Why convert your bank statement to Excel?
Banks give you PDF statements that look clean but are almost impossible to work with. You cannot sort transactions by amount, filter by category, or run formulas on a PDF. Converting your bank statement to Excel unlocks all of that. Once your transactions are in a spreadsheet, you can:
- Sort transactions by date, amount, or description to find specific payments
- Use SUM, AVERAGE, and COUNTIF formulas to track spending categories
- Create pivot tables to see monthly spending breakdowns
- Filter out direct debits, salary deposits, or specific vendors
- Reconcile your accounts against invoices or receipts
- Import the data into accounting software like Xero, MYOB, or QuickBooks
How to convert your bank statement
- Download your statement as a PDF from your online banking portal. Most banks (Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB, and others) offer this in the statements or transaction history section.
- Open Filero's PDF to Excel converter.
- Upload your bank statement PDF.
- Choose the one sheet layout. This puts all transactions from every page into a single continuous list, which is what you want for a bank statement.
- Click Convert and download your Excel file.
The entire process takes about 30 seconds. Your bank statement is processed on our server and deleted immediately after conversion. It is never stored or shared.
What the Excel output looks like
The converter reads the table structure of your bank statement and maps each column to an Excel column. For a typical bank statement, you will get columns for the transaction date, description, debit amount, credit amount, and running balance. The data lands in clean cells that you can immediately sort, filter, and use in formulas.
If your statement has a summary table at the top (opening balance, total debits, total credits, closing balance), that will also be extracted into its own rows. You can delete those rows if you only need the transaction list.
Tips for the best results
- Use the digital PDF from your online banking, not a scanned paper copy. Digital PDFs contain real text data that converts accurately. Scanned paper statements are images and cannot be table-extracted.
- Choose one sheet for bank statements so all transactions appear in a single list rather than split across separate tabs.
- Format the date column in Excel after conversion. Excel may not automatically recognise the date format your bank uses.
- For multiple months, convert each monthly statement separately, then copy the transaction rows into a single master spreadsheet.
Works with all major banks
Filero works with PDF statements from any bank that produces text-based PDFs. This includes the big four Australian banks (Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB), as well as international banks like Chase, Bank of America, HSBC, Barclays, and more. The key requirement is that the text in the PDF is selectable. If you can highlight and copy text from your statement in a PDF viewer, it will convert to Excel.
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert any bank statement PDF to Excel?
Yes, as long as the PDF contains selectable text (you can highlight text in a PDF viewer). Most bank statements downloaded from online banking are text-based and convert well. Scanned paper statements saved as PDF images will not work because the text is stored as a photograph rather than as data.
Will the transaction amounts and dates come through correctly?
Yes. Filero uses Tabula, a table extraction engine that reads the row and column structure of your bank statement. Dates, descriptions, debits, credits, and balances are placed into the correct Excel cells. You may need to format date or currency columns in Excel after conversion.
Is my bank statement kept private?
Your file is uploaded over HTTPS, processed on our server, and deleted immediately after you download the result. Bank statements are never stored, shared, or used for any other purpose.
What if my statement has multiple pages?
Multi-page bank statements are fully supported. You can choose to extract tables into one sheet per page or combine everything into a single sheet. The single-sheet option is usually better for bank statements because it puts all transactions in one continuous list.