Direct Debit collection
Offer an established bank-payment method for agreed recurring or invoice-based customer charges.
Software we support
GoCardless integration and accounting support
Connect Direct Debit collections with a practical invoicing, reconciliation and credit-control workflow.
GoCardless may suit businesses with
- Recurring customer payments
- Regular invoice collections
- Time-consuming manual payment chasing
The essentials
Recurring payments connected with your finance process
GoCardless helps businesses collect payments by Direct Debit, including recurring charges and invoice-related collections. Used appropriately, it can reduce manual payment chasing and give customers a predictable way to pay.
A payment tool still needs to fit the accounting records. Makesworth can help map collections, fees, failed payments and refunds into a clear reconciliation process so that customer balances and bank activity remain understandable.
Useful capabilities
What GoCardless can help you manage
Payment collection should be designed alongside invoicing, customer communication and reconciliation.
Payment scheduling
Create a more predictable collection process for subscriptions, retainers or regular invoices.
Payment status
Monitor successful, pending and failed collections so that follow-up work is better targeted.
Accounting integration
Connect payment activity with compatible accounting software and a defined reconciliation routine.
Accountant-led support
How Makesworth supports GoCardless
We focus on the financial workflow around GoCardless, including how collections are recorded and reviewed.
Process assessment
We review how you invoice, collect money, follow up failures and record customer balances.
Integration guidance
We help assess a suitable connection with your supported accounting platform.
Reconciliation design
We establish how collections, fees, refunds and failed payments should be handled in the accounts.
Ongoing review
We can incorporate the payment workflow into bookkeeping, reporting and credit-control support.
A practical process
A clear route from review to everyday use
Review
We discuss your current records, reporting needs, team responsibilities and the problems you want the software to solve.
Plan
We agree a proportionate setup or migration plan, including responsibilities, timing and the information required.
Configure
We help configure the essential workflow, opening information and relevant connections before routine use begins.
Support
We help your team build reliable habits and provide ongoing accounting guidance as the business changes.
Related accounting services
Build a connected workflow
Other software we support
Explore other accounting platforms and connected tools that may fit your wider finance process.
Common questions
GoCardless software FAQs
Answers about choosing, setting up and using GoCardless with Makesworth.
What is GoCardless used for?
GoCardless is used to collect bank payments by Direct Debit, including recurring charges and payments connected with invoices.
Can GoCardless connect to accounting software?
Connections are available for supported platforms. We can help assess how a connection should fit your invoicing and reconciliation process.
How are GoCardless fees recorded?
The appropriate treatment depends on the payment flow and accounting setup. We can establish a consistent way to record collections, fees and bank receipts.
What happens when a payment fails?
Failed payments need a clear follow-up process so customer balances remain accurate. We can help define the accounting and credit-control steps.
Is GoCardless suitable for one-off invoices?
It can support different collection arrangements, but suitability depends on customer expectations, payment frequency and the wider sales process.
Can Makesworth reconcile GoCardless payments?
Yes. We can help design or operate a bookkeeping process that reconciles collections and related fees with the accounting records.
Discuss your software setup
Get more from GoCardless with practical accounting support
Book a free consultation to discuss your current records, software options and the support your team needs.
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