Transform Order-to-Cash Complexity Into Scalable Performance
We partner with leaders to reduce friction, accelerate receivables, and build future-ready Order-to-Cash strategies that drive clarity, control, and cash flow.
Our Services
Health Check
A diagnostic review of your end-to-end Order-to-Cash (O2C) process. We assess performance, pinpoint inefficiencies, and identify gaps in systems, controls, and customer experience. Delivered with clear, prioritized recommendations to drive immediate impact and sustainable improvements.
Order-to-Cash Strategy
We design tailored O2C strategies aligned to your growth goals. From credit-to-cash process design to digital automation roadmaps, we help future-proof your operations. Our strategies prioritize cash flow, customer experience, and scalable operational excellence.
Training and Mentoring
Upskill your team with hands-on training and coaching across the O2C lifecycle. We offer role-specific sessions and leadership mentoring to build in-house capability, instill best practices, and foster continuous improvement.
Fractional Order-to-Cash Leadership
Gain executive-level O2C leadership without the full-time overhead. We step in as your fractional O2C lead — managing teams, driving transformation, and delivering results. Ideal for SMBs needing strategic oversight or interim support during change.
About
About ClearCycle Advisors
After three decades leading global finance operations at S&P Global, I decided it was time to take a different path — one where I could help many organizations, not just one.
Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of building and leading large-scale Order-to-Cash teams, integrating multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, and driving enterprise-wide risk, automation, and transformation initiatives across 10+ countries. I’ve worked at the intersection of finance, risk, and technology — managing global operations, outsourcing and insourcing critical functions, embedding AI tools, and executing strategies that made real, measurable impact.
But what I valued most — and what ultimately inspired ClearCycle Advisors — was helping teams do hard things well. Fixing broken processes. Strengthening culture. Aligning people, platforms, and policies. De-risking execution and setting up functions to not only work better today, but to thrive tomorrow.
Now, I help companies do just that — with practical, grounded guidance rooted in years of doing the work myself. Whether it’s a strategy refresh, a health check, fractional leadership, or team development, I bring an operator’s mindset with an advisor’s lens. I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t — and I’m here to help you move faster, safer, and smarter.
Because transformation doesn’t succeed on paper. It succeeds when people and processes work in sync — with clarity, accountability, and confidence in what comes next.
Ian Thompson Owner - Clear Cycle Advisors
FAQ: Clear Cycle Advisors - Order-to-Cash Advisory Services
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We work with all sized businesses across industries — especially those with complex or manual Order-to-Cash processes. If you invoice customers and care about cash flow, we can help.
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Order-to-Cash covers everything from when a customer places an order to when the cash is collected and applied. It includes order entry, invoicing, credit, collections, and cash application. A strong O2C process improves cash flow, customer satisfaction, and working capital.
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It’s a fast, structured assessment of your current billing, collections, and cash application process. We identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce cash delays — usually within 2–3 weeks.
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We offer everything from short diagnostic reviews to longer-term partnerships. Strategy development takes 4–6 weeks; implementation and change management can vary based on scope.
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No — we’re vendor-agnostic. We help you identify automation opportunities, evaluate tools if needed, and guide implementation — but we don’t sell software or receive commissions.
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Yes. We specialize in optimizing what you already have — processes, people, and platforms. We’ll partner with your team to drive improvements without adding unnecessary complexity.
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Absolutely. We offer hands-on training, documentation, and mentoring so your team can sustain the improvements long after we’re done.
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Start with a no-cost intro call. We’ll discuss your current challenges and goals, and recommend the best-fit starting point — whether that’s a health check, strategy session, or full project plan.
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