Synonyms and antonyms of Accounts, accountancy and accountants in British Thesaurus

accountancy (noun)

the work or profession of an accountant

accountant (noun)

someone whose job is to prepare financial records for a company or person

account for ()

to say how you have used, or how you will use, an amount of money that you are responsible for spending, especially in your job

accounting (noun)

the work of accountants or the methods they use

accounting package (noun)

a piece of software that a business uses to organize its financial records

accounts (noun)

a detailed record that a business keeps of the money it receives and spends in a particular period of time

accounts (noun)

the part of an organization that keeps records of the money it receives and spends

accounts payable (noun)

a record of how much money a company owes other people or companies for goods and services

accounts receivable (noun)

a record of how much money customers owe a company for goods and services

annual report (noun)

a document that gives details of the financial activities of a company or other organization over the past year

assessor (noun)

someone whose job is to calculate the cost or value of something, for example so that tax can be paid on it

auditor (noun)

someone whose job is to officially examine the financial records of a company, organization, or person to see that they are accurate

balance sheet (noun)

a written statement showing the value of a company at a particular time

balance the budget/books ()

to do calculations to check or show that you have not spent more money than you have received

base currency (noun)

a currency that a business uses in its accounts and for buying and selling

bean counter (noun)

informalshowing disapproval a business manager or accountant who cares only about financial numbers and profits

bookkeeping (noun)

the job of recording an organization’s financial accounts

books (noun)

business records of the money that an organization or business has earned and spent

book value (noun)

the official or expected value of a company or product, as calculated in accounts or stated in information about prices

budgetary (adjective)

relating to a budget

cash flow (noun)

the rate at which a business takes in money through sales and pays it out for the things it needs to continue operating

certified public accountant (noun)

American a chartered accountant

CFO (noun)

Chief Financial Officer: the person in charge of the financial policy and decisions in a company

chartered accountant (noun)

British an accountant who has passed a professional examination

comptroller (noun)

formal someone whose job is to look after the financial aspects of an organization

controller (noun)

someone whose job is to manage an organization’s money

cook the books ()

to change accounts and figures dishonestly, usually in order to get money

CPA (noun)

American certified public accountant: an accountant with all the necessary qualifications

creative accounting (noun)

the practice of showing financial information in a way that gives a false idea but is not illegal

environmental accounting (noun)

a way of calculating the cost of a business decision that includes all its good and bad effects on, for example, the environment and people’s health, as well as the direct costs

false accounting (noun)

British the crime of deliberately giving false information in a company’s accounts

financial year (noun)

British a period of twelve months that a company or organization uses to calculate how much profit it has made and how much it owes. The American word is fiscal year.

fiscal (adjective)

American relating to how an organization plans to spend money during a particular period

fiscal year (noun)

mainly American a financial year

full cost accounting (noun)

environmental accounting

gearing (noun)

British the relationship between what a company owns and what it owes

ledger (noun)

a book that contains the financial records of a business

liquid assets (noun)

the money that a company has, and anything else that can easily be sold in order to get money

management accounting (noun)

the activity of preparing and using financial information to support management decisions

position audit (noun)

an examination of how well a company or organization is doing, done in order to help it to plan for the future

profit and loss account (noun)

a document that shows how much money was received and spent by a company during a particular period of time, and whether or not it made a profit

quarter (noun)

one of four periods of three months that the year is divided into, especially when you are talking about financial accounts

receivables (noun)

amounts of money that a company is owed, which count as its assets

results (noun)

business a financial document showing a company’s performance during a particular period of time

tangible (adjective)

business tangible properties or tangible assets are real things that a company has, such as buildings or equipment

value added (noun)

the amount by which the value of a product increases as it goes through the different stages of being made and sold

value added (noun)

the difference between the profit of a business before tax is paid, and its costs paid to other businesses

working capital (noun)

the money that a business has available for immediate use

write-down (noun)

a reduction in the value of the assets that a company owns