Outsourced accounting and finance for e-commerce businesses in China
Caigeek is an outsourced finance partner for e-commerce businesses operating in China. We support domestic sellers and international brands with bookkeeping, tax compliance, multi-platform reconciliation, management reporting, and AI-powered finance automation.
From bookkeeping and tax compliance to multi-platform reconciliation, management reporting, and finance automation — one team gives you reliable numbers and clearer decisions.
Automated platform data collectionHigh-volume reconciliationAI-assisted exception analysisERP and WMS integration
Client count and renewal data as of July 2026. Renewal rate is calculated among clients that had reached a contractual renewal date.
E-commerce Finance Challenges
E-commerce finance has outgrown the capabilities of a single generalist role
Orders, refunds, creator commissions, advertising spend, platform fees, inventory costs, and settlement proceeds are spread across multiple systems. Without consistent reconciliation and management reporting, compliance work may be completed while the owner still cannot see where profit is being made.
Platform statements do not reconcile
Each platform applies different settlement and refund rules. Manual spreadsheet reconciliation becomes slow, inconsistent, and difficult to review.
Reported sales do not show real profit
Advertising, creator commissions, platform charges, refunds, fulfilment, and product costs must be matched before product-level profitability becomes visible.
No profitability view by store or product
Statutory accounts show the company as a whole. Management accounts show performance by platform, store, SKU, and sales channel.
Finance information arrives too late
Decisions on inventory, advertising, and product expansion are often made before reliable financial information is available.
How We Differ
An outsourced finance team vs. a single in-house role
The difference is not whether an employee or an external provider is better. It is whether one role can cover the operating, accounting, analytical, and systems requirements of a complex e-commerce business.
Dimension
Caigeek
A Single In-House Role
Coverage
Finance operations, bookkeeping, management reporting, and controller support
Usually focused on one area
Method
Automated data collection and high-volume reconciliation
Often dependent on manual spreadsheets
E-commerce depth
Experience across major domestic and cross-border platforms
Depends on the individual hire
Continuity and risk
Team-based delivery and documented workflows
Greater key-person dependency
Analysis and decisions
Monthly management reporting with recommended actions
May require additional senior finance support
AI capability
Custom integrations and workflow automation
Depends on internal engineering resources
Total cost
Modular service plans from RMB 5,000 per month
Salary, social insurance, recruitment, and management costs
Service Capabilities
Core accounting, management insight, and finance automation in one service
We cover the fundamentals. Management insight is where we add more value.
Core Accounting and Finance Operations
Treasury and payment operationsBank and payment-account reconciliationFapiao and supporting-document managementPlatform statement reconciliation and bookkeepingMonthly financial statements and tax filingsSKU-level inventory costingReceivables and payables managementAnnual corporate income tax reconciliation
Management Reporting and Analysis
We turn accounting records into management information, showing profitability by platform, store, product, channel, and creator partnership.
Tax Compliance and Advisory
We reconcile source data before filing and help identify discrepancies, available incentives, and potential compliance risks.
Compliance and Risk Management
Team-based review, documented workflows, and exception alerts reduce key-person dependency and improve traceability.
Cost and Margin Analysis
SKU-level costing, return-loss analysis, and platform-fee allocation reveal which products contribute real margin.
Budgeting
Sales plans, inventory requirements, and advertising budgets are connected in one practical financial model.
Cross-Border Finance Support
Payout reconciliation, FBA cost allocation, multi-currency accounting, and China-side export tax rebate support for cross-border sellers.
Systems Integration
Custom connectors, dashboards, and approval workflows link finance with ERP, WMS, Lark, WeCom, and other operating systems.
Free tool · 10 questions · ~2 minutes
How healthy are your China e-commerce finances?
Ten questions on reconciliation, account usage, entity structure, and cross-border collections. Finance risk rarely explodes overnight — it accumulates. Know where you stand first.
Practical automation for high-volume e-commerce finance
We combine finance expertise with automated data collection, SQL-based reconciliation, and AI-assisted exception analysis. The goal is faster reconciliation, clearer audit trails, and more time for analysis.
