Accounts receivable supervisor vs accounts payable lead

The differences between accounts receivable supervisors and accounts payable leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become an accounts receivable supervisor, becoming an accounts payable lead takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an accounts receivable supervisor has an average salary of $59,005, which is higher than the $57,175 average annual salary of an accounts payable lead.

The top three skills for an accounts receivable supervisor include customer service, patients and reconciliations. The most important skills for an accounts payable lead are FAA, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Accounts receivable supervisor vs accounts payable lead overview

	Accounts Receivable Supervisor	Accounts Payable Lead
Yearly salary	$59,005	$57,175
Hourly rate	$28.37	$27.49
Growth rate	-8%	-5%
Number of jobs	22,338	31,041
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	46	51
Years of experience	12	6

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.

What does an accounts payable lead do?

Accounts payable leads are accounting professionals who are responsible for leading a team of professionals that manage the company's accounts payable, a short-term debt payment that needs to be paid to avoid default. These professionals are required to evaluate vendor invoices and prepare payments to pay vendors while preparing the daily expense reports. They must create the general ledger at the end of the month to reconcile closing balances. Accounts payable leads must also assist purchasing agents in resolving vendor or customer issues that pertained to inaccurate information on purchase orders.

Accounts receivable supervisor vs accounts payable lead salary

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

	Accounts Receivable Supervisor	Accounts Payable Lead
Average salary	$59,005	$57,175
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $79,000	Between $41,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	Manassas, VA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Virginia	New York
Best paying company	F5	NV Energy
Best paying industry	Technology	Technology

Differences between accounts receivable supervisor and accounts payable lead education

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

	Accounts Receivable Supervisor	Accounts Payable Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 55%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Accounts receivable supervisor vs accounts payable lead demographics

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

	Accounts Receivable Supervisor	Accounts Payable Lead
Average age	46	51
Gender ratio	Male, 24.7% Female, 75.3%	Male, 28.7% Female, 71.3%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

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

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 lead example responsibilities.

Manage weekly payment scheduling to expedite and efficiently meet vendor payment deadlines; including check run dates, wires and ACH.
Manage payroll transactions utilizing ADP payroll software.
Process check runs: set payments within the system, verify accuracy, and print checks launch ACH payments.
Assist in the implementation of new ERP system by testing and providing information need to meet the accounts payable processes.
Process invoices, check requests, employee reimbursements, and credit memos and ensure compliance with SOX documentation and approval guidelines.
Transmit monthly payroll information for bank reconciliation.

Accounts receivable supervisor vs accounts payable lead skills

Common accounts receivable supervisor skills

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

Common accounts payable lead skills

FAA, 7%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
Reconciliations, 6%
Data Entry, 5%
ACH, 5%

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