Saturday, December 20, 2025

Understand O2C, P2P & R2R

 

O2C (Order to Cash) 

What it Order to Cash

O2C is the process that starts when a customer places an order and ends when the company receives the payment.


📦 Simple Example:

Imagine you own a shop. A customer orders a phone, you deliver it, and then they pay you. That entire journey is O2C.


📋 Process steps:

Customer Order  Customer places an order.

Order Entry  The order is recorded in the system.

Order Fulfilment  Product/service is prepared.

Shipping  Product is delivered to the customer.

Invoicing  Bill is sent to the customer.

Payment Collection  Customer pays.

Cash Application  Payment is recorded in the system.

P2P (Procure to Pay)

What it means:

P2P is the process where a company buys goods/services from a supplier and then pays them.


📦 Simple Example:

Imagine your shop needs to buy phones to sell. You order them from a supplier and pay after receiving them. That is P2P.


📋 Process steps:

Purchase Requisition  Someone in the company asks to buy something.

Purchase Order (PO)  A formal order is sent to the supplier.

Goods Receipt  Supplier delivers the goods.

 Invoice Receipt  Supplier sends a bill.

 Invoice Verification  Company checks if goods and invoice match.

 Payment Processing  Company pays the supplier.



R2R (Record to Report)

What it means:

R2R is the process of recording all business transactions and then reporting the financial results


📦 Simple Example:

At the end of the month, your shop needs to prepare a summary of how much it earned, spent, and how much profit you made. That’s R2R.


📋 Process steps:

Data Entry/Journal Entries  All income and expenses are recorded.

Reconciliation  Check and match records with bank, vendors, etc.

Trial Balance  Prepare a draft of accounts.

Adjustments  Fix any errors or add missing entries.

Financial Statements  Create reports like Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet.

Reporting  Share results with management or government (like tax filing).





Term

Full Form

Simple Meaning

Ends When...

O2C

Order to Cash

Company sells something and collects money

Money is received from customer

P2P

Procure to Pay

Company buys something and pays the supplier

Supplier is paid

R2R

Record to Report

Company tracks transactions and reports them

Reports are finalized




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