have a good head for figures

He had always had a good head for figures.

Perhaps we'll make her the patron goddess of clerks and accountants, because she had a good head for figures.

Let Spencer help you, my dear, my youngest son always did have a good head for figures.'

Father John Flaherty does indeed have a good head for figures, but also believes in any means to an end.

Some remembered him as a dandy who had a good head for figures and, according to Maxim Gorky (who visited and approved Solovetsky Islands in June 1929) and others, a perfect memory.