Pandle + Consultants: Faster Bank Import
Consultants managing multiple client engagements need to track retainers, milestone payments, travel expenses, and subcontractor costs across accounts. If you use Pandle for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Consultants Using Pandle
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV / QIF formatted for direct import into Pandle. Convert your bank statements to structured spreadsheets to match client payments, track project expenses, and prepare invoices and tax returns efficiently.
The Consultants + Pandle Workflow
Consultants invoice clients on retainer, milestone, or time-and-materials bases, then reconcile bank statements to verify payments received. They track project-specific expenses including travel, accommodation, and subcontractor fees, allocate costs to engagements for profitability analysis, and prepare records for quarterly VAT and annual tax returns.
Key terms you'll encounter: retainer, day rate, scope creep, utilisation rate.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 1-2 hours per month on client payment reconciliation and expense tracking across multiple concurrent engagements
AI formats for Pandle
Output as CSV / QIF with Date, Description, Money In, Money Out — Pandle requires separate columns for credits and debits — dates in DD/MM/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Pandle, go to Banking > select your account > Import Transactions. Upload the CSV or QIF file from BankScan AI. Pandle auto-maps standard column formats. Pandle's self-assessment feature pulls data from imported bank transactions to estimate your tax bill and generate SA100 figures automatically.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Pandle Features for Consultants
- Pandle ready — Output formatted as CSV / QIF matching Pandle's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Pandle's self-assessment feature pulls data from imported bank transactions to estimate your tax bill and generate SA100 figures automatically.
- Built for Consultants — Saves 1-2 hours per month on client payment reconciliation and expense tracking across multiple concurrent engagements
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Xero, FreeAgent, Harvest
Import Steps for Consultants Using Pandle
As consultant, here's how to get bank data into Pandle:
- In Pandle, go to Banking > select your account > Import Transactions
- Upload the CSV or QIF file from BankScan AI
- Pandle auto-maps standard column formats
Common Import Issues
Pandle's free tier limits bank feed connections — manual CSV import via BankScan AI is the workaround for banks without direct Pandle feeds.
Pandle Import — Built for Consultants
Free tier makes it popular with UK sole traders just starting out. Simple interface with no accounting jargon — designed for non-accountants.
Try Free — Pandle + Consultants