Clear Books + Audit Preparation: Complete Workflow
Preparing for audit preparation and using Clear Books? Auditors need to verify bank balances and test transactions against financial statements. Getting bank data into a workable format is the first bottleneck. BankScan AI bridges the gap between your bank's PDF statements and Clear Books's import feature.
BankScan AI → Clear Books for Audit Preparation
Convert bank statement PDFs to CSV formatted for Clear Books import. Convert bank statements to structured Excel files for audit testing, balance verification, and transaction sampling. Save hours of data preparation.
How It Works
Upload your bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Upload Full financial year (12 months), plus confirmation of opening and closing balances for the period under audit of statements.
AI formats for Clear Books
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Money in, Money out — Clear Books uses separate columns for credits and debits — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and use for audit preparation
Upload into Clear Books and use the reconciled data for audit preparation.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Clear Books + Audit Preparation Features
- Clear Books ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Clear Books's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Clear Books has built-in Corporation Tax estimation that updates as bank transactions are imported, giving directors a live view of their CT liability.
- Built for Audit Preparation — Convert bank statements to structured Excel files for audit testing, balance verification, and transaction sampling. Save hours of data preparation.
Import for Audit Preparation into Clear Books
After converting your bank statements for audit preparation:
- In Clear Books, go to Money > Bank Accounts > select your account > Import
- Upload the CSV and map Date, Description, Money in, and Money out columns
Common Import Issues
Clear Books requires header row labels to exactly match expected names. Rename columns to Date, Description, Money in, Money out if import fails.
Clear Books Import for Audit Preparation
Statutory accounts must be filed within 9 months of year-end for private companies; audit fieldwork typically compressed into 2-4 weeks
Convert for Clear Books + Audit Preparation