Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting clerk

The differences between accounting assistants, human resource assistant and accounting clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an accounting assistant, human resource assistant and an accounting clerk. Additionally, an accounting assistant, human resource assistant has an average salary of $44,438, which is higher than the $38,683 average annual salary of an accounting clerk.

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 clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting clerk overview

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$44,438	$38,683
Hourly rate	$21.36	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	69,358	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$44,438	$38,683
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $64,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	-	Government

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

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and accounting clerk 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 clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounting clerk 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 clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%

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