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How to set up Invoice Preferences for Payers

You can set Invoice communication preferences within Birdie.

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Written by Sabrina Treitz
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Please note: The following feature is available as part of Birdie’s Starter, Core, Advanced and Plus packages (As well as Care Management, Rostering & Finance, Premium, Entry and Essentials). Please get in touch if interested in more information on this feature!

Streamline your invoicing process and save valuable time by setting a default delivery preference for each payer. You can now choose whether a payer receives their invoices by email or by post, removing the need to check each time you send a bill. This helps to reduce errors and makes your finance workflow much more efficient.

How to set up invoice preferences for a new payer

If you need to add invoice preferences for a new payer, start by:

  • Going to the Finance tab

  • Select Manage Invoicing in the left-hand sidebar

  • Select Funding: Payers from the drop-down menu

Here you can create a new payer by clicking the plus icon (+) button.

 Birdie Finance "Funding: Payers" page showing left sidebar with "Funding: Payers" highlighted in blue. Main content displays payer card for "Abigail Fletcher" marked as Active, showing 0 active contracts, Direct debit payment method, and "Clients assigned" section at bottom.

From here, you can then add:

  • Payer name

  • Sending preference

  • Payer email address

  • Payer phone number

  • Payer Address

  • Payment method (Invoicing preference)

"Payer details" form showing "Sending preferences" section highlighted in teal circle with three radio button options: "By email", "By post", and "None" (selected). Form includes fields for Payer name, Payer email, Payer phone number , Payer address, and Payment method options: Direct debit, Manual, and None (selected).

Click Save when you are done. If you would like more details on this process, see the article here.


How to set up invoice preferences for an existing payer

You can also update an existing payer by:

  • Clicking on the payer's name

  • Clicking the Edit icon in the right-hand corner

  • Select their preference

  • Click Save when you are done

Funding: Payers page showing search for "Harry" with Harry Lear payer profile displayed. Right side shows payer details including email, phone, address, and "Sending preferences" with edit button highlighted in teal circle. Shows "All preferences" link and contract details for "Betty page private care".


How to filter by Invoice Preferences

Once you have set those preferences, you can then filter by the invoice preference of the payer.

You can do this via the Invoices tab, click on Filter and then select the invoice preference under Sending Preferences.

 View Invoices page with "View Invoices" highlighted in teal circle in left sidebar. Main content shows invoice list with "Filters" button highlighted in teal circle. Filter panel displays options for Invoice Period, Contract, Care recipient, Payer, Groups, Sending preferences (Email to payer, Post to payer, None), and Payment methods (Manual, Direct debit, None).

Please note: adding an email is only mandatory for payers who want invoices to be emailed, so you can leave it blank in the case of those who want theirs posted.


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