AIB Bank Statement to Excel Converter

ClearlyLedger converts Allied Irish Banks PDF statements into structured Excel and CSV files for Irish accountants, bookkeepers, SMEs, sole traders, and finance teams. The AIB profile handles EUR formatting, DD/MM/YYYY dates, SEPA credit transfer and direct debit narration, IBAN references, quarterly fees, and balance verification before export.

Last updated 2026-06-05

What does an AIB statement layout look like?

AIB statements usually present transaction date, transaction details, debit, credit, and balance fields. Direct debits, SEPA transfers, card payments, lodgements, and fees often include continuation lines with reference or counterparty details.

ClearlyLedger keeps those continuation lines attached to the correct row and maps the result into a clean Excel or CSV ledger.

How are SEPA references and Irish accounting details handled?

Irish bank statements can include SEPA creditor references, IBAN context, quarterly maintenance fees, and annual card-related charges. Generic converters often split the reference line away from the amount, which makes reconciliation harder.

The AIB profile preserves useful SEPA and counterparty context while normalizing EUR amounts into standard debit, credit, and balance columns.

Which export should I use for Xero, Sage or annual-return work?

Use Excel when reviewing AIB transactions for Revenue, CRO annual-return support, mortgage packs, charity accounts, or bookkeeping cleanup. Use CSV when importing into Xero Ireland, Sage, QuickBooks Online, or another ledger.

Balance verification checks extracted rows against the printed statement balance before export so missing rows, wrong signs, and page-break mistakes are surfaced early.

Allied Irish Banks source profile used by this guide

Printed statement structure: PDF with Date, Transaction Details, Debit, Credit, Balance

Source conventions: DD/MM/YYYY dates, € EUR amounts, and 3–10 pages.

AIB observations to sample during review

  • Ireland's largest bank by assets, AIB traces to a 1966 amalgamation of three banks and was majority state-owned from its 2010-11 financial-crisis bailout until the Irish government fully exited its shareholding around 2023
  • Direct debit originator name appears on a second line under the description
  • Contactless card transactions tagged with 'POS' prefix and merchant name
  • SEPA Credit Transfer entries include the IBAN of the counterparty in narration
  • Annual fee and quarterly maintenance fee posted as separate single-line debits

These AIB details identify the rows most likely to need inspection after extraction. Review the first and final transaction, each PDF page boundary, and any row affected by the observations above before using the spreadsheet in an accounting import.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I convert an AIB statement to Excel?

Upload the AIB PDF to ClearlyLedger. The AIB profile is detected automatically, SEPA and card rows are normalized, the balance is verified, and the statement is exported to Excel.

Can I convert AIB statements to CSV?

Yes. ClearlyLedger exports AIB transactions to CSV with date, description, reference, debit, credit, and balance columns for accounting imports and reconciliation.

Does it preserve SEPA and IBAN details?

Yes. The AIB parser is designed to keep SEPA transfer, direct debit, and IBAN-related narration useful after conversion.

Is AIB statement conversion suitable for Irish accountants?

Yes. The output is designed for reviewable bookkeeping, annual accounts, Revenue support, and client-month-close workflows where balance-verified rows matter.

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