Sector
- ISO 17100 certification · 2016
- 25+ years in language services
We translate financial statements, annual reports, tax and audit documents with translators specialised in financial terminology, for accounting firms, auditors and companies that publish or file in more than one language. Unpublished figures are handled under an NDA signed before work starts, with access to the material restricted; figures and terms stay consistent.
- Scope
- Financial statements and annual reports
- Auditor reports and due diligence
- Tax documents and correspondence with authorities
- Credentials
- ISO 17100:2015 · ISO 18587:2017 · ISO 29993 · TÜV Hellas
- On every project
- Figures are never re-keyed without collation.
- No rounding or currency conversion without written instruction.
- An NDA before every engagement and controlled access to the material.
- Response
- An itemised quote within one working day, with a firm delivery date.
- ISO 17100 certification · 2016
- First in Greece
- Athens Chamber of Tradesmen · 2018 (on the Athens Chamber site, in Greek) (opens in a new tab)
- Entrepreneurship award
- Official supplier
- NATO
- years in language services
- 25+
- 271 client reviews
- 4.9/5 on Google
How we work
How a project runs, step by step.
In financial work accuracy is numerical before it is linguistic, and the deadline is usually set by someone else: the market, an auditor, or a regulator.
- 01Planned backwards from the deadline
We start from the publication or filing date and schedule in reverse.
- 02Terminology and reporting standards
Aligned to your terminology and to the standards already used in your financial statements.
- 03Translation
Figures carry across unrestated.
- 04Independent revision with figure collation
A second professional checks amounts and totals against the source.
Independent revision by a second professional is an ISO 17100 requirement.
Scope
What we translate
- Financial statements and annual reports
- Auditor reports and due diligence
- Tax documents and correspondence with authorities
- Banking documents and loan agreements
- Investor communications
Capabilities
Why EL-Translations.
Numbers forgive no ambiguity
One wrong term in a balance-sheet note changes meaning. Our translators work with the established terminology of financial-reporting standards: consistently, every period.
Seasonal peaks without congestion
Publication deadlines do not move. We plan around your reporting calendar with your translation memory, so every year is faster.
Terminology sample
Sector terminology
Your sector’s language, in both languages.
A sample of the terms checked on every project, against your own glossary and the sector’s reference sources.
- Κατάσταση χρηματοοικονομικής θέσης, in English: Statement of financial positionReference: IAS 1
- Ταμειακά διαθέσιμα και ισοδύναμα, in English: Cash and cash equivalentsReference: IAS 7
- Ίδια κεφάλαια, in English: EquityReference: IAS 1
- Αναβαλλόμενη φορολογία, in English: Deferred taxReference: IAS 12
- Απομείωση αξίας, in English: ImpairmentReference: IAS 36
- Έκθεση ελέγχου ανεξάρτητου ορκωτού ελεγκτή, in English: Independent auditor’s reportReference: ISA 700
An illustrative sample. On every project, terminology follows your approved glossary first.
Revision sample
Revision under ISO 17100
A second check, sentence by sentence.
Every translation is checked by a second translator, sentence by sentence, against the source. The reviser’s corrections are shown below.
Τα ταμειακά διαθέσιμα και ισοδύναμα αυξήθηκαν κατά 12% σε σχέση με την προηγούμενη χρήση.
Cash available and equivalents increased by 12% compared to the previous use. → Cash and cash equivalents increased by 12% compared to the prior financial year.
- 1«Cash and cash equivalents»: the IAS 7 term, as it appears in the financial statements.
- 2«financial year»: «χρήση» is the accounting period, not «use».
An illustrative example of the method, not client text.
Contents
In financial translation, accuracy is accounting as well as linguistic
A financial statement is mostly numbers with meaning. A wrong term in a balance-sheet note, a misread expense category or an inconsistent rendering of an account can distort a company's picture before investors, banks and supervisory authorities.
That is why our financial translations are produced by translators fluent in accounting and supervisory terminology, and revised by a second specialist translator, so that every figure, every footnote and every term stands with precision in the target language.
Accounting standards and terminology that admit no interpretation
Financial reporting follows standards (IFRS internationally, Greek GAAP domestically) with established terminology that the reader expects to see verbatim. A standardised term is rendered with the established one. The same discipline applies to tax documents, auditors' reports and prospectuses.
For long-standing clients, consistency extends across time: with a per-company translation memory, this year's annual report speaks the same language as last year's: critical for the comparability of financial figures from one period to the next.
Reporting seasons that do not move, results that must not leak
Financial publications have deadlines that cannot be shifted and content that must not leak. We handle unpublished results, transaction files and tax records under an NDA agreed before any work begins, with access to the material kept to the minimum and a strict internal policy, and with ISO 27001 certification in progress.
We plan the workflow around your publication date: the earlier we are in the schedule, the safer the timeline, and each subsequent year the process gets faster, thanks to the terminology base built up behind it.
Three questions before any project.
Ask us and any other agency.
- 01Who collates the figures, and at which stage?
- 02How do you hold the deadline if the source arrives late?
- 03Who has access to unpublished financial data?
Infrastructure & Reliability
Three ISO standards, audited by TÜV Hellas.
Enterprise-grade translation needs know-how, infrastructure and accountability. We have already built them, so you do not have to.
Next milestones: ISO 9001 (quality) & ISO 27001 (information security), certification in progress.
- Certified processISO 17100:2015 · ISO 18587:2017 · ISO 29993 · TÜV Hellas
- AI infrastructure with certified human controlNeural machine translation + ISO 18587 post-editing
- Secure portals for clients and vendorsSeparate, access-controlled environments per project and per translator
- Per-client translation memories & term basesTerminology consistency and lower cost over time
- Confidentiality & data security by defaultNDA before every engagement, strict data handling at every level
- A dedicated project manager on every project140+ languages · 25+ years · since 2001
For procurement
The supplier file, ready.
What a supplier evaluation usually asks for, available from day one.
- ISO 17100:2015Translation services: translator qualifications, independent revision, a documented workflow. · TÜV Hellas · valid until 16 February 2028PDF
- ISO 18587:2017Machine translation post-editing, carried out under our certified process. · TÜV Hellas · valid until 11 February 2027PDF
- ISO 29993Design, development and delivery of the EL-Academy programmes. · TÜV Hellas · valid until 21 February 2027PDF
- Company detailsEL-Translations ΙΚΕ · VAT and commercial register numbersPage
- Confidentiality policyHow we handle data and filesPage
Frequently asked questions
Before the first project.
Do you work with accounting firms on a recurring basis?
Yes: accounting and audit firms are among our most frequent partners, with recurring flows of statements, certificates and corporate documents, often certified.
Can you handle an annual report on a tight deadline?
Yes, with a coordinated team, prior-year memory and a workflow designed around your publication date.
Do you translate sustainability and ESG reports under the CSRD?
Yes, we translate sustainability and ESG reports. The CSRD (Directive (EU) 2022/2464) extends sustainability reporting to more companies, and such reports are often needed in more than one language. We apply the same terminological consistency and independent revision as for financial statements. Whether and how the CSRD applies to your company is for your auditor or adviser to decide.






