Functions Of Sewer Billing Software

By Daphne Bowen


The aim of utilities is to provide basic services to the population. These services include water, sewerage, electricity and natural gas. Manual utility billing can be complicated. Most utility companies have adopted sewer billing software which enables them to keep track of their consumption of the products and services they provide to their customers.

A utility invoicing program calculates the usage of the sewer services and then determines the revenues accruing to that company. This software is most suitable if the company had already installed automatic meter readers. The meter readers are able to transmit data to those company remotely thereby enabling them to generate bills.

The functions of such a system include collection of data on the usage of the sewer services. The automatic meter readers installed in the homes provide data concerning usage. From the collected data, bills can be generated according to charge rates. The bills are automated which means that they can be sent to the clients via emails. This has reduced the postage costs that were incurred by the companies earlier.

Adopting an automated system means that the customers will be billed accurately because of those already eliminated human error. The bills will also be sent on time. The software also provides an online platform where customers can view important information from their portals. Therefore, the volumes of calls from customers to the call center also reduce because most of their concerns can be addressed from their customer portals. Customer satisfaction is improved.

The automated system used to bill clients provides the customer with a detailed description of their usage of the service. The sewer company can send the bills to their clients via emails, thereby reducing their postage costs significantly.

Customer account management is more efficient in a company using such programs for paying. Customers who are late in paying their bills can be fined and given penalties just by the click of a button. Bills can also be resent to the clients who have requested so. It is possible to view the history of a client from his or her account. Installing an automated system will not require additional hardware. Capital investments will also not be required in order to adopt such a paying method. Therefore, this system of billing can be easily adopted.

There is a huge benefit when the system can provide the customers with an option to pay their bills online by the use of their credit cards and debit cards. This will be done through an online portal which should ensure safety of the transaction.

Adopting an automated system allows the company to allow all payment options for their bills. The customers can pay online by use of their credit cards, cash, debit cards and electronic check. Repetitive internal tasks can be automated. This reduces the workload of employees and saves time. They get more time to concentrate on other demanding tasks of the day. The software allows the company to be flexible in event of changes in the processes involved in service provision.

Service billing software can reduce the costs of re billing a customer of a disputed account. Automatic meter readers are highly accurate without human errors and the cost of re billing is also low because no postage costs are involved. The bill can be easily reprinted or emailed.




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