Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between accounting assistants, human resource assistant and accounts payable assistants 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 accounts payable assistant. Additionally, an accounting assistant, human resource assistant has an average salary of $44,438, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable 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 accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$44,438	$37,145
Hourly rate	$21.36	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	69,358	31,341
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 accounts payable assistant salary

Accounting assistants, human resource assistant and accounts payable assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$44,438	$37,145
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $64,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Emerson College
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and accounts payable assistant education

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
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 accounts payable assistant demographics

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and accounts payable 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.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs accounts payable 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 accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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