Convert a NatWest bank statement to Excel
Convert a NatWest 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. NatWest statements use this layout: Date, Type, Description, Paid out, Paid in and Balance — money out and money in sit in separate columns. Text-based PDFs downloaded from NatWest 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 NatWest statement
- Columns：Date, Type, Description, Paid out, Paid in and Balance — money out and money in sit in separate columns.
- Date format：DD MMM YYYY
- Best source：Sign in to NatWest online banking or the app and download the official PDF from Statements (Download statement). Pick the text-based PDF, not a screenshot or scan.
Watch-outs for NatWest statements
- NatWest 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 NatWest statement
- 1Download your NatWest 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 NatWest statement is never uploaded or sent to any AI.
Sign in to NatWest online banking or the app and download the official PDF from Statements (Download statement). Pick the text-based PDF, not a screenshot or scan.
NatWest 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