Industries / E-Commerce

Accounting built for e-commerce.

Multi-channel revenue, inventory & COGS, and sales tax across states — reconciled, reported, and decision-ready. Keel runs the finance function for growing e-commerce brands.

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Since 2006 · 500+ companies served · $360M in client revenue managed annually

The Problem

E-commerce breaks generic bookkeeping.

An e-commerce brand’s books fail differently. Payout deposits that net out fees, refunds, and chargebacks. Inventory bought months before it sells. Sales tax obligations quietly accumulating in a dozen states. Ad spend scaling faster than the margin it buys.

Generic bookkeeping records the deposits and calls it revenue. To run a brand you need channel-by-channel truth: what each SKU really earns after fees and returns, what inventory is really worth, and whether growth is funding itself — or eating cash to restock.

  • — Payout deposits booked as revenue — fees & refunds buried
  • — Inventory & COGS guessed at year-end, not tracked monthly
  • — Sales tax nexus unknown across states
  • — Margin by SKU and channel invisible
  • — Ad spend never measured against contribution margin
Southern California Roots

Local depth. National reach.

Keel has run the books for Southern California businesses since 2006 — including e-commerce and consumer-product brands — apparel, food, outdoor, and DTC — across San Diego County, Orange County, and greater Los Angeles. We know the local landscape, California payroll and compliance, and the operators your business runs alongside.

Headquartered in Oceanside — and because the whole engagement runs through your cloud stack and client portal, we serve companies anywhere in the country just as well.

What We Do

The full finance function, tuned for e-commerce.

Foundation

Books structured around channels and SKUs, not just deposits.

  • Channel payout reconciliation (Shopify, Amazon, wholesale)
  • Inventory & COGS accounting
  • Multi-state sales tax (Avalara / TaxJar)
  • AP/AR, payroll & compliance

Performance

The reports a brand actually runs on.

  • Margin by SKU & channel
  • Contribution margin after ad spend
  • Inventory turns & reorder cash planning
  • Monthly close, dashboards & KPIs

Leadership

CFO judgment for the decisions that shape the brand.

  • Demand & cash forecasting
  • Pricing & promotion analysis
  • Inventory financing & funding
  • Growth & exit readiness
Your Stack

Fluent in the tools you already use.

We connect your storefronts, marketplaces, and shipping stack to your accounting so every channel reconciles — and the margins you see are real.

ShopifyShopify
WooCommerceWooCommerce
BigCommerceBigCommerce
ShipStationShipStation
AvalaraAvalara
TaxJarTaxJar
WebgilityWebgility
QuickBooksQuickBooks
In Good Company

Brands we keep on course.

"The best thing about Dan is that he takes care of his clients. My needs are varied and Dan helps me think it through or knows the answer. And he gives it straight."

Travis Peterson · CEO, Joker Greeting

See It For Yourself

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Every Keel client works from a live portal — executive summary, standard reporting, controller and CFO views, and workflows, refreshed on your service cadence. The demo shows the full Keel service stack; your portal is tailored to your engagement.

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FAQ

Straight answers.

Do you reconcile Shopify and Amazon payouts properly?

Yes. We break every payout into gross sales, fees, refunds, and adjustments by channel — so revenue is real revenue, not a bank deposit.

Can you fix our inventory and COGS?

Yes. We set up monthly inventory and COGS accounting — so margins are accurate every month, not corrected once a year at tax time.

Do you handle multi-state sales tax?

Yes. We monitor nexus, run compliance through Avalara or TaxJar, and keep filings on schedule as you grow into new states.

What does it cost?

Value-based and transparent — built from a published service catalog, not hourly billing. Build your own estimate in about two minutes. No contact info required.

When does an e-commerce brand need a controller or CFO?

A controller, once multi-channel volume makes the close and inventory accounting too complex for a bookkeeper. A CFO, when the decisions get bigger than the books: inventory financing, forecasting, and preparing the brand for a raise or sale.

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Get your channels — and your books — on course.

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