First Direct Statements for Bank Reconciliation
Preparing First Direct bank statements for bank reconciliation? Monthly bank reconciliation requires matching every bank transaction against your accounting records. Working from PDF statements makes this slow and error-prone.
Convert First Direct Statements Instantly
BankScan AI converts your First Direct statement PDF to a clean Excel spreadsheet in seconds — handling DD MMM YYYY and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers automatically. Convert bank statement PDFs to Excel for fast side-by-side reconciliation with your accounting records. Sort by date, filter by amount, and spot discrepancies instantly.
About First Direct Statement Format
First Direct statements follow an HSBC-family format but with a distinct minimalist layout. BankScan AI detects the variant automatically.
Getting Your First Direct Statement for Bank Reconciliation
Log in to First Direct Online Banking, go to 'Statements', select the account and date range, and download as PDF. First Direct also supports OFX export under 'Download transactions' for direct import into accounting software. Download Monthly, covering one calendar month per reconciliation cycle; year-end reconciliation covers the full 12-month period of statements.
How It Works
Upload your First Direct statement
Drop your First Direct (HSBC) statement PDF. Supports PDF. Need Monthly, covering one calendar month per reconciliation cycle; year-end reconciliation covers the full 12-month period? Upload them all.
AI extracts every transaction
Our AI handles First Direct's DD MMM YYYY and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers — extracting Every transaction with date, description, and amount; openin.
Use for bank reconciliation
Download formatted Excel ready for bank reconciliation. Transactions in exact chronological order with running balance, matching the bank's own running total; amounts must reconcile to the penny against the nominal ledger
First Direct + Bank Reconciliation Features
- First Direct optimised — Handles DD MMM YYYY dates and minimalist single-column layout with transaction type codes and running balance, similar to HSBC but with simplified headers
- Built for bank reconciliation — Convert bank statement PDFs to Excel for fast side-by-side reconciliation with your accounting records. Sort by date, filter by amount, and spot discrepancies instantly.
- Period coverage — Convert Monthly, covering one calendar month per reconciliation cycle; year-end reconciliation covers the full 12-month period of First Direct statements in minutes
Convert First Direct for Bank Reconciliation — Fast
Best practice is to reconcile within 5 working days of month-end; delays compound and make year-end reconciliation significantly harder
Convert First Direct Statement Free