Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Daft names for accounting roles

  • Bookkeeper = Ledger Completion Manager
  • Payroll clerk = Government Deduction Compliance Assistant
  • Financial manager = Future Spend Calculation Manager
  • Filing Tax Returns = Statutory Revenue Completion and Filing Contractor
  • Office clerk = Photocopy Facilitator
  • Tax adviser = Revenue detraction monitor
  • Receptionist = Client Hospitality Manager
  • Audit manager = Figurative bullshit researcher
  • Accountant (in a firm) = Client Service Manager
Thanks and credit to Andy Tomlin of AT Accounting who tweeted most of these recently

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