Manage Bank Statements

There are 2 methods to create a bank statement in the Viindoo accounting app:

  • Create manually in the app;

  • Directly import with statements files.

Manually create a bank statement

In the Accounting app, you can choose one of the following two methods to create a bank statement manually:

  • Method 1: Navigate to Accounting ‣ Dashboard, choose the desired bank journal then click Create.

Manually create a bank statement method 1

  • Method 2: Navigate to Accounting ‣ Dashboard, choose the desired bank journal, click on the Three dots icon at the right corner, choose Statement under the New section.

Manually create a bank statement method 2

You need to fill in the information as follows:

  • Reference: Bank statement reference code that you received from the bank;

  • Date: The system shows automatically creation date but you can choose another day;

  • Starting Balance: Amount of starting balance on bank statement;

  • Ending Balance: Amount of ending balance on bank statement;

  • Transactions Tab: Add the respective statement line of each transaction, including information for Date, Label, Partner, Amount fields to speed up the reconciliation process.

Add a bank statement

Warning

Before posting the bank statement, you should ensure that the computed balance is equal to the ending balance.

Import a bank statements file

To use this feature, you can also choose from one of the following two methods:

  • Method 1: Navigate to Accounting ‣ Dashboard, choose the Bank journal then press Import.

Import bank statements method 1

  • Method 2: Navigate to Accounting ‣ Dashboard, choose the Bank journal, click on the Three dots icon at the right corner, choose Import Statement under the New section.

Import bank statements method 2

The system will inform you about the supported file formats such as Comma Separated Values (.csv), Excel (.xlsx), or Remote Job Entry (.RJE). By using Select files you can upload files in one of the above formats into the software.

Supported file formats

Below is an example of data imported from a Remote Job Entry (.RJE) file.

Uploaded bank statement file

Press Upload to complete the data importing process, check and add missing information such as statement description, partner, etc. to finish the reconciliation.

Uploaded bank statement

Note

  • With files in RJE format, the bank account number on the file must match with the bank account number on the chosen journal.

  • Files in Excel and CSV format must have all the information of the partner and label.

See also

Steps in the bank reconciliation process