Financial translation

Financial translation demands translators who know the difference between IFRS and US GAAP and understand how ESG disclosures are structured. They also need to handle the specific boilerplate required for forward-looking statements in different markets. That level of knowledge only comes from years of working within the sector.

We work with banks, insurance companies, law firms, listed companies, investment firms, and any organisation that produces financial reporting or economic documentation. For each of these clients, we assign translators with direct experience in the relevant document type and regulatory context.

Contact us if you’d like to discuss how we handle financial translation for your organisation.

We translate the full range of financial and economic documents. On the corporate reporting side, that includes annual reports (financial statements, income statements, balance sheets, management’s reviews), auditors’ reports, and stock exchange announcements. We also handle financial reports, market analyses, insurance documents, investor relations material, due diligence documentation, and legal material with a financial dimension.

Many listed companies need their annual report in two or more languages to serve owners, shareholders, and investors across markets. English is typically the baseline, but local-language versions are often required by listing rules or national regulators. The translation needs to meet the same standard as the original because it will face the same level of scrutiny.

We guarantee that every translator working on your financial content meets a specific set of requirements. They hold a relevant linguistic qualification and have at least five years of translation experience. They specialise in financial texts and have direct experience translating for the financial sector. They have knowledge of relevant regulations and standards (including IFRS) so they understand how an annual report or regulatory filing is structured. Every translator has signed a non-disclosure agreement and has passed our quality testing process, with regular evaluations to maintain standards.

As a client, you get a dedicated team of translators who get to know your business, your specific terminology, and your preferred language usage. That consistency improves quality and reduces the time you spend reviewing translations.

We have both in-house translators and an extensive external network, many of whom have been working with us for over 25 years.

Financial terminology needs to be consistent across every document your company produces. If a term is translated one way in your annual report and a different way in your investor presentation, it creates confusion at best and regulatory risk at worst.

We build term lists and translation memories specific to your company. Translation memories guarantee recognition and reuse of previous translations, which is particularly valuable for financial content where the same structures and phrases recur year on year in annual reports and regulatory filings. Term bases contain your company’s approved terminology, are constantly expanded, and can also be deployed internally within your organisation.

We run automated quality checks on every translation to ensure that all numbers and values are identical with the source text and that specific terms are translated consistently throughout. Your team can access term lists and translation memories directly through our cloud-based tools.

We work with whatever file format your content comes in: Excel, Word, InDesign, XML, iXBRL, or anything else. Our tools handle the conversion so you get translated files back in the original format and layout.

If you need DTP work to ensure layout consistency across language versions (common with annual reports and corporate publications), we handle that too. Read more about DTP and layout.

If your website needs translating, we can integrate directly with your CMS. Read more about the solution here.

Financial documents are sensitive by nature, and we treat them accordingly. All internal employees and external partners have signed confidentiality agreements and are bound to secrecy regarding the content of your documents.

We have implemented strict IT security procedures to protect your documents and information. These include our project management system (SmartDesk) and our translation tools, both of which are designed with data security in mind.

If your documents contain particularly sensitive information, we have a specific workflow to guarantee compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have questions about our compliance or IT security procedures, contact us at compliance@adhoc-translations.com.

You’ll always work with the same project manager at AdHoc Translations. They manage your projects end to end through our Translation Management System, where you can track status and pull reports at any point.

Your project manager maintains close contact with the relevant people in your organisation, whether that’s the finance department or the communications team, so that all guidelines are followed and terminology requirements are met. For financial clients, this matters especially around reporting season when deadlines are fixed and volumes spike.

We comply with international standards for quality management (ISO 9001) and for the management of translation processes (ISO 17100). These certifications govern how we select translators, how we manage projects, and how we quality-assure every translation before delivery.