number-crunching
His current role is as the number-cruncher with a locally-based law firm.
She rapidly established a reputation as a capable number-cruncher.
He is top number-cruncher at the Pentagon.
The banks feel reassured to have a number-cruncher in charge.

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number cruncher | Business English

number cruncher
noun[ C ]
 informalukus
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE
someone whose job involves working with numbers and doing calculations:
The City's number crunchers estimated that the high-street retailer grew by only 0.5% in the last quarter.
IT
a computer that is used for doing large calculations quickly

number-crunching

noun[ U ]
Robbins had a flair for number-crunching.

Examples of number-cruncher

number-cruncher
This has created a massive industry, in which accountants and number-crunchers at consulting and accounting firms advise companies on how best to organize global operations.
From Washington Post
But number-crunchers need to look at the numbers and what we really know about election polling.
From Huffington Post
Data is king, ignore the number-crunchers at your peril.
From Fast Company
But it exists only for federal number-crunchers.
From NBCNews.com
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