a bean counter



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Angelus-Late Roman
XosÉ-Galician
FergusFUR-gəs (English)Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Taskill-Scottish
Caradog-Welsh
Joie[dʒɔi]