Convert a CIBC bank statement to Excel
Convert a CIBC statement PDF to Excel or CSV right in your browser — date, description, amount and balance are detected automatically, with a row-by-row balance check, and your statement is never uploaded. CIBC statements use this layout: CIBC statements follow the debit/credit ledger format: Date, Description, Withdrawals ($), Deposits ($), and Balance ($), opening with the Opening balance and ending with the Closing balance plus total deposits and withdrawals for the period. Text-based PDFs downloaded from CIBC online banking convert most accurately.
Drop your bank statement PDFs (multiple allowed) and StatementSift detects the date/description/amount/balance columns locally and reconciles row by row. Financial data is never uploaded or sent to any external AI. Text-based PDFs (from online banking) work best.
How we read a CIBC statement
- Columns：CIBC statements follow the debit/credit ledger format: Date, Description, Withdrawals ($), Deposits ($), and Balance ($), opening with the Opening balance and ending with the Closing balance plus total deposits and withdrawals for the period.
- Date format：MMM DD
- Best source：Log in to CIBC Online Banking, go to Accounts → View eStatements, set the date range and use Download to save the official .pdf — submit that text PDF, not a screenshot of the page or a scanned copy.
Watch-outs for CIBC statements
- CIBC splits money in and out into two separate columns (withdrawals/debits and deposits/credits). The converter merges them into one signed amount so the balance check can run; double-check that a credit didn't get the wrong sign on any flagged row.
- Multi-line descriptions (a long merchant name wrapped onto two lines) are the most common cause of a shifted row — if a row doesn't reconcile, that's the first thing to check.
- Transactions that carry over a page break, and the opening/closing balance lines, are handled separately from regular rows; verify the first and last rows of each page after a multi-page statement.
How to convert a CIBC statement
- 1Download your CIBC statement as a PDF from online banking.
- 2Drop the PDF into the converter below — it parses locally.
- 3Review the detected columns and the balance check; verify any flagged rows.
- 4Export to Excel, CSV, or QuickBooks/OFX.
Frequently asked questions
No. The entire conversion — reading the PDF, detecting columns, the balance check and building the Excel file — runs locally in your browser. Your CIBC statement is never uploaded or sent to any AI.
Log in to CIBC Online Banking, go to Accounts → View eStatements, set the date range and use Download to save the official .pdf — submit that text PDF, not a screenshot of the page or a scanned copy.
CIBC text-based PDFs are in the sweet spot and convert accurately at the row level. Either way, verify key figures before use — the row-by-row balance reconciliation flags suspect rows for you.
Updated · StatementSift team