Accounts payable technician vs charge bookkeeper

The differences between accounts payable technicians and charge bookkeepers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an accounts payable technician, becoming a charge bookkeeper takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an accounts payable technician has an average salary of $47,325, which is higher than the $46,615 average annual salary of a charge bookkeeper.

The top three skills for an accounts payable technician include FAA, A/P and powerplant. The most important skills for a charge bookkeeper are reconciliations, payroll tax returns, and balance sheet.

Accounts payable technician vs charge bookkeeper overview

	Accounts Payable Technician	Charge Bookkeeper
Yearly salary	$47,325	$46,615
Hourly rate	$22.75	$22.41
Growth rate	6%	-5%
Number of jobs	23,079	27,542
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	40	51
Years of experience	4	6

What does an accounts payable technician do?

An Accounts Payable Technician performs the day-to-day processing of accounts payable transactions. They prepare and process invoices and other financial documents manually or by using specialized automated software.

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 technician vs charge bookkeeper salary

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

	Accounts Payable Technician	Charge Bookkeeper
Average salary	$47,325	$46,615
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $36,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	Juneau, AK	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Alaska
Best paying company	Baptist Health Care	The Carney Group
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Construction

Differences between accounts payable technician and charge bookkeeper education

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

	Accounts Payable Technician	Charge Bookkeeper
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	SUNY Farmingdale	University of Pennsylvania

Accounts payable technician vs charge bookkeeper demographics

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

	Accounts Payable Technician	Charge Bookkeeper
Average age	40	51
Gender ratio	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.3% 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	2%	7%

Differences between accounts payable technician and charge bookkeeper duties and responsibilities

Accounts payable technician example responsibilities.

Manage the FOD prevention program to reduce costly repairs and increase the participation in FOD awareness and FOD walk downs.
Utilize technical data to troubleshoot maintenance issues.
Obtain practical experience on the Garrett TPE-331 powerplant.
Maintain catalog of store A/P, A/R source documents.
Enter all invoices into a/p software, assigns g/l account numbers & appropriate cost centers.
Obtain practical experience on the TFE-731 Garrett powerplant and hot section inspection experience on the Pratt and Whitney PT6.

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 technician vs charge bookkeeper skills

Common accounts payable technician skills

FAA, 13%
A/P, 9%
Powerplant, 9%
Airframe, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Hand Tools, 5%

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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