Accounts payable team lead vs accounts payable supervisor

The differences between accounts payable team leads and accounts payable supervisors 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 team lead and an accounts payable supervisor. Additionally, an accounts payable team lead has an average salary of $70,092, which is higher than the $58,763 average annual salary of an accounts payable supervisor.

The top three skills for an accounts payable team lead include vendor invoices, general ledger and reconciliations. The most important skills for an accounts payable supervisor are customer service, reconciliations, and vendor invoices.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts payable supervisor overview

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Payable Supervisor
Yearly salary	$70,092	$58,763
Hourly rate	$33.70	$28.25
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	55,415	44,207
Job satisfaction	-	2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	51	47
Years of experience	6	6

What does an accounts payable team lead do?

An accounts payable team lead supervises the finance department's budgeting team. They manage the clerical side of a company's budgeting process. Their team's responsibilities include issuing invoices, managing purchase orders, tracking logistics expenses, and documenting financial transactions. They must ensure that all their team members work cohesively to complete these tasks.

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.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts payable supervisor salary

Accounts payable team leads and accounts payable supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Payable Supervisor
Average salary	$70,092	$58,763
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $97,000	Between $43,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between accounts payable team lead and accounts payable supervisor education

There are a few differences between an accounts payable team lead and an accounts payable supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Payable Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts payable supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between accounts payable team leads' and accounts payable supervisors' demographics:

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Payable Supervisor
Average age	51	47
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 24.9% Female, 75.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	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%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between accounts payable team lead and accounts payable supervisor duties and responsibilities

Accounts payable team lead example responsibilities.

Manage annual IRS 1099 and 1042 reporting.
Handle cash items, manage vendor set ups and maintain accurate W9 information.
Manage ten RPG developers maintaining and modifying a AS400 base JDA MMS ERP system for a large retailer.
Manage payroll transactions utilizing ADP payroll software.
Manage preparation of monthly account reconciliations, journal entries, inter-company accounting and year-end audit schedules.
Verify receipts and ensure GAAP compliance for employee expense accounts.

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.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts payable supervisor skills

Common accounts payable team lead skills

Vendor Invoices, 7%
General Ledger, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%
Purchase Orders, 5%
ACH, 5%
Customer Service, 4%

Common accounts payable supervisor skills

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

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