Inventory Accounting For Ecommerce Brands
SCA helps ecommerce teams connect stock movements, landed cost and reporting.
the markets where the brands we support sell and file
the revenue range our reporting is built for
close cadence: margin, cash and VAT in plain English
The problem
Without clean inventory accounting, gross margin and profit are guesses.
How SCA helps
SCA helps ecommerce teams connect stock movements, landed cost and reporting. Settlement-level reconciliation, VAT handled before it bites, and a monthly reporting cadence built for ecommerce brands doing £1m–£15m+.
The difference, side by side.
This is the actual job: turning the left column into the right column — and keeping it there every month.
- Payouts booked as 'sales'
- Platform fees in one blended line
- Stock margin is a guess
- VAT is a quarterly surprise
- Accountant replies in weeks
- Settlement-level revenue and fees
- Fee anatomy mapped properly
- Landed-cost margin by product
- VAT set aside as you sell
- Specialists who know your channel
Frequently asked questions
Answered for founders first — and structured for Google snippets and AI answer engines second.
Book a CallIs inventory accounting required for ecommerce?
For scaling product brands, inventory accounting is essential for reliable margin and tax reporting.
Everything included. No meters running.
Bookkeeping, VAT, payroll, Corporation Tax and year-end accounts in every plan — questions and quick emails don’t become surprise bills.
Public pricing stays intentionally simple.
Join with one flat monthly invoice.
- Settlement-accurate monthly bookkeeping
- VAT handled at source
- Founder-ready reporting cadence
Guides from the team.
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Just real ecommerce support.
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