Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting and administrative assistant

The differences between accounting assistants, human resource assistant and accounting and administrative assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an accounting assistant, human resource assistant, becoming an accounting and administrative assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an accounting assistant, human resource assistant has an average salary of $44,438, which is higher than the $38,192 average annual salary of an accounting and administrative assistant.

The top three skills for an accounting assistant, human resource assistant include assist human resources, financial reports and purchase orders. The most important skills for an accounting and administrative assistant are data entry, customer service, and financial statements.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting and administrative assistant overview

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting And Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$44,438	$38,192
Hourly rate	$21.36	$18.36
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	69,358	73,060
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	51	50
Years of experience	6	2

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting and administrative assistant salary

Accounting assistants, human resource assistant and accounting and administrative assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting And Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$44,438	$38,192
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $64,000	Between $29,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Ernst & Young
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and accounting and administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between an accounting assistant, human resource assistant and an accounting and administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting And Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting and administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between accounting assistants, human resource assistant' and accounting and administrative assistants' demographics:

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting And Administrative Assistant
Average age	51	50
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 10.0% Female, 90.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 3.9% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and accounting and administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant example responsibilities.

Manage the majority of accounting functions including AP, AR and GL entries.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Process ACH s and wire transfers.
Handle HRIS software such as Ceridian and Kronos.
Aggregate weekly employee time for bi-weekly processing and transmittal to ADP payroll.
Process semi-monthly payroll using DarwiNet, HRIS software; calculate deductions and bonuses.

Accounting and administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Upload participant and employer contributions after each payroll run, prepare ACH wire for funds and reconcile payroll.
Maintain a cash balance report consisting of current bank account activity, business checking balance and upcoming ACH withdrawal transactions.
Create numerous PowerPoint presentations for internal and external presentations.
Set up PowerPoint presentations, operate overhead projectors and microphones.
Recorded/Maintain accounts payable and accounts receivable by investigating business transaction discrepancies via QuickBooks.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting and administrative assistant skills

Common accounting assistant, human resource assistant skills

Assist Human Resources, 23%
Financial Reports, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Bank Deposits, 6%
Credit Card Statements, 5%
General Ledger, 4%

Common accounting and administrative assistant skills

Data Entry, 12%
Customer Service, 8%
Financial Statements, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 4%
QuickBooks, 4%

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