Accounts payable supervisor vs senior accounting clerk

The differences between accounts payable supervisors 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 accounts payable supervisor and a senior accounting clerk. Additionally, an accounts payable supervisor has an average salary of $58,763, which is higher than the $46,531 average annual salary of a senior accounting clerk.

The top three skills for an accounts payable supervisor include customer service, reconciliations and vendor invoices. The most important skills for a senior accounting clerk are data entry, general ledger accounts, and reconciliations.

Accounts payable supervisor vs senior accounting clerk overview

	Accounts Payable Supervisor	Senior Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$58,763	$46,531
Hourly rate	$28.25	$22.37
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	44,207	82,627
Job satisfaction	2	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	47	51
Years of experience	6	6

What does an accounts payable supervisor do?

An accounts payable supervisor is an executive who is responsible for the timely payments of expense vouchers and vendor invoices. Accounts payable supervisors maintain the accuracy of the organization's financial records. They report to the head of the accounting department and oversee the accounts payable team. It is also part of their job to manage the company's budget reports and expense accounts. Leadership skills, strong communication, adaptability, and attention to detail are required to carry out this job.

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.

Accounts payable supervisor vs senior accounting clerk salary

Accounts payable supervisors and senior accounting clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounts Payable Supervisor	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$58,763	$46,531
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $79,000	Between $33,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	California
Best paying company	FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies	Encore Capital Group
Best paying industry	Technology	Finance

Differences between accounts payable supervisor and senior accounting clerk education

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

	Accounts Payable Supervisor	Senior Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounts payable supervisor vs senior accounting clerk demographics

Here are the differences between accounts payable supervisors' and senior accounting clerks' demographics:

	Accounts Payable Supervisor	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average age	47	51
Gender ratio	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%	Male, 18.0% Female, 82.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 60.7% 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	8%	7%

Differences between accounts payable supervisor and senior accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Accounts payable supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage the consolidation of multiple departments during process re-engineering, re-alignment and ERP implementation.
Lead year-end closing operations, process monthly, quarterly / year-end financial records, and monitor accounting reconciliations procedures.
Post daily transactions, cash receipts, wire transactions and EFT and ACH transactions through PeopleSoft accounts receivable module.
Evaluate accounting ERP system and test new system plug-ins, provide system testing evaluation reports and help with system implementation.
Identify opportunities for quality improvement such as working with various suppliers to set up automate invoice processing and payments via ACH.
Work with auditors to insure SOX compliance, update corporate travel policy, and provide training to staff for reimbursement system.

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.

Accounts payable supervisor vs senior accounting clerk skills

Common accounts payable supervisor skills

Customer Service, 8%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
Purchase Orders, 5%
Accruals, 4%
ACH, 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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