Accounting supervisor vs account manager

The differences between accounting supervisors and account managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an accounting supervisor, becoming an account manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, an accounting supervisor has an average salary of $68,923, which is higher than the $68,535 average annual salary of an account manager.

The top three skills for an accounting supervisor include reconciliations, GAAP and account reconciliations. The most important skills for an account manager are customer service, account management, and healthcare.

Accounting supervisor vs account manager overview

	Accounting Supervisor	Account Manager
Yearly salary	$68,923	$68,535
Hourly rate	$33.14	$32.95
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	56,377	152,261
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	44	46
Years of experience	4	8

What does an accounting supervisor do?

Account supervisors are in charge of the accounting and financial operations within an organization's accounting department. They supervise the account team and provide feedback about their performance and recommend improvements when necessary. It is their responsibility to review the company's financial statements for accuracy. They even reconcile the enterprise's general ledger accounts and oversee the communications and marketing plans of the clients. Also, they maintain profitable and long-term customer relationships to keep the trust of the clients.

What does an account manager do?

Account managers are employees who act as the bridge between the company they represent and the client of the company. They are assigned to handle specific clients so that the company will be able to tailor-fit any product or service according to the clients' requirements. Account managers are responsible for maintaining a harmonious relationship between the two parties by ensuring that any agreement made is amenable to both the company and the client. They are also responsible for ensuring that the company will be able to provide the needs of the client within any limitation that the client may have. Account managers also ensure that the company's reputation and well-being are always considered in any dealings.

Accounting supervisor vs account manager salary

Accounting supervisors and account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounting Supervisor	Account Manager
Average salary	$68,923	$68,535
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $93,000	Between $42,000 And $110,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	New York	Washington
Best paying company	eBay	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between accounting supervisor and account manager education

There are a few differences between an accounting supervisor and an account manager in terms of educational background:

	Accounting Supervisor	Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 73%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Accounting supervisor vs account manager demographics

Here are the differences between accounting supervisors' and account managers' demographics:

	Accounting Supervisor	Account Manager
Average age	44	46
Gender ratio	Male, 39.7% Female, 60.3%	Male, 54.8% Female, 45.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 12.2% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between accounting supervisor and account manager duties and responsibilities

Accounting supervisor example responsibilities.

Initiate ongoing departmental projects to automate daily tasks which include the calculations for income distributions and the daily income account reconciliation.
Audit ledgers to ensure they contain correct information, such as billing addresses and invoice numbers.
Review the monthly account reconciliations for all GL accounts including inter-company and validate accuracy and substance of schedules supporting the reconciliations.
Process all student account updates and maintain student ledgers.
Verify and post transactions to journal ledgers and other records.
Reconcile foreign tax GL account and remit funds to IRS.

Account manager example responsibilities.

Manage financial departments with responsibility for managing payroll, bank re-consolidations, bank deposits, budgeting and cost control.
Manage $4 million territory encompassing three Mid-Atlantic states.
Manage new business and renewals for leading Saas legal solution.
Manage an inside sales territory of multiple states with Avaya technology solutions.
Negotiate and manage all contracts and pricing for IDN's in the territory.
Manage customers' accounts utilizing laptop and internet base CMS reporting software and ADM field guide.

Accounting supervisor vs account manager skills

Common accounting supervisor skills

Reconciliations, 11%
GAAP, 6%
Account Reconciliations, 6%
CPA, 6%
Customer Service, 5%
General Ledger Accounts, 5%

Common account manager skills

Customer Service, 19%
Account Management, 8%
Healthcare, 6%
CRM, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
PowerPoint, 5%

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