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revenue-discrepancy-reconciler

Analytics & tracking v2
@shopmetric 132 installs updated 3d ago MIT license
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Revenue discrepancy reconciler

"GA4 says 41k, Ads says 47k, the shop says 52k" is normal. This skill turns the gap into a bridge of named causes, so what is left unexplained is small enough to investigate.

When to use

  • When a stakeholder asks which revenue number is right.
  • Monthly, before reporting ROAS to anyone.

Input

For the same date range: backend orders (id, created time, status, total, tax, shipping, discounts, refunds), GA4 purchase events (transaction_id, value, tax, shipping, date), and Google Ads conversions and conversion value by conversion date and by click date. Property and account time zones and currencies. Consent mode setup.

The bridge, in this order

  1. Definitions. Backend gross incl. VAT and shipping vs GA4 value (often ex tax/shipping) vs Ads value (whatever the tag sends). Restate all three on one basis first.
  2. Cancellations, refunds, test orders. Backend may net them; GA4 only if refund events are sent; Ads only via adjustments.
  3. Time zones and date cut. Store in UTC, GA4 in Europe/Prague, Ads in another zone moves orders across the day boundary.
  4. Ads counts by click date, GA4 by event date. A purchase on 2 Sep from a 28 Aug click sits in August in Ads (default columns).
  5. Attribution scope. Ads counts conversions it can claim in its window, including view-through and cross-device; GA4 attributes across all channels; backend has all orders, including ones no tool attributes.
  6. Consent mode and blockers. Denied consent removes events from GA4 observed data; Ads may add modeled conversions. Report both effects separately.
  7. Duplicates and gaps. Repeated or empty transaction_id, payment-gateway redirects losing the session, missing currency.
  8. Currency conversion at different rates or days.

Rules

  • Each bridge line needs a number from the input. Where data is missing, the line says "not quantified" and why.
  • Never pick one source as "correct"; say which one to use for which question (finance: backend; channel mix: GA4; bidding: Ads).
  • Read-only toward all accounts.

Output format

Backend gross, Sep 1–30          52 340
 − VAT and shipping              −9 870
 − cancelled / refunded          −2 110
 = backend net comparable        40 360
GA4 purchase value               37 920   gap −2 440 (−6.0%)
   consent/blockers (est. from order match 93.9%)  ~ −2 300
   unexplained                   −140
Ads (click date, incl. modeled)  43 150   higher: view-through + modeled, not quantified

License

MIT