Accounts payable team lead vs accounts receivable supervisor

The differences between accounts payable team leads and accounts receivable supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become an accounts payable team lead, becoming an accounts receivable supervisor takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, an accounts payable team lead has an average salary of $70,092, which is higher than the $59,005 average annual salary of an accounts receivable 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 receivable supervisor are customer service, patients, and reconciliations.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts receivable supervisor overview

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Yearly salary	$70,092	$59,005
Hourly rate	$33.70	$28.37
Growth rate	-5%	-8%
Number of jobs	55,415	22,338
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	51	46
Years of experience	6	12

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 receivable supervisor do?

An accounts receivable supervisor is responsible for overseeing the operations and activities related to an organization's accounts receivable. Your duties will vary and typically includes processing invoices and following-up on payments, maintaining cash receipts, and resolving payment issues on time. In addition, an accounts receivable supervisor will be responsible for updating and maintaining accurate financial records and ledgers, keeping information confidential to protect the organization's value, and accomplishing accounting and organizational mission by completing relevant results.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts receivable supervisor salary

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

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Average salary	$70,092	$59,005
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $97,000	Between $43,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	Manassas, VA
Highest paying state	-	Virginia
Best paying company	-	F5
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between accounts payable team lead and accounts receivable supervisor education

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

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts receivable supervisor demographics

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

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Accounts Receivable Supervisor
Average age	51	46
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 24.7% Female, 75.3%
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, 13.1% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 3.8% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between accounts payable team lead and accounts receivable 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 receivable supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Enter all tickets including demographic information as well as coding tickets with proper CPT and ICD9 codes.
Remain current with all medical billing coding for ICD-9, CPT, revenue codes, and HCPC's.
Post cash to A/R or G/L accounts (including physical checks, credit card charges and ACH deposits).
Create billing codes for new accounts, set up possible ACH payment and bill out invoices on web base system.
Assist with company acquisitions and attend Nevada Medicaid conferences.

Accounts payable team lead vs accounts receivable 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 receivable supervisor skills

Customer Service, 13%
Patients, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%
Financial Statements, 4%
Data Entry, 4%
Cash Application, 3%

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