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Business Benchmark pre-Intermediate to intermediate Unit 1

Terms in this set (39)

accountant
someone whose job is to keep or examine the financial records of a company or organisation
area of responsibility
a part of your job that is your particular duty to deal with
be left in charge
to be the person who is responsible for someone or something
bookkeeping
recording the money that an organisation or business spends and receives
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
the main person responsible for managing a company or organisation, who is also sometimes the company's president or chairman of the board
co-ordinate
to make different people or things work together effectively, or to organise all the different parts of an activity
correspondence
letters or emails from one person to another, or the activity of writing and receiving letters or emails
deal with
to do business with a person or organisation
flipchart
large pieces of paper attached to a board on legs, which you write or draw on when you are talking to a group of people
human resources
the department of an organisation that deals with finding new people to work there, keeping records about all the organisation's employees, and helping them with any problems
in charge of
responsible for something or someone
invoice
a list that shows you how much you owe someone for work they have done or for goods they have supplied
keep track of
to continue to know what is happening to someone or something
lead the team
to be in control of a group of people who work together to do something
look up information
to look at a book or computer in order to find facts about a situation, person, event, etc.
low-end worker
a person whose job is not well paid
machinist
someone whose job is operating a machine in a factory
monitor
to watch something carefully and record your results
organogram
a diagram that shows the structure of an organisation and the relationships between the different people, departments, and jobs at different levels within that organisation
payroll
the activity of managing the money that is paid to employees
personal assistant (PA)
a person who organizes letters, meetings and telephone calls for someone with an important job
personnel
the department of an organisation that deals with finding people to work there, keeping records about them, etc.
prioritise
to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first
promote a product
to advertise something that is made or grown to be sold
purchase
to buy something
quality control
the process of looking at goods when they are being produced to make certain that they are of the intended standard
recruitment
when you try to persuade someone to work for a company or to join an organisation
reference
a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to say if you are suitable for a job or course
reputation
the opinion that people have about someone or something based on their behaviour or character in the past
research and development (R&D)
a part of an organisation that works to improve its existing products and develop new ones
responsible for
having a duty to deal with or manage someone or something
retailer
someone who sells products to the public
staff welfare
the health and happiness of the people who work for an organisation
stock
all the goods that are available in a shop
stock
to have something available for people to buy
supervisor
someone who watches a person or activity and makes certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.
supplier
someone who provides things that people want or need, often over a long period of time
to the required standards
to the level of quality that is officially demanded of something
working relationship
the way two people or groups who work together feel and behave towards each other
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