Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs senior accounting clerk

The differences between accounting assistants, human resource assistant and senior 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 a senior accounting clerk. Additionally, a senior accounting clerk has an average salary of $46,531, which is higher than the $44,438 average annual salary of an accounting assistant, human resource 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 a senior accounting clerk are data entry, general ledger accounts, and reconciliations.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs senior accounting clerk overview

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$44,438	$46,531
Hourly rate	$21.36	$22.37
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	69,358	82,627
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs senior accounting clerk salary

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$44,438	$46,531
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $64,000	Between $33,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Encore Capital Group
Best paying industry	-	Finance

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

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs senior accounting clerk demographics

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

	Accounting Assistant, Human Resource Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 10.3% Female, 89.7%	Male, 18.0% Female, 82.0%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between accounting assistant, human resource assistant and senior 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.

Senior accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage payroll general ledger accounts including account reconciliations and monthly accruals.
Implement premium accounting statistical reports of all monies collect, including return items and general accounting from bank reconciliations.
Process ACH payments in accordance with company deadlines.
Cross train on many functions within the ACH department.
Monitor and clear holding accounts daily using PeopleSoft; prepare journals as necessary.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing processes, including accruals.

Accounting assistant, human resource assistant vs senior 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 senior accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 10%
General Ledger Accounts, 9%
Reconciliations, 8%
Senior Accounting, 7%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%

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