Coconut + Restaurants & Hospitality: Faster Bank Import
Restaurants process hundreds of card transactions daily, plus supplier payments. Reconciling bank statements with POS data is a major headache. If you use Coconut for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Restaurants & Hospitality Using Coconut
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Coconut. Upload your restaurant bank statements and get clean spreadsheets to reconcile against your POS system, suppliers, and HMRC VAT returns.
The Restaurants & Hospitality + Coconut Workflow
Restaurant owners or their bookkeepers reconcile daily card terminal settlements against POS end-of-day reports, match supplier invoice payments, track staff wages and tips, and prepare weekly or monthly cash flow summaries. VAT returns require splitting transactions between standard-rated food sales, zero-rated takeaway, and exempt items.
Key terms you'll encounter: POS reconciliation, card terminal settlement, tronc scheme, wet sales.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 3-4 hours per week on daily POS-to-bank reconciliation and supplier payment matching for a typical restaurant with 200+ daily transactions
AI formats for Coconut
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Coconut accepts a single amount column with positive for income and negative for expenses — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Coconut, go to Transactions > Import. Upload the CSV from BankScan AI to bring in transactions from external bank accounts alongside your Coconut banking data. Coconut auto-categorises imported transactions by comparing them against your existing Coconut transaction categories, learning your categorisation preferences over time.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Coconut Features for Restaurants & Hospitality
- Coconut ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Coconut's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Coconut auto-categorises imported transactions by comparing them against your existing Coconut transaction categories, learning your categorisation preferences over time.
- Built for Restaurants & Hospitality — Saves 3-4 hours per week on daily POS-to-bank reconciliation and supplier payment matching for a typical restaurant with 200+ daily transactions
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Xero, MarketMan, QuickBooks
Import Steps for Restaurants & Hospitality Using Coconut
As restaurant owner, here's how to get bank data into Coconut:
- In Coconut, go to Transactions > Import
- Upload the CSV from BankScan AI to bring in transactions from external bank accounts alongside your Coconut banking data
Common Import Issues
Coconut is primarily a banking app — the import feature is designed for bringing in transactions from non-Coconut accounts. Large file imports may time out on mobile.
Coconut Import — Built for Restaurants & Hospitality
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