by phone+3 days
Customer promised Friday+6 days
Promise missed, followed upFriday
Paid in fullAccount closed
Fits your setup

Keep invoicing the way you already do.

You carry on raising invoices in the accounting software you already use. Through authorised access or regular exports, we see what is unpaid and manage the follow-up around each one. Nothing about your invoicing has to change.

Which service is right

Invoice chasing is the most focused way to start.

If your main problem is unpaid invoices that need consistent follow-up, this is the service. If you want a broader ongoing process, two related services go further.

Who it is for

Built for businesses that are tired of chasing.

B2B businesses that sell on invoice and regularly wait to be paid.

Teams without the time to follow up every overdue invoice properly.

Owners or salespeople who keep ending up chasing payments.

Anyone who wants professional follow-up without hiring another person.

Sectors where payment waits on approvals, like construction, recruitment or marketing agencies.

Wholesale and agency businesses with lots of outstanding invoices.

Getting started

A simple start, with little work on your side.

  1. 1

    Review

    We look at your outstanding invoices and how you chase today.

  2. 2

    Agree the rules

    Tone, timing and when something should come back to you.

  3. 3

    Set up access

    Authorised access to your accounting system, or regular exports. No change to how you invoice.

  4. 4

    Start following up

    Consistent chasing begins, in your name, with everything tracked.

  5. 5

    Stay updated

    You see the status and next action on every invoice.

Pricing

Simple monthly pricing, based on your ledger.

Invoice chasing is part of the Steinfin service plans: a predictable monthly retainer that scales with the size of your ledger.

See full pricing
From
£299$399€349C$499 / month
Shown in GBP, based on your location.
A simple first step

See which invoices need chasing first.

Start with a free AR health check. We review your outstanding invoices and show you where payment is getting held up, plus a few things you can act on. No cost, no obligation.

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Questions

Invoice chasing, answered.

What is an invoice chasing service?

It is a service that follows up your customers when an invoice is due or overdue, keeps track of their replies and promises to pay, and makes sure unpaid invoices do not just sit in the ledger. Steinfin does that follow-up for you, in your name, so your team does not have to keep chasing.

When should you chase an unpaid invoice?

Sooner and more consistently than most businesses manage on their own. A gentle reminder around the due date, prompt follow-up once it is overdue, and a clear next step every time a customer replies. The key is that it happens on schedule, not only when someone remembers.

Can Steinfin chase invoices in our company name?

Yes. Every reminder, email and call goes out as your business, using the wording and tone you approve. To your customer it reads as your own finance team getting in touch.

Will our customers know invoice chasing is outsourced?

No. We work as an extension of your team and communicate in your name, so the follow-up looks and sounds like it comes from you.

What happens if a customer promises to pay but does not?

We record the promised date and follow up the moment it is missed, rather than letting it slip. Every promise has a date and a next action attached to it.

What happens if a customer disputes an invoice or raises a query?

We spot the query early, note it, and keep it moving towards resolution. If it needs a commercial decision or information only you have, we bring it back to you with the context, then carry on once you respond.

Can you chase invoices through our accounting software?

Yes. We work alongside the systems you already use, including Xero, QuickBooks and Sage, through authorised access you grant from your own account, or regular exports, and use the invoice information to manage the follow-up. You keep raising invoices exactly as you do now.

How often do you follow up?

To a schedule we agree with you, based on how overdue an invoice is and the customer. The point is consistency: follow-up that keeps happening at the right moments rather than tailing off when everyone gets busy.

Can we still contact the customer ourselves?

Yes. You can step in on any invoice whenever you want. We keep a clear record of every contact so nobody gets chased twice.

How much does invoice chasing cost?

Invoice chasing is part of the Steinfin service plans, charged as a simple monthly retainer based on the size of your ledger. See the pricing page for the current tiers, shown in your local currency.

Wondering what a late invoice could add up to? Try our late payment interest calculator for UK and Irish invoices.

Stop chasing. Start getting paid.

Hand your unpaid invoices to Steinfin and let your team get back to the work that grows the business. It starts with one short, free conversation.

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