Executive Accountant

German translation: Hauptbuchhalter

07:56 Jul 2, 2002

English to German translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Executive Accountant

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Local time: 00:18

German translation:Hauptbuchhalter

Explanation:
chartered accountant-Wirtschaftspruefer
tax consultant-Steuerberater
accountant-Buchhalter

Selected response from:

Kralicky

Grading comment

Ich hab ihn dennoch Chefbuchhalkter genannt, weil mir das am betsen klang.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Leiter des Rechnungswesens

LegalTrans D

4 +6

Executive Accountant

Alexander Schleber (X)

4 +1

Leitender Steuerberater

Ingrid Richter

4 +1

Hauptbuchhalter

Kralicky

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Leiter des Rechnungswesens

Explanation:
oder "Leiter der Buchhaltung".

LegalTrans D
Türkiye
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 2342

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Executive Accountant

Explanation:
Ich würde den Titel einfach im Original belassen, u.a. weil solche Titel nicht 100% direkt übersetzbar sind. Außerdem wissen die meisten was das bedeutet und zweiten klingen mögliche deutsche Übersetzung (Leiter der Bilanzbuchhaltung u.a.) kompliziert.

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Note added at 2002-07-02 11:23:14 (GMT)
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It has sort of become a standard in the translation world to leave the titles untranslated, and perhasp to add an explanatiuon if it is not clear, especially since the titles often no longer have a direct link to functionality.

It really depends on the whole document. If it tends towards international usage, use the English title as in the original. If the documents tends more towards pure translation in the target language, then an adequate translation (even if it sounds clumpy) is usually advisable.

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 1466

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Leitender Steuerberater

Explanation:
In unserem Sprachgebrauch (Neuseeland) ist ein accountant ein Steuerberater.
Eher wuerde ich den Begriff im Englischen unuebersetzt lassen

Ingrid Richter
New Zealand
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 20

3 days 13 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Hauptbuchhalter

Explanation:
chartered accountant-Wirtschaftspruefer
tax consultant-Steuerberater
accountant-Buchhalter

Kralicky
PRO pts in pair: 53

Grading comment

Ich hab ihn dennoch Chefbuchhalkter genannt, weil mir das am betsen klang.

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