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Marketplace settlement reconciliation

BATI CIS reconciles marketplace settlements; finance reviews only the mismatches

Settlement reports from marketplaces such as Amazon, Shopee and TikTok Shop are matched against your orders and against actual shipments and returns from your 3PL and fulfillment partners. Cancelled, unshipped, returned and mismatched-amount items are caught before the close, so your finance team only checks those.

Settlements, orders and actual shipments, matched together

Matching settlements to orders alone cannot tell you whether an order actually shipped, so actual shipments and returns from your 3PL and fulfillment partners are the third reference.

Channel settlement report

Shows what the channel settled and the fees it deducted. The format and the settlement timing differ by channel.

Orders

Shows what customers ordered and at what price. Cancelled orders and orders that have not shipped yet are in there too.

Actual 3PL shipments and returns

The record of what actually left the warehouse and what came back as returns. It is the basis for booking sales for what actually shipped.

BATI CIS

Each channel's order and settlement formats are converted into one, then the three data sets are matched against each other.

Where mismatches come from

When the three data sets are matched, some records do not pair up. These are the common cases.

Cancelled ordersStill in the order data, but cancelled and never shipped.Orders and 3PL shipment records
Orders not yet shippedThe order came in, but there is no 3PL shipment record yet.Orders and 3PL shipment records
Returned itemsShipped, then came back as a return. Booking sales from orders leaves them in sales.3PL return records and channel settlements
Amount and fee differencesThe amount or fee on the settlement report does not match the order data.Channel settlements and orders
Different settlement timingThe order came in one month and the channel settled it in another. Settlement cycles also differ by channel.Channel settlements and orders

Some, such as unshipped orders or timing differences, line up as time passes. Amount and fee differences need a separate check.

Screen matching the item price, fees, coupon and payout of three Amazon orders one by one, with one order flagged for a coupon amount difference
BATI CIS demo screen (sample data)

Results fall into three groups

Records that already agree do not need a second look. They are sorted into matched, set aside and to review.

Matched

The settlement, the order and the actual shipment agree. They are organized into fees and net sales by channel and product and go on to journal entries.

Set aside

Orders not yet shipped and items that came back. They are kept apart so sales follow actual shipments and returns rather than orders.

For finance to review

Amount or fee differences, or records that do not pair up across the settlement, the order and the actual shipment. They surface before the close, and your finance team decides how to handle them.

How to handle a mismatch is your finance team's call.

Published customer case

K-Beauty Brand C: finance team month-end close from 3 days to 3 hours

A K-beauty brand selling on global channels such as Amazon, Shopee and TikTok Shop. Results vary by setup.

Finance team month-end close
3 days → 3 hours

Reconciled settlements carry on into month-end close and ERP entries

ERP entries

Matched settlements are organized into fees and net sales by channel and product and become journal entries in the format your ERP expects. SAP has a public case, and Douzone, Younglimwon, Ecount and Oracle can be connected too.

More on SAP integration

Marketplace settlement reconciliation FAQ

What does settlement reconciliation match against what?

It matches channel settlement reports against the orders and against actual shipment and return records from 3PL and fulfillment partners. BATI CIS checks whether the amounts and fees a channel settled match orders that actually shipped, and whether cancelled, unshipped or returned orders are mixed in, and surfaces mismatches before the close.

Is matching orders against settlements not enough?

Order data also contains cancelled orders, orders not yet shipped and orders that came back as returns. Whether an order actually shipped shows only in 3PL shipment and return records, so BATI CIS matches those too and books sales for what actually shipped.

Does BATI CIS fix mismatches automatically?

No. BATI CIS finds mismatches before the close and keeps them apart from matched records. Your finance team reviews them and decides how to handle each one.

Can it reconcile settlements from overseas marketplaces such as Amazon, Shopee and TikTok Shop, and from Korean open markets?

Settlements from overseas marketplaces such as Amazon, Shopee, TikTok Shop, Rakuten and Qoo10, and from Korean channels such as Naver SmartStore and Kakao, can be connected. Each channel's settlement format is converted into one, then matched against orders and actual shipments and returns on the same basis. Which settlements we connect for each channel is confirmed in the consultation.

Do we have to change our ERP to reconcile settlements?

No. BATI CIS reconciles settlements in the step before the ERP and sends the result as journal entries in the format your ERP expects. SAP has a public case, and Douzone, Younglimwon, Ecount and Oracle can be connected too. For an in-house ERP we design the integration with you.

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