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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shyamala	-	Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Marathi
Rupert	RUY-pərt (Dutch), ROO-pərt (English), RUW-pert (Polish)	German, Dutch, English, Polish
Sam (1)	SAM	English
Camilo	kah-MEE-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Ralphie	RAL-fee	English
Ahriman	AH-ri-mahn	Persian Mythology