Ecommerce Accounting
Specialized accounting for online retailers, marketplace sellers, and D2C brands. We manage multi-channel revenue tracking and inventory accounting.
Why Ecommerce Accounting Requires Specialists
Ecommerce accounting is uniquely complex. Revenue arrives from Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, and a dozen other channels — each with different fee structures, payout timelines, and reporting formats. Inventory valuation requires real-time cost tracking across warehouses and fulfillment centers. Sales tax obligations shift with every new nexus threshold crossed. Our ecommerce accounting team unifies all of this into a single, clean set of books. We reconcile marketplace payouts daily, track COGS at the SKU level, manage multi-state sales tax filings, and deliver the financial visibility that lets you make data-driven decisions about pricing, inventory investment, and channel strategy. Whether you are a $500K Shopify store or a $50M multi-channel brand, we have the systems and expertise to keep your finances sharp.
Ecommerce Accounting Challenges We Solve
Common Challenges
Multi-Channel Revenue Tracking
Revenue flows in from Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, eBay, and direct channels — each with different fee structures, payout timelines, and tax implications that need to be reconciled daily.
Inventory Valuation & COGS
Tracking cost of goods sold across multiple warehouses, FBA fulfillment, and drop-shipping arrangements requires real-time inventory costing methods most bookkeepers cannot manage.
Multi-State Sales Tax Compliance
Economic nexus thresholds change constantly. Selling into 30+ states means 30+ different filing requirements, rates, and deadlines — missing one can trigger penalties.
Payment Processor Reconciliation
Stripe, PayPal, Amazon Pay, and other processors hold funds, deduct fees, and release payouts on different schedules. Reconciling these against bank deposits is a daily headache.
Returns, Refunds & Chargebacks
High return rates in ecommerce mean constant adjustments to revenue, inventory, and sales tax — each requiring proper accounting treatment.
How Plenexia Solves Them
Automated Multi-Channel Bookkeeping
We integrate with your marketplace APIs and payment processors to reconcile revenue daily — matching every payout to every order automatically.
SKU-Level Inventory & COGS Tracking
Real-time cost tracking by SKU across all fulfillment locations, with automated COGS calculations using FIFO, LIFO, or weighted average methods.
Multi-State Sales Tax Filing
We monitor your nexus exposure, calculate tax obligations by jurisdiction, and file returns on time across all states where you have nexus.
Daily Payment Reconciliation
Every payment processor payout reconciled against your bank deposits and GL within 24 hours, with discrepancies flagged and resolved immediately.
Custom Ecommerce Financial Dashboards
Real-time dashboards showing gross margin by channel, customer acquisition cost, return rate impact, and other KPIs that drive ecommerce profitability.
Ready for Expert Ecommerce Accounting?
Get a dedicated virtual accounting team who understand the unique financial requirements of your industry — serving organisations in the US, UK, Australia, and UAE.