How does MerchantSpring process Amazon financial event data?

MerchantSpring’s financial reporting is built on Amazon financial event data, which is retrieved directly from Amazon through official APIs.

These financial events represent the individual accounting entries associated with marketplace transactions. MerchantSpring processes these events to build detailed profit and loss reporting.

What Are Financial Events?

Financial events represent specific financial activities within Amazon’s accounting system.

Examples include:

• Order revenue
• Referral fees
• Fulfilment fees
• Refund transactions
• Reimbursements
• Promotional rebates
• Shipping charges
• Storage fees

Each event contains detailed metadata describing the type of financial transaction.

How MerchantSpring Processes This Data

The financial data pipeline typically follows this process:

1. MerchantSpring requests financial events from Amazon APIs.
2. The platform retrieves new events during scheduled sync cycles.
3. Each event is categorized based on its event type.
4. Events are aggregated into financial reports and profit calculations.

This structure allows MerchantSpring to provide transaction-level transparency into financial performance.

Why Event-Level Processing Matters

Processing financial events individually allows MerchantSpring to:

• Calculate product-level profitability
• Identify fee breakdowns
• Track financial adjustments over time
• Support detailed financial reconciliation

This approach provides significantly more detail than simple settlement summaries.

Notes: 

• Financial events may appear after the original order date.
• Adjustments and reimbursements may be posted later.
• Profit reporting may update as new financial events become available.