Financial translation in over 225 languages — by specialists with financial training or sector experience

Financial translation is the translation of a document with reporting, regulatory or investment function where every figure and every footnote carries evidential weight. Financial documents use specialised terminology (cash flow statement, notes to the balance sheet, MD&A) and reference reporting standards such as IFRS or FRS 102. A mistranslated footnote or a poorly converted currency figure can have reporting or investment consequences. Ecrivus works with specialists who have financial training or sector experience in the relevant domain (audit, M&A, fund administration, regulatory).

We translate the full spectrum of financial documents for listed companies, M&A teams, audit firms and investors: annual reports, prospectuses, KIIDs, due diligence reports, M&A documentation and audit reports. For FTSE-listed companies and other listed corporates: annual reports, half-yearly and quarterly reports, MD&A, financial press releases, earnings call transcripts, investor presentations. For M&A teams and private equity: due diligence reports, term sheets, LOIs, share purchase agreements (SPA), shareholder agreements. For asset managers and fund administrators: prospectuses, KIIDs, fund fact sheets, semi-annual reports. For audit firms: auditor's reports, working papers. For banks and fintech: FCA regulatory filings, prudential reports, product documentation.

Yes. Our financial specialists have experience with internationally recognised financial reporting standards and the associated terminology. We assign a specialist per project with the right background for the document type. For annual reports prepared under IFRS, for UK accounts following FRS 102, for German Geschäftsberichte under HGB, or for Dutch jaarrekeningen under RJ guidance: the translation respects the standard terminology and the structure of the source document. We claim no specific audit or reporting certification. What we offer is terminological consistency, command of the standard vocabulary and, as a rule on complex projects, review by a second specialist where the financial reporting framework, risk profile or volume requires it.

An NDA is signed as standard with every translator working on your project; additional bespoke confidentiality agreements with your organisation are available on request. Financial documents, particularly pre-publication annual reports, M&A dossiers and prospectuses, contain price-sensitive or deal-sensitive information. Ecrivus works with NDA-signed translators, secure transfer channels, strict access control and (on request) clean-room procedures for M&A deals where the project is isolated from other assignments. Documents are never shared with parties outside the project.

We provide a targeted quote per project, confirmed in writing in advance, with no surprises after delivery. Pricing for a financial translation depends on: (a) the language pair (common pairs such as EN↔FR are typically more efficient than rare pairs), (b) document complexity (a prospectus with regulatory terminology is more demanding than standard correspondence), (c) the requested turnaround, and (d) the level of confidentiality (clean-room procedures for M&A deals are more intensive). For annual reports with recurring structures, a report that returns each year, we can reduce price over time through a client-specific translation memory.

We use CAT tools (SDL Trados, memoQ) for terminology consistency and figure-control, but the translation itself is produced by a human specialist. Pure machine translation is unsuitable for financial documents. A poorly converted figure or a mistranslated reporting term can have reporting consequences. The combination of client-specific glossary plus human review delivers the consistency of technology AND the precision financial documents require. Our CAT tools record consistent translations of terms ("provisions", "goodwill", "impairment", "foreign-exchange result") so the same terminology is used across multiple documents and reporting periods. AI translations are always reviewed by a human specialist.

Yes. For listed companies we deliver multilingual annual reports simultaneously, so all shareholders receive information on the same date. A typical annual-report project runs in parallel EN↔FR+DE+NL for European listed corporates, or EN↔Chinese+Japanese for corporates with significant Asian shareholders. We coordinate the versions through a single project manager and one shared glossary, so terminology stays consistent across languages. Turnaround depends on page-count and language-count, which we confirm in the quote. With 10,000+ linguists in our network we can also include less common languages in parallel.

Turnaround for a prospectus depends on page-count, language pair and review cycles, and we confirm the exact deadline in the quote. A standard prospectus of 80-120 pages typically requires a multi-week turnaround due to regulatory checks on the issuer side. We plan a timeline that fits your listing or fund launch. For rush deadlines, for example a KIID update before a product launch, we discuss available specialists and realistic deadlines in advance. Rush deadline confirmed in the quote. Response within 30 minutes during business hours.