Construction AR follow-up from project email

The narrow version

The Money Leak Report does not need bank, payroll, or accounting-system access to find many collections issues. It can start with project email.

The report looks for invoice backup requests, payment-date promises, approval blockers, and customer questions that never made it back into an owner action list.

Useful AR signals

• Customer asks for backup documentation.
• GC or owner says payment is pending approval.
• Internal team says an invoice was sent but no next touch is scheduled.
• A disputed item is mentioned but not assigned to anyone.

Human control

The desk can draft a follow-up and cite the source thread. Your team still approves the message, amount, tone, and timing.

That boundary matters. AI should help the office see what to chase; it should not make collection commitments on its own.