Accounting executive assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant

The differences between accounting executive assistants and accounts payable/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 executive assistant, becoming an accounts payable/administrative assistant takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an accounting executive assistant has an average salary of $49,383, which is higher than the $41,382 average annual salary of an accounts payable/administrative assistant.

The top three skills for an accounting executive assistant include vendor invoices, reconciliations and bank deposits. The most important skills for an accounts payable/administrative assistant are purchase orders, data entry, and vendor invoices.

Accounting executive assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant overview

	Accounting Executive Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Yearly salary	$49,383	$41,382
Hourly rate	$23.74	$19.90
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	90,317	56,780
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	51	50
Years of experience	6	2

Accounting executive assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant salary

Accounting executive assistants and accounts payable/administrative assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounting Executive Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Average salary	$49,383	$41,382
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $68,000	Between $30,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	-	East Providence, RI
Highest paying state	-	Connecticut
Best paying company	-	Gypsum Management and Supply
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between accounting executive assistant and accounts payable/administrative assistant education

There are a few differences between an accounting executive assistant and an accounts payable/administrative assistant in terms of educational background:

	Accounting Executive Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounting executive assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant demographics

Here are the differences between accounting executive assistants' and accounts payable/administrative assistants' demographics:

	Accounting Executive Assistant	Accounts Payable/Administrative Assistant
Average age	51	50
Gender ratio	Male, 11.9% Female, 88.1%	Male, 6.6% Female, 93.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 3.8% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between accounting executive assistant and accounts payable/administrative assistant duties and responsibilities

Accounting executive assistant example responsibilities.

Manage daily cash application of payments make to lockbox and receive in form of ACH.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Initiate electronic payments in the form of wire transfers and ACH.
Prepare financial reports for evaluation by CPA consultant and reconcile 17 bank accounts monthly.
Participate in designing and implementing computerize accounting system; assist CPA with monthly financial reporting.
Establish feasibility of payroll function consolidation from individual facilities to single location, resulting in reduction of headcount and cost savings.

Accounts payable/administrative assistant example responsibilities.

Create invoices, manage, reconcile and pay ACH payments or record receive payments while working closely with customers and vendors.
Manage FEDEX delivery requirements ensuring compliance with company policy.
Post ACH, journal entries efficiently, timely, and accurately into the accounting system.
Create and maintain PowerPoint presentation.
Generate monthly report utilizing QuickBooks to determine outstanding payments.
Generate weekly reports and perform monthly reconciliation utilizing QuickBooks.

Accounting executive assistant vs accounts payable/administrative assistant skills

Common accounting executive assistant skills

Vendor Invoices, 9%
Reconciliations, 8%
Bank Deposits, 6%
Expense Reports, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
General Ledger, 5%

Common accounts payable/administrative assistant skills

Purchase Orders, 12%
Data Entry, 11%
Vendor Invoices, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
Financial Reports, 5%
Credit Card, 4%

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