Simplify the process of converting a spool file from iSeries into an Excel spreadsheet

I need to transfer a spool file from the iSeries to the server and convert it to an Excel spreadsheet.
Currently, I copy the spool file to a database file and then implement a file transfer protocol (FTP), relocating the file to the server in .txt format, and then convert this .txt format to Excel. As you can imagine, it's very time consuming.