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bean counter

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a bean counter (informal)
an impolite way of describing someone who is responsible for the financial decisions within a company. When decisions that affect people's lives are in the hands of bean counters, it's bad news.
See also: bean, counter
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Allie Ash, who rose from bean counter to publisher at Cap Pub, liked to say that there was greater return in spending your creative capital launching another newsletter than in dreaming up seminars, conferences and/or doing consulting, because you can only sell an hour of your time and expertise once, but a successful new newsletter brings long-term returns.
The long trail away from just the print newsletter by Goss, Fred / The Newsletter on Newsletters
The move from corporate bean counter to real estate mogul has been a profitable one.
Raising the roof: Cincinnati realtor undaunted by race riots by Townes, Glenn / Black Enterprise
With all the other responsibilities a CFO now has, it's easy to forget about the first and most fundamental: bean counter.
Not just bean counters anymore. (Top Questions for Your CFO) by Fredman, Catherin / Chief Executive (U.S.)
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