Accounts payable team lead vs charge bookkeeper

The differences between accounts payable team leads and charge bookkeepers 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 a charge bookkeeper. Additionally, an accounts payable team lead has an average salary of $70,092, which is higher than the $46,615 average annual salary of a charge bookkeeper.

The top three skills for an accounts payable team lead include vendor invoices, general ledger and reconciliations. The most important skills for a charge bookkeeper are reconciliations, payroll tax returns, and balance sheet.

Accounts payable team lead vs charge bookkeeper overview

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Charge Bookkeeper
Yearly salary	$70,092	$46,615
Hourly rate	$33.70	$22.41
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	55,415	27,542
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	51	51
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 a charge bookkeeper do?

A full charge bookkeeper's primary job is to manage and handle all the accounts of a small or medium-sized business. They are responsible for overseeing the accounting duties for a company, including billing customers, preparing bank statements and tax returns, and processing timesheets. Also, a full charge bookkeeper collates and enters vendor expenses, maintains the ledger's accuracy, and process accounts receivables. There are specific requirements you should meet to become a successful full charge bookkeeper, such as having a bachelor's degree in accounting, previous work experience as a charge bookkeeper, and bookkeeping certification.

Accounts payable team lead vs charge bookkeeper salary

Accounts payable team leads and charge bookkeepers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Charge Bookkeeper
Average salary	$70,092	$46,615
Salary range	Between $50,000 And $97,000	Between $36,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	The Carney Group
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between accounts payable team lead and charge bookkeeper education

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

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Charge Bookkeeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Accounts payable team lead vs charge bookkeeper demographics

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

	Accounts Payable Team Lead	Charge Bookkeeper
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between accounts payable team lead and charge bookkeeper 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.

Charge bookkeeper example responsibilities.

Accomplish annual workers comp and business liability audits.
Manage AR, prepare deposits and perform basic receptionist/customer service tasks in office.
Handle monthly account reconciliations and oversee and are responsible for quarterly financial reporting to company CPA.
Perform a variety of diversify responsibilities including: account management, reconciliations, generating checks, preparing bank deposits.
Handle A/P, A/R, G/L, F/S, P/R, reconcile bank statement and customer relations.
Support internal, external, and SOX audits.

Accounts payable team lead vs charge bookkeeper skills

Common accounts payable team lead skills

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

Common charge bookkeeper skills

Reconciliations, 17%
Payroll Tax Returns, 10%
Balance Sheet, 5%
Fixed Assets, 5%
Excellent Organizational, 5%
General Ledger Accounts, 4%

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