How to Record Accounts on Ozon With a Table

Ozon is an e-commerce platform in Russia, similar to Taobao or JD in China. Many merchants sell their products on Ozon, so it's essential for them to manage inventory and finances effectively. To help these merchants improve their financial management, using tables to record accounts is a common and efficient method. Below, I will detail how to use tables for bookkeeping and provide practical examples.

First, creating a basic Excel table is the first step. In this table, you need to list all income sources, expenditure items, and dates. For example, you can set up the following columns Date, Order Number, Product Name, Unit Price, Quantity, Total Price, Payment Method, etc. This ensures that every transaction is recorded in detail.

Next, for each sale, you need to fill in the corresponding information. For instance, when a customer buys a piece of clothing through Ozon, you should enter the transaction date in the Date column, the unique order number provided by Ozon in the Order Number column, the brand and model of the clothing in the Product Name column, the price and quantity purchased in the Unit Price and Quantity columns, respectively, calculate the total price, and record it. If the customer chooses different payment methods such as credit card or PayPal, it should also be noted in the Payment Method column.

To maintain the accuracy of the accounts, regularly checking the data is very important. You can review all entries in the table weekly or monthly to ensure no transactions are missed. At the same time, you can also use some built-in functions in Excel, such as filtering and sorting, to quickly find specific information. For example, if you want to view all sales for a particular month, simply click the filter button on the toolbar and select that month.

In addition to recording daily sales revenue, you should also pay attention to other financial indicators, such as cost control. This means not only recording the value of sold goods but also tracking the cost of procurement. It is recommended to add a column specifically for recording procurement costs and update this part of the data regularly. This helps you assess profit margins and make wiser business decisions.

Now let’s look at a specific example. Suppose a seller sold 200 T-shirts in March through Ozon, priced at $50 each, with an acquisition cost of $30 per item. Therefore, the seller’s total income during this period was $10,000 200 x $50, and the total cost was $6,000 200 x $30. By simple subtraction, we know that the net profit during this period was $4,000. Through this method, sellers can clearly understand their profitability and adjust strategies accordingly.

It is worth noting that as the business grows, there may be additional costs, such as advertising promotion fees and logistics distribution fees. To comprehensively reflect the overall financial health of the enterprise, these additional costs should also be included in your table. This way, not only can more accurate financial reports be provided, but they can also serve as a basis for future budget planning.

In conclusion, using tables for bookkeeping is a simple yet practical way that can help merchants on the Ozon platform effectively manage and monitor their financial activities. As long as the above steps are followed and applied flexibly in combination with actual circumstances, each seller can establish a financial management system suitable for themselves.