Accounting representative vs senior accounting clerk

The differences between accounting representatives 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 representative and a senior accounting clerk. Additionally, a senior accounting clerk has an average salary of $46,531, which is higher than the $43,876 average annual salary of an accounting representative.

The top three skills for an accounting representative include patients, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for a senior accounting clerk are data entry, general ledger accounts, and reconciliations.

Accounting representative vs senior accounting clerk overview

	Accounting Representative	Senior Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$43,876	$46,531
Hourly rate	$21.09	$22.37
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	111,415	82,627
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

What does an accounting representative do?

Account representatives are in charge of making sales. Their primary duties include designing and maintaining customer accounts, as well as being a liaison between the organization and clients. They constantly communicate with clients, respond to their concerns, and monitor transactions as well as payments. Also, they develop company invoices, regularly keeping track of client's transactions, maintaining records of the client's account, and routinely auditing them. The job requirements include strong communication and negotiation skills, relevant experience in sales, and confidence.

What does a senior accounting clerk do?

Senior Accounting Clerks lead in a complex set of work staff and are responsible for performing governmental fund accounting that involves reporting and financial record keeping. They are responsible for resolving discrepancies, verifying and auditing financial reports, and inputting data into their financial accounting system. They must know methods of verifying and reconciling accounting records, accounts payable and receivable, and how to familiarize themselves with their firm's financial accounting software. They must also be skilled in handling large sums of cash with integrity and making manual arithmetical calculations with speed and accuracy.

Accounting representative vs senior accounting clerk salary

Accounting representatives and senior accounting clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounting Representative	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$43,876	$46,531
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $65,000	Between $33,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Menlo Park, CA	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Amazon	Encore Capital Group
Best paying industry	Automotive	Finance

Differences between accounting representative and senior accounting clerk education

There are a few differences between an accounting representative and a senior accounting clerk in terms of educational background:

	Accounting Representative	Senior Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounting representative vs senior accounting clerk demographics

Here are the differences between accounting representatives' and senior accounting clerks' demographics:

	Accounting Representative	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.6% Female, 78.4%	Male, 18.0% Female, 82.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% 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 representative and senior accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Accounting representative example responsibilities.

Review and verify invoices and administer check, ACH, and wire payments.
Submit claims; re-bill claims, adjustments claims, and collections from Medicare, Medicaid and other commercial insurance payers.
Balance ACH debit exception report, ACH credit exception report and share draft non-post report and enter corresponding general ledger entries.
Submit claims to Medicare and Medicaid utilizing IDX system for electronic processing.
Prepare daily reconciliations of policy relate cash receipts and disbursements and suspense accounts.
Resolve errors by resubmitting correct or unacknowledge claims, medical records, appeals and other documentation require for timely payments.

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 representative vs senior accounting clerk skills

Common accounting representative skills

Patients, 15%
Data Entry, 8%
Payroll, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
Computer System, 5%
Financial Reports, 5%

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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