administradores de anticipos y de anticipos de los contables

14:25 Jun 20, 2011
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - International Org/Dev/Coop
Spanish term or phrase: administradores de anticipos y de anticipos de los contables
This is from a list of members of a Steering Committee. The text is about the Technical Support of Irrigation Development.
My guess is 'administrators of advances and accountant's advances' but this is clumsy and doesn't seem to make much sense.
David Burrows
Spain
Local time: 14:14


Summary of answers provided
4Administrators of imprests and of advanced funds (Imprest accounting Administrators)
eski
3adminsitrators' prepayments and book-keepers' prepayments
Michael Powers (PhD)
3administrators of advance payments and of the accountants' advance payments
Bubo Coroman (X)


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adminsitrators' prepayments and book-keepers' prepayments


Explanation:
based on the limited context

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 08:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

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neutral  FVS (X): No. these are persons of some sort.
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Administrators of imprests and of advanced funds (Imprest accounting Administrators)


Explanation:

13 Jul 2006 ... (KudoZ) English to Romanian translation of imprest administrator [Accounting (Bus/Financial)].
www.proz.com › KudoZ home › English to Romanian › Accounting
The imprest administrator The imprest accounting officer. (name) (name) ... (must be the same as the amount of the advance received) ...
ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/financing/.../annexe09_en.doc
[PDF] B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on ...
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1 Jan 2007 ... Rules applicable to accounting officers and imprest ...
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/.../02002R1605-20070101-en.pdf - Similar
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[PDF] TO THE PROGRAMME ESTIMATE NO. 1
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3.2 Imprest administrator and imprest accounting officer ... The amount of the initial allocation (advance/pres-financing) that will be paid into the bank ...
www.ta2rao.org/Projects/Energy/.../addendum2_PPA_PESTIMAT1....
Dictionary - Definition of imprest
2, 2.9976, imprest administrator, administrator of advance funds ... 7, 1.7792, imprest account, loan account, credit account, advance account ...
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Imprest

eski
Mexico
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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administrators of advance payments and of the accountants' advance payments


Explanation:
your question is the only Google hit for "anticipos de los contables" so it is not something commonplace.

I suggest you add "the" before "accountants" as I imagine the organization must be referring to its own accountants.

If you wish you can ask the client to explain the term. However, it is not ambiguous so it is straightforward for you to translate it "as is".

I have translated the audited accounts of an NGO and I noticed that they work within a system of rules to prevent fraud etc. Also, when donations are received but not spent within the same financial year, the accounts are adjusted accordingly and an explanation is given in the auditor's report. Maybe those points are relevant here too.

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Note added at 25 minutos (2011-06-20 14:51:38 GMT)
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I wonder now whether "los contables" is referring to donors' accountants who make advance payments to fund designated projects? Perhaps the client could explain!

Bubo Coroman (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 146
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