Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Accountant
Russian translation:
бухгалтер
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Oct 25, 2010 09:35
13 yrs ago
English term
Accountant
English to Russian
Bus/Financial
Accounting
I have been advised of two terms for the English term 'accountant'. I would apprecaite your advice on which is the most accurate, or acceptable to the accounting profession in Russia:
экономист, финансовый аналитик;
бухгалтер
Thank you - your help will contribute to the Kudoz common glossary.
экономист, финансовый аналитик;
бухгалтер
Thank you - your help will contribute to the Kudoz common glossary.
Proposed translations
(Russian)
3 +7 | бухгалтер | Igor Antipin |
4 | Бухгалтерский работник | Maksim Mirzabaev |
4 | главный бухгалтер | Dmitri Lyutenko |
Proposed translations
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бухгалтер
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Note added at 4 мин (2010-10-25 09:40:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountant
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Note added at 4 мин (2010-10-25 09:40:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accountant
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Alexander Ryshow
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Спасибо, Александр!
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Kiwiland Bear
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Спасибо, Kiwiland Bear!
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Michael Kislov
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Спасибо, Михаил!
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Enote
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Спасибо, Enote!
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Galina Kasatkina
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Спасибо, Галина!
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Semarg
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Спасибо, Semarg!
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LanaUK
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "As the term identified matches one of teh ones I had, I have a preference for бухгалтер. Also useful that it is a short word.
Thanks"
21 mins
Бухгалтерский работник
Как общее для работников данной сферы.
Note from asker:
Maksym, Thanks for your answer, however, I am trying to avoid any terms which relate to 'bookkeeper' which in the UK is a 'technician' level of the accounting profession. |
1 hr
главный бухгалтер
Accountant: this is not a simply "bookkeeper" as the same in Russia as "бухгалтер". It's a more than just a bookeeper and closer to "финансовый аналитик" but is not the same.
In a common usage in Russia - yes, it's a "бухгалтер". But if you want to use this word in an exact meaning, the correct form is "главный бухгалтер".
In Russian there is a big difference between the meaning of "bookkeeper" (бухгалтер) and "accountant" (главный бухгалтер) as in English too.
Please, just look:
Accounting vs Bookkeeping http://www.startrungrow.co.nz/information/accounting/4,2901,...
and
Am I an Accountant or a Bookkeeper? What is the difference?
http://www.accounting-and-bookkeeping-tips.com/learning-acco...
I think, accountant has to set up the bookkeeping in a company totally, has to manage this, and interpret the results to give an appropriate infos to the management of the company for making decisions (this as a part of accountant's job which is something like of "financial analysis").
Citation:
"The accounting process is much less mechanical and more subjective. It begins with designing a system that will benefit the business, by capturing the financial information in a useful manner without being overly burdensome to the bookkeeper. Once set up, the accountant monitors the system to ensure it's doing what it's supposed to do. And finally, on a monthly basis usually, the accountant presents the financial statements to the business management in such a way that decisions can be made".
But in a most cases there are no differencies between (in a common usage).
In a common usage in Russia - yes, it's a "бухгалтер". But if you want to use this word in an exact meaning, the correct form is "главный бухгалтер".
In Russian there is a big difference between the meaning of "bookkeeper" (бухгалтер) and "accountant" (главный бухгалтер) as in English too.
Please, just look:
Accounting vs Bookkeeping http://www.startrungrow.co.nz/information/accounting/4,2901,...
and
Am I an Accountant or a Bookkeeper? What is the difference?
http://www.accounting-and-bookkeeping-tips.com/learning-acco...
I think, accountant has to set up the bookkeeping in a company totally, has to manage this, and interpret the results to give an appropriate infos to the management of the company for making decisions (this as a part of accountant's job which is something like of "financial analysis").
Citation:
"The accounting process is much less mechanical and more subjective. It begins with designing a system that will benefit the business, by capturing the financial information in a useful manner without being overly burdensome to the bookkeeper. Once set up, the accountant monitors the system to ensure it's doing what it's supposed to do. And finally, on a monthly basis usually, the accountant presents the financial statements to the business management in such a way that decisions can be made".
But in a most cases there are no differencies between (in a common usage).
Note from asker:
Thank you for your advice, I will take this on board. |
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