Product — Invoice finance

Cashflow that
doesn't wait on payment terms.

Invoice finance turns unpaid receivables into immediate cash. Issue an invoice on 30, 60, or 90 days; draw against it the same week. Novara structures both selective and full-ledger facilities through specialist debtor financiers — the right shape depending on how much of your book you want to fund and how much control you want to keep.

$5M+
Largest facility
48hr
Typical drawdown speed
8+
Active debtor lenders
85%
Typical advance rate
What it is

Two flavours. Same underlying asset.

The asset is your accounts receivable. The choice is how much of the ledger you want to fund — and how visible the financier is to your customers.

Selective invoice finance

Choose what to fund

Fund individual invoices as needed — pick the customer, pick the invoice, draw against it. Confidential in most arrangements; the customer pays you on normal terms and you settle the financier separately. Suits operators with selective cashflow needs and strong customer relationships they don't want to disturb.

Per-invoiceConfidentialSelective
Full-ledger debtor finance

Fund the whole book

The financier funds your entire receivables ledger on a rolling basis. As you issue invoices, you can draw down. As customers pay, the facility cycles. Often disclosed (the customer is aware), with higher advance rates and lower per-dollar pricing than selective. Suits established operators with consistent invoicing.

Full ledgerRolling facilityHigher advance
When it suits

Invoice finance pays for itself when payment terms run long.

The product is built for businesses where the gap between doing the work and getting paid creates real cashflow stress — or real growth-rate ceilings. If your customers pay 30 days, it's optional. If they pay 60–90, it's transformational.

Use it for
Long-payment-term industries
Construction subcontracting (60–90 day payment chains), wholesale and distribution (corporate-customer terms), labour hire and recruitment (weekly payroll vs monthly invoicing), professional services with slow-paying enterprise clients.
Pair it with
Equipment finance
Strongest combination is invoice finance for operating cashflow plus equipment finance for capex. Each addresses a different need without competing for the same security or limit. The bank line stays free for everything else.
Don't use it for
Capex or one-off cash needs
Invoice finance is for recurring receivables. For one-off acquisition or growth capital, an unsecured business loan is the right tool. For physical assets, equipment finance.
Recent deal

$1.5M rolling debtor facility

A wholesale distributor approached Novara to fix a cashflow ceiling. Customers paid on 60 days, but suppliers wanted 30. Every additional dollar of growth required matching working capital. The brief: convert the receivables ledger into a rolling drawdown facility and free the operator's bank line for inventory.

We placed a $1.5M full-ledger facility with a specialist debtor financier at an 85% advance rate, settled in under three weeks. The operator immediately drew against six weeks of issued invoices, paid down a short-term overdraft, and freed the bank line for stock orders heading into peak season.

Lender appetite

Debtor finance is a specialist's game.

Bank lenders offer invoice-style facilities but rarely compete on price or flexibility against the specialists. ScotPac, Octet, Earlypay, and a tier of private debtor financiers run purpose-built books with deeper appetite for SME invoicing, faster onboarding, and more flexible advance rates. Choosing the right specialist for your ledger profile makes a meaningful pricing difference.

Got receivables to fund?

Selective or full-ledger. Confidential or disclosed. Speak with our team about which structure fits your ledger and which lender will price it sharpest.

1800 855 516  ·  info@novarafinance.com.au