Reconcile your bank statement

Match bank lines to invoices and payments.

Bank reconciliation closes the loop between what your books say and what the bank says — without it, you can't trust either.

Pull the latest statement If you're on the Account Aggregator feed, transactions arrive automatically. Otherwise upload a statement under **Banking → Upload statement**.

Auto-match Go to **Banking → Reconciliation**. AskBooks proposes matches based on amount, date proximity, and payee name. Confidence is shown as a percentage; matches above 95% can be batch-confirmed with one click.

Manually assign For unmatched lines (transfers, fees, refunds), click *Assign* and pick the GL account or invoice. If a single bank line settles multiple invoices, split it.

Close the period Once every line is matched or assigned, hit **Close month**. The closing balance is locked; later edits require an admin unlock and leave an audit trail.