E-commerce and multi-channel retail
Strong sales. Now find out which channel actually makes money.
We unify Shopify, Amazon, and POS financials into one set of books, so margin by channel and product becomes something you read instead of something you estimate.
If every platform tells a different story, you cannot trust the margin picture.
Payouts, fees, refunds, timing differences, and inventory costs all distort the real result. When reconciliations and COGS are inconsistent, your reports cannot answer the only question that matters, which is where the profit is actually coming from.
Payouts do not tie out
Shopify, Amazon, and POS settle on different schedules with fees netted out before the deposit ever lands.
Fees and refunds create noise
Chargebacks and returns hit in a different period than the sale they reverse, and the reports swing accordingly.
COGS is inconsistent
Gross margin becomes guesswork, so pricing and purchasing decisions run on partial information.
Cash feels tight despite growth
Payout delays, ad spend spikes, and inventory purchases all land at the wrong time.
Multi-state sales tax adds risk
Marketplace facilitator rules and nexus thresholds move faster than most teams track them.
A finance system that matches how e-commerce actually works
Assess
We review your platforms, payout structures, inventory flow, and exactly where the reporting breaks down.
Fix and build
We stabilize reconciliations, build the COGS structure, and set up channel-level reporting.
Run and improve
Consistent monthly closes plus the reporting that actually guides pricing and ad spend.
What this typically includes
- Multi-channel reconciliation
- Channel and product profitability
- Inventory and COGS structure
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Sales tax filing coordination
- Process automation
Margin confusion almost always comes from two breakdowns.
The first is unreliable reconciliation. If payouts are not tied cleanly to sales activity, every report built on top of them is misleading in a way that is hard to see.
The second is incomplete cost structure. If inventory and COGS are not tracked consistently, gross margin is guesswork. Compound those two over a few quarters and every pricing change, ad spend adjustment, and purchase order becomes a decision made on partial information.
Where we start
- Bank and payout reconciliation
- Fee, refund, and chargeback treatment
- Inventory movement and costing
- Channel-level revenue mapping
- Sales tax record organization
What we put in place
Reconciliation discipline
Reporting grounded in actual cash movement, with platform fees, refunds, and timing differences captured correctly so profitability stops swinging month to month.
Inventory that ties to margin
Inventory movement and costs captured accurately so COGS reflects what really happened. This is the single biggest blind spot in e-commerce books and the one that hides the most money.
Cash flow you can anticipate
Payout timing, ad spend, and inventory purchases mapped forward so pressure is visible before it becomes a fire drill.
Clean vendor and collections process
Payables managed against real cash timing. Where you sell wholesale or B2B, receivables handled with the same discipline.
Less manual glue work
The right integrations and workflows so month end stops being a custom project every time volume grows.
Common questions
Can you reconcile Shopify, Amazon, and POS payouts reliably?
Yes. The goal is a stable, repeatable process that holds up every month rather than a heroic reconstruction each quarter.
Do you handle inventory and COGS complexity?
Yes. We build the structure so profitability reporting reflects reality, including landed cost where it matters.
Can you show channel profitability clearly?
Yes, down to product level where the data supports it, so marketing and pricing decisions stop being directional.
What about sales tax?
We keep records organized and coordinate compliance-ready reporting. We do not file income tax returns.
How quickly do we get clarity?
We prioritize the biggest blockers first, which is almost always reconciliation and COGS visibility.
Do we need to change platforms?
Usually not. We work with the stack you have and change it only where the change pays for itself.
Related services: e-commerce bookkeeping, inventory accounting, bookkeeping for retail stores, and outsourced accounting.
Start with a clarity call.
Thirty minutes with a partner. Bring last month's P and L if you have it. You will leave with a straight answer about whether we can help, including when the answer is no.
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