noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a firm of solicitors/accountants/surveyors etc
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Ms Shaw is a partner in a firm of solicitors.
a qualified doctor/teacher/accountant etc
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After seven years of training, she is now a qualified doctor.
certified public accountant
turf accountant
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
chartered
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Mr Baird is a chartered accountant who moved into the software business.
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B and W were the two main equity partners in the firm of chartered accountants , C Connelly &038; Co.
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Yesterday creditors agreed to appoint John Readman, of chartered accountants Ernst &038; Young, as liquidator.
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Young Man: Mrs Grant, my Dad's a chartered accountant .
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In 1992 1,050 members lost the right to call themselves chartered accountants because they did not pay by 30 June.
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Representatives from the world of high finance included chartered accountants and members of the major high street banks.
public
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He is a certified public accountant and a certified valuation analyst.
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Beginning public accountants usually start by assisting with work for several clients.
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Certified public accountants audit financial state-ments and render opinions on whether the statements present fairly the financial condition of a firm.
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There is a large degree of mobility among public accountants , management accountants, and internal auditors.
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He served as a captain in the Air Force, and is a certified public accountant .
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Working Conditions Accountants and auditors work in offices, but public accountants may frequently visit the offices of clients while conducting audits.
qualified
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A qualified accountant , his official job was to raise funds, find more money.
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To help you get out of the red you could call on a qualified chartered accountant for between £50 and £60 an hour.
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Another thing about being a qualified accountant is that I could always leave and do books at home.
reporting
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The other changes are relatively minor, but the reporting accountant needs to be aware of them.
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The fund theory offers the reporting accountant the flexibility to define the reporting unit where the definition is most useful.
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The City Code applies equally to company directors, professional advisors and independent reporting accountants .
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Question 5 Should the reporting accountant visit twice a year to check client account balances?
■ NOUN
cost
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He is a cost accountant and also acts as company secretary in respect of share issues, pensions and the like.
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Beginning management accountants often start as cost accountants, junior internal auditors, or as trainees for other accounting positions.
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Initials in the appropriate approvals section ensure that such additions have been properly authorized and advised to the cost accountant .
■ VERB
become
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In 1989 he was appointed assistant Group accountant and in 1990 became Group accountant.
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He taught himself to become a local government accountant through night schools and correspondence courses.
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Although he worked in accounts, he had not taken any examinations towards becoming a certified accountant .
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University graduates became accountants , solicitors, or stock-brokers instead of entering industry.
certify
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He is a certified public accountant and a certified valuation analyst.
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He served as a captain in the Air Force, and is a certified public accountant .
charter
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Armstrong Neal is a two-partner firm that also includes Jane Armstrong, a chartered accountant .
employ
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Self-\#employed accountants may be able to do part of their work at home.
need
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Fewer passengers, less income, you don't need to be an accountant to see the outcome.
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So you need a good accountant to get the money for you.
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You do not need to be an accountant to know that once you stop earning your income will drop.
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Companies that get together no longer need as many accountants or vice presidents of marketing as each had before the merger.
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For larger tours, bands need a tour accountant to travel with them and record all transactions as they are made.
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Large organizations needed trained accountants , not just bookkeepers.
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For it is not only with big customers that you will need a good accountant .
train
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He wanted to train as a chartered accountant with the ultimate aim of becoming a managing director.
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Large organizations needed trained accountants , not just bookkeepers.
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Started to train as an accountant after leaving the local comprehensive.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chartered accountant/surveyor/engineer etc
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B and W were the two main equity partners in the firm of chartered accountants, C Connelly & Co.
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For any chartered accountant interested in the package, Aldercare is offering the package free of charge for a 30-day trial.
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He is a chartered engineer and a Member of Metallurgists.
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Last year 1,050 people lost the right to call themselves chartered accountants because they didn't stump up by 30 June.
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Working in a manufacturing company, or as a solicitor or chartered accountant gives invaluable experience.
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Young Man: Mrs Grant, my Dad's a chartered accountant.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Chartered accountants who passed the IoT examination would be entitled to join the Faculty, or the IoT, or both.
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Doctors and accountants are one thing; husbands on the brink of divorce or even drug barons close to capture are another.
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He wanted an accountant who was a cheerleader rather than a realist.
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Just as an accountant might use a financial model, the analyst can develop an entity model.
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Such accountants may then find that they have shrinking roles and power within the corporation.
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The changing role of public accountants, management accountants, and internal auditors also will spur job growth.
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They pick on an accountant because an accountant needs a good name and has been partly in control of the funds anyway.
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This will be an especially interesting time for accountants, as Andrew Baird, of specialist software company 4Sight Communications, explains.