Liane Poost Apr 21, 2021:

Right, there is a spelling mistake
"Pensions-Abrechnern" is correct.

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 20, 2021:

Thank you:)

TonyTK Apr 20, 2021:

All good, Elizabeth

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 20, 2021:

I will wait a bit more before closing both questions (just to play safe on Proz) by selecting Adrian's answers. I just feel a bit uncomfortable, because Tony sent us on the right track. I hope you will not mind, Tony... I really appreciate your contribution. And great thanks to both of you for taking time to look at these questions.

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

Thank you, sounds very interesting, especially because it coincided with shared services, maybe it is not a coincidence:)

TonyTK Apr 19, 2021:

The second hit ... ... mentions "shared services" FWIW. Probably just a coincidence.

TonyTK Apr 19, 2021:

Yes, the two are ... ... probably the same. I get a few hits for "pension accounting service":
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_773427_smxx.pdf
(p. 6)
https://www.indiamart.com/mynd-solutions/products-and-servic...
("payroll & pension accounting service")
Sounds a bit like the German company Persema:
https://www.persema.de/ ("Pensionsabrechnung")

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

Wow, sounds interesting, I had a feeling there is a spelling mistake. But what would that service be? No results on the web. Maybe someone from Germany will try to reply, it could be something clear if you live there. And do you agree with the idea it could be one and the same term? Just spelled wrong twice?

TonyTK Apr 19, 2021:

Grammar query: Shouldn't that be "Pensions-Abrechnern"? Could be "pension accounting service".

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

I tried, it would have to be pension settlement company and it didn't give me to many results on the web. I also tried pension billing company and all sorts of other phrases, but nothing sounded plausible or had any results:)

philgoddard Apr 19, 2021:

You could try "settlement company".

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

I know and I am afraid it is not a clue... because this is a payment to another company/entity. I have a doubt if they are synonyms, because the one ending in -er sounds like the one which bills and the one ending in -ende sounds like the one which is billed. Just a guess. That's why I posted them as two separate questions. Also, in case they are different, the answerer would earn points for each one of them.

philgoddard Apr 19, 2021:

I think Abrechner and Abrechnende are likely to be synonyms, and the two terms might best be dealt with as one question. A Transfergesellschaft, in your other question, is set up specifically to find jobs for workers about to be laid off - I don't know if that's a clue.

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

Thank you for looking at it! I have been struggling with it for some time. Deep down I was afraid it was something simple:)

Elizabeth Gatt (asker) Apr 19, 2021:

SSC is shared services company. I am sorry, this is the whole context. The work instructions are quite short and this is one section. The sentence I quoted is the only one where the term appears. The other sentences refer to other types of payments, so I doubt they could help.

philgoddard Apr 19, 2021:

Could we have several sentences of German context for each of these questions, please. And what is SSC?