Automated Data Collection
Scheduled workflows collect statements, orders, settlement records, and inventory data from supported platforms and systems.
Three-Way Reconciliation
Platform statements, payment records, and ERP orders are reconciled by order, SKU, and store, with exceptions highlighted for review.
AI-Assisted Exception Analysis
AI helps summarize likely causes of reconciliation differences and creates follow-up actions for the finance team.
Custom Integrations
Connectors, dashboards, and approval workflows are designed around the client's existing systems and control requirements.
Specialist support for domestic and cross-border e-commerce
Domestic E-commerce
Creator commissions, placement fees, and platform charges
Paid-media spend and channel ROI
Settlement-cycle and working-capital analysis
SKU-level inventory costing and return-loss accounting
Livestream commission and return reconciliation
Alipay, WeChat Pay, and bank-account reconciliation
Cross-Border E-commerce
Marketplace payout reconciliation
FBA, inbound freight, and overseas warehousing costs
Multi-currency receivables and payables with FX gain/loss handling
China VAT and export tax rebate support
Coordination with overseas tax advisers where required
Cross-border management reporting
Track Record
Capability lives in the system and the team, not in one person
More than a decade of combined software and finance experience, supporting over 30 e-commerce clients.
30+
E-commerce clients
100%
Renewal rate
15
Finance modules
10+
Years in software × finance
Client count and renewal data as of July 2026. Renewal rate is calculated among clients that had reached a contractual renewal date.
Software and finance experience
Experience across data, finance SaaS, BI, accounting services, and tax compliance — applied to practical e-commerce finance.
Team-based delivery
Know-how sits in documented workflows, systems, and the wider team, reducing key-person dependency.
100% client renewal rate
Renewal rate among clients that had reached a contractual renewal date as of July 2026.
Online support coverage
Support is available 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, subject to the agreed service scope and response arrangements.
Plans and Pricing
Flexible service plans from RMB 2,000 per month
Starting estimates for common service combinations. Final fees depend on entities, platforms, transaction volume, reporting requirements, and data quality.
Bookkeeping & Tax Compliance
For businesses that need reliable bookkeeping, financial statements, and China tax filings
How foreign companies create a permanent establishment in China without registering an entity: fixed place, service, construction and dependent agent PE, treaty day-counts, tax exposure and mitigation options.
How foreign-owned companies in China use the R&D super deduction and High and New Technology Enterprise (HNTE) status: the extra 100% deduction, the 15% CIT rate, qualification tests and documentation requirements.
How customs duty, import VAT and consumption tax are calculated when foreign companies import goods into China: dutiable value, HS codes, tax formulas, a worked example and an importer checklist.
Caigeek prices by module. Bookkeeping and China tax compliance start from RMB 2,000 per month. An outsourced finance team covering finance operations, accounting, and controller-level support starts from RMB 5,000 per month. Final fees depend on the number of platforms, order volume, SKU count, reporting requirements, and data quality. You receive a written quote before signing.
Yes. Caigeek uses automated workflows to collect platform statements, Alipay and WeChat Pay transactions, and ERP orders, then reconciles the records by order, SKU, and store. The result is one consolidated reporting view across the business.
Creator commissions, fixed placement fees, and platform charges are booked by expense category. Refunds either offset recognized revenue or are booked as after-sales costs, depending on the accounting treatment. Figures are reconciled against platform statements and payment and settlement records, with exceptions highlighted for review.
Standard delivery includes the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement, platform revenue breakdown, SKU-level gross margin table, expense analysis, and inventory working-capital report. Outsourced finance team clients also receive management reporting with recommendations. English versions are available.
No. Caigeek is headquartered in Shanghai but serves e-commerce clients across China, including foreign-invested entities. Statements, fapiao (China's official tax invoice), and reports are all delivered online, and monthly review meetings run over video conference — no office visits needed.
Get a finance setup designed around your platforms, order volume, and reporting needs
Tell us about your business. A Caigeek advisor will respond within one business day with an initial recommendation and scope.