back office

American  

noun

1. any department or office, as a private office or a department of record keeping, that is not usually seen by outsiders.

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back office British  

noun

1. 1. the administrative and support staff of a financial institution or other business

   2. ( as modifier )

      back-office operations

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Example Sentences

Additionally, clients expressed concerns about Victory’s service model, systems, risk management, compliance, back office and client services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Among providers of software for the back office, there is Dropbox at just under 13, Open Text at just below 11, and Roper Technologies at just under 23.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Same with the little back office in the bar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025

"Such actionable data not only encourages communication between teams on the construction and back office operations, but also informs forecasting, planning, and purchasing decisions," she says.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

He’d spent most of his career, first at Drexel Burnham and then at AIG FP, not as a bond trader but working in the back office.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis