Convert a Crédit Agricole statement to Excel
Crédit Agricole is a network of regional banks: depending on the branch network, the PDF statement layout varies slightly — which breaks macros and copy-paste templates. An extractor that reads the document rather than relying on column positions copes with it.
Updated 6 August 2026
The pitfalls of the PDF statement, and how they are handled
Columns merged by copy-paste
From a PDF, date, description and amount often land in a single cell, or shifted by one column. The output always separates date, description, debit, credit and balance.
Long descriptions wrapped onto two lines
A transfer description wrapped onto two lines in the PDF becomes two spreadsheet rows when pasted. The extraction merges them back into a single transaction.
Running balances and carry-forwards
“Previous balance” and “balance at end of page” lines are not transactions. Pasted as-is into a spreadsheet, they throw off every total. They are recognised and kept out of the transaction lines.
What you receive
| Date | Description | Debit | Credit | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul | SEPA TRANSFER RENT JULY | 1,250.00 | 4,812.33 | |
| 03 Jul | SEPA DIRECT DEBIT ENERGY | 86.40 | 4,725.93 | |
| 05 Jul | CARD SUPERMARKET 04 JUL | 112.58 | 4,613.35 | |
| 08 Jul | TRANSFER RECEIVED CLIENT DUPONT | 2,400.00 | 7,013.35 |
Next month’s statement will come out with exactly these columns — that is the stable-schema principle.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I convert a Crédit Agricole statement to Excel?
- Forward the e-mail containing the PDF statement (or send the PDF as an attachment) to essai@reconcil8.com: the transaction table — date, description, debit, credit, balance — comes back in the same thread with an Excel export. No account needed for the first document; 20 free documents when you sign up, no card required.
- Will the columns be the same next month?
- Yes — that is the whole point of Reconcil8: the output schema is stable. Next month’s statement comes back with exactly the same columns, so your files stack up instead of contradicting each other.
- What if a value is misread?
- Every extracted field carries a confidence level (sure, to check, uncertain) and stays linked to its position in the original PDF. You only review what is flagged, and you can see where every amount comes from.
- Are my statements kept?
- Processing is documented on the app’s privacy page (app.reconcil8.com/privacy): limited retention, no use for model training, deletion on request.
Forward your Crédit Agricole statement.
No form, no sign-up: forward the e-mail with the document attached, and the reply comes back in the thread with the table and its Excel export. 20 free documents when you sign up, no credit card required.