Wave + Cleaning Companies: Faster Bank Import
Cleaning companies manage recurring client payments, staff wages, supplies purchases, and vehicle costs — often across residential and commercial contracts. If you use Wave for your accounting, you need a fast way to get bank statement data into the system.
BankScan AI for Cleaning Companies Using Wave
BankScan AI converts any bank statement PDF to CSV formatted for direct import into Wave. Convert your bank statements to Excel to reconcile client payments against contracts, track staff costs, and manage supplier accounts efficiently.
The Cleaning Companies + Wave Workflow
Cleaning company owners reconcile client contract payments (often recurring standing orders) against their client list, pay cleaning staff wages weekly or monthly, purchase cleaning supplies and equipment, and manage vehicle fuel and maintenance costs. Bank statements are used to verify which clients have paid, identify late payers, and ensure staff payroll has cleared correctly.
Key terms you'll encounter: contract rate, hourly rate, deep clean, consumables.
How It Works
Upload any bank statement PDF
Supports all major banks. Saves 2-3 hours per week on client payment tracking and staff payroll reconciliation for a cleaning company with 20+ regular clients
AI formats for Wave
Output as CSV with Date, Description, Amount — Wave supports both single amount column and separate Income/Expense columns — dates in YYYY-MM-DD or MM/DD/YYYY.
Import and reconcile
In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV). Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import. Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
Supported Banks
BankScan AI works with all major UK and US banks, including:
Wave Features for Cleaning Companies
- Wave ready — Output formatted as CSV matching Wave's expected column structure
- Smart integration — Wave's invoicing is tightly coupled with bank imports — when you import a bank deposit, Wave suggests matching it to outstanding invoices automatically.
- Built for Cleaning Companies — Saves 2-3 hours per week on client payment tracking and staff payroll reconciliation for a cleaning company with 20+ regular clients
- Software compatible — Output works directly with Xero, QuickBooks, Swept
Import Steps for Cleaning Companies Using Wave
As cleaning company owner, here's how to get bank data into Wave:
- In Wave, go to Banking > Connected Accounts > Upload a bank statement (CSV)
- Select the file, map columns to Date, Description, and Amount, then import
Common Import Issues
Wave's free tier has occasional processing delays on large files. Also, Wave uses MM/DD/YYYY by default which conflicts with UK DD/MM/YYYY — select the correct format during import.
Wave Import — Built for Cleaning Companies
Completely free with no paid tier for accounting features (monetised through payment processing). Popular with budget-conscious startups and side-hustlers.
Try Free — Wave + Cleaning Companies