Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

back office

Danish translation:

administrative funktioner

Jan 7, 2010 09:57
14 yrs ago
English term

back office

GBK English to Danish Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Definition from Alan V. Deardorff:
Refers to the activities of a firm that are necessary to its functioning but are not directly part of production, such as accounting.
Example sentences:
ANZ India is set to transfer 400 back office jobs from Australia and New Zealand to India in the next eight to 10 months. (The Telegraph of Calcuta)
Financial institutions all around the world are saving millions by successful transformation of their back office operations. Major European banks are doing everything possible to make their back office operations faster, cheaper, more secure and more effective. (Jacob Fleming Conferences)
Back offices of traditional money mangers are now being faced with the tracking, accounting, reporting, analytics and performance measurement of these complex assets. Without this back office capability, it becomes more difficult to maintain the existing business, and even more difficult to grow total assets under management. (Thomsom White Paper)
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Jan 6, 2010 15:02: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Jan 10, 2010 10:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Feb 6, 2010 11:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Proposed translations

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administrative funktioner

Må ikke forveksles med 'bagkontor'. Udtrykket kommer af det fysiske rum, men bruges nu om dage mere abstrakt og dækker kun over arbejdsfunktionerne.
Definition from own experience or research:
Generelt samlende udtryk brugt om de administrative funktioner i en virksomhed, dvs. it, bogholderi, sekretær mv, over for produktion, salg osv. Kan også bruges mere specifikt om støttefunktioner for sælgere eller højere niveauer i teknisk support.
Example sentences:
BackOffice varetager en lang række vigtige interne administrative funktioner hos Fleggaard Leasing. Medarbejderne i BackOffice står bl.a. for afgiftsberegning, periodeafgifter, leasingaftaler, førstegangsfaktureringer og brugermapper (Fleggaard Leasing)
The Back Office tilbyder management support, direktionsassistance og traditionel salg/marketing- eller sekretærassistance til små og mellemstore virksomheder, som ikke har ressourcerne in-house. Vores mål er at blive anvendt som den back office funktion, der kan aflaste eller supplere eksisterende medarbejdere i dagligdagen. Med beliggenhed i Forskerparken Scion DTU har The Back Office de optimale forudsætninger for at servicere et inspirerende og hurtigt skiftende iværksættermiljø og være med til at løse de administrative udfordringer, som vokser i takt med vækstvirksomhederne. (The Back Office)
Inden for jobområdet er medarbejderne i det væsentligste ”Front-office”, der håndterer kontakt til kunder, mens ”Back-office” personale håndterer nødvendige administrative funktioner som fx produktudvikling og fremstilling af salgsmaterialer. (Undervisningsministeriet)
Peer comment(s):

agree jdhansen
18 days
agree Jytte Crooks : Yes
29 days
agree Randi Stenstrop
29 days
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+1
10 days

bagkontor eller baglokale

Definition from own experience or research:
Han opholdt sig ofte i bagkontoret, når der ikke var kunder i butikken
Example sentences:
Han sidder og drikker kaffe ude i bagkontoret. (He is drinking coffee in the back office) (ordbogen.com)
Peer comment(s):

agree Jytte Crooks : yes
19 days
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