Ecommerce Account Specialist
Your ecommerce finances, properly handled.
Running an online store means reconciling platform payouts, managing stock costs and keeping HMRC at bay — often while the business is still growing. OD Accountants works with internet retailers and ecommerce sellers every day. Fixed fees, FCMA-qualified oversight, and questions answered the day you ask them.
- Platform payouts reconciled against your books every month
- Your Corporation Tax and VAT position visible well in advance
- Margin and KPI reporting built around how your store actually performs
- HMRC correspondence handled — less of it reaching your desk
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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What our clients say
★★★★★
Always Available for Start-Up Sellers
"Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available."
★★★★★
Money Saved Exceeds the Fees
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
★★★★★
Always on the End of the Phone
"They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs."
★★★★★
Years of Going Above and Beyond
"I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices."
Sound familiar?
Ecommerce admin piling up faster than your margins?
Platform settlement reports, stock adjustments, marketplace fees and VAT obligations do not wait until you have time to sort them. Most ecommerce sellers spend more time on financial admin than they should, often without a clear picture of what they actually owe HMRC. By the year end, the numbers are murky and the bill is a surprise.
- Hours lost reconciling marketplace payouts against bank statements each month
- VAT threshold crept closer without a clear warning or plan in place
- No monthly view of margin, cost of goods or platform profitability by channel
What sorted looks like for ecommerce
Clean books, a visible tax position and margin reporting that reflects how your store actually operates. The compliance is handled. The numbers are current. No year-end scramble.
- Marketplace payouts reconciled and books current every month — no backlog
- VAT threshold monitored; registration handled before it becomes a problem
- Monthly management accounts with margin and channel KPIs you can actually use
- Fixed monthly fee — no surprise bills when you ask a question
What ecommerce and online sellers say
From Amazon start-ups to established internet retailers, the pattern in client feedback is consistent: available, responsive and commercially useful — not just compliant.
As a new start up and having never dealt with an accountant, Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available to meet the needs of our team.
The service from OD has been excellent, as has their advice. It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team. We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend.
Everything an ecommerce business needs
Compliance, reporting and strategic support in one engagement — built around cloud accounting software and the way online retail actually works.
Ecommerce Bookkeeping and VAT
Your books are reconciled against platform settlement reports, payment processor statements and bank feeds every month. VAT obligations — including Making Tax Digital — are monitored and filed on time. No pile of transactions waiting for year end.
Included as standardManagement Reporting and Margin Analysis
Monthly management accounts built around the metrics that matter for online retail: gross margin by channel, cost of goods, platform fees and contribution. Delivered in a format useful for decisions, not just for filing. KPI dashboards available via cloud accounting integrations.
Advisory tierTax Planning and Virtual FD
Corporation Tax is visible months before the deadline — no guessing what the bill will be. For businesses that want more, the virtual finance director service brings FD-level input on pricing, cash flow and growth without the full-time hire.
Strategic supportConsistent feedback across years of clients
Clients range from new start-ups and internet sellers to long-established businesses. The reviews cover a decade. The themes are the same.
Years of Service, Always Above and Beyond
“I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices. They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices. I could not recommend them enough.”
Hands-On, Savings Cover the Fees
“Unlike my previous Accountants, Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual, rather than a faceless client. His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them.”
Brilliant With Tricky Non-Standard Clients
“Been with OD Accountants for over a year now. Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place to run my business. I'm a tricky client due to my 'digital nomad' status, but their advice…”
What makes this firm different for ecommerce
There are plenty of accountants. Fewer who already understand how platform payouts, marketplace fees and online retail margins work before you explain them.
No explaining how ecommerce works
FBA fees, referral charges, settlement reports, payment processor timing — these are not new concepts here. OD Accountants works with internet retailers and online sellers regularly, which means the onboarding conversation starts at a useful level rather than from scratch. You will not spend the first three months educating your accountant.
Cloud-first reporting built for online retail
The firm is built around modern accounting software and SaaS integrations — not desktop software and annual spreadsheets. That means your books are current, your VAT position is visible in real time and your management accounts reflect what is actually happening in the business. Xero and best-of-breed app integrations are central to how the work is delivered.
Chartered depth, without the big-firm distance
Founder Niall O'Driscoll is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA, CGMA) with 10-plus years of restructure and turnaround work across listed companies. That background is brought to ecommerce businesses that want FD-level thinking — margin analysis, cash flow forecasting, growth planning — without hiring a full-time finance director.
Up and running in four steps
The process is straightforward. Most clients are fully onboarded within a couple of weeks. The effort on your side is minimal.
Book a discovery call
A short call to understand your business, your current setup and what you need. No preparation required. You will leave the call with a clear picture of what a fixed-fee engagement would cover and what it would cost.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A written proposal covering exactly what is included and at what cost. No ambiguity about scope. If your books are behind or your previous accountant left things in a state, that is factored in honestly rather than added as a surprise later.
We handle the migration
Access to your existing accounting software or records is all that is needed. OD Accountants manages the data migration into a cloud platform, handles the handover from your previous accountant and brings the books current. You do not need to do the heavy lifting.
Your books are current, every month
From here, the books are maintained month by month, VAT is filed on time and your tax position is visible throughout the year — not just at deadline. Considerably less to think about, which is the point.
“Niall and his team are supportive, clear and directional accountants who have supported our small business staff up. They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs. Plus they're just nice people which helps too!!”
Things ecommerce sellers usually ask
Do you understand how Amazon, Shopify and other platform payouts actually work?
Yes. Settlement reports, FBA fees, referral charges, payment processor timing and multi-channel reconciliation are not unfamiliar territory. OD Accountants works with internet retailers and Amazon sellers, so you will not need to spend time explaining how your platform pays out before getting a useful answer. The bookkeeping is set up to reflect how your business actually operates, not forced into a generic template.
What does it cost and what is included?
Fees are fixed monthly and set out in a written proposal before any work begins. What is included depends on the scope — bookkeeping, VAT, statutory accounts, Corporation Tax and management reporting can all be bundled. Clients consistently describe the pricing as competitive, and the savings on tax often more than cover the engagement cost. Indicative figures are discussed on the discovery call rather than published, because the right scope varies by business size and complexity.
My books are behind and my previous accountant left things in a mess — can you still help?
This is a common situation and it is manageable. The discovery call covers the current state of your records honestly, and any catch-up work is scoped and priced transparently upfront. OD Accountants handles data migration into cloud accounting software and can pick up from wherever the previous accountant left off — including dealing directly with HMRC where correspondence has accumulated.
Is there a long-term contract or a tie-in period?
No long-term contract. Engagements run on a rolling monthly basis. If it is not working, you leave with clean, up-to-date books and nothing owed beyond the current month. The firm's client retention — with verified reviews going back over a decade and multiple multi-year clients still active — is based on the quality of the work, not a contractual lock-in.
Do you handle VAT for ecommerce businesses selling across borders or via multiple channels?
Yes. Cross-border VAT, including the implications of selling into EU markets post-Brexit, is something ecommerce sellers with growing international order volumes increasingly encounter. VAT thresholds, registration obligations and Making Tax Digital compliance are monitored as part of the engagement. Where the situation is complex — multiple sales channels, overseas revenue, marketplace VAT collection — that is factored into the scope discussion upfront.
When will I know what my tax bill is going to be?
Well before HMRC sends a reminder. The management accounts produced each month include a running view of the Corporation Tax position, so the year-end figure is not a surprise. For ecommerce businesses with seasonal trading patterns, stock write-downs or capital expenditure on equipment and software, the tax planning conversation happens throughout the year — not in the final weeks before the deadline.
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