BMO + IRIS: Bridge the Gap
Need to get your BMO (Bank of Montreal US) bank statement into IRIS? BMO uses MM/DD/YYYY and Canadian-heritage format with Date, Description, Debits, Credits, and Balance columns, plus account summary and fee analysis sections — which needs converting to CSV (Date, Narrative, Debit, Credit — IRIS uses Narrative instead of Description and requires separate Debit/Credit columns) for IRIS import.
How BankScan AI Converts BMO for IRIS
Convert client bank statements to CSV with BankScan AI, then import into IRIS for fast bank reconciliation across your client portfolio. BMO US statements (formerly BMO Harris) use a format common to Canadian-heritage US banks. BankScan AI handles both personal and business BMO statement layouts.
How It Works
Upload your BMO PDF
Drag and drop your BMO statement. Supports PDF with MM/DD/YYYY handling.
AI converts for IRIS
Our AI parses BMO's layout, converts dates to DD/MM/YYYY, and outputs CSV.
Import into IRIS
In IRIS Accountancy Suite, open the client file, go to Bank > Import Transactions. Select the CSV file, map columns to Date, Narrative, Debit, Credit, and import.
IRIS Import Tip
Date, Narrative, Debit, Credit — IRIS uses Narrative instead of Description and requires separate Debit/Credit columns
BMO to IRIS Features
- BMO optimised — Trained on BMO's Canadian-heritage format with Date, Description, Debits, Credits, and Balance columns, plus account summary and fee analysis sections with MM/DD/YYYY parsing
- IRIS formatted — Output as CSV with Date, Narrative, Debit, Credit — IRIS uses Narrative instead of Description and requires separate Debit/Credit columns
- Date conversion — Converts MM/DD/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY automatically
Import BMO Data into IRIS
After converting your BMO statement with BankScan AI:
- In IRIS Accountancy Suite, open the client file, go to Bank > Import Transactions
- Select the CSV file, map columns to Date, Narrative, Debit, Credit, and import
Common Import Issues
IRIS is strict about column naming — use 'Narrative' not 'Description'. Also requires the CSV to not contain any currency symbols in amount columns.
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Automatic date conversion (MM/DD/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY), column mapping, and format validation.
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