Budget accountant vs general ledger accountant

The differences between budget accountants and general ledger accountants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a budget accountant and a general ledger accountant. Additionally, a general ledger accountant has an average salary of $60,034, which is higher than the $59,192 average annual salary of a budget accountant.

The top three skills for a budget accountant include financial data, fixed assets and journal entries. The most important skills for a general ledger accountant are reconciliations, GAAP, and balance sheet accounts.

Budget accountant vs general ledger accountant overview

	Budget Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Yearly salary	$59,192	$60,034
Hourly rate	$28.46	$28.86
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	33,777	81,408
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Budget accountant vs general ledger accountant salary

Budget accountants and general ledger accountants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Budget Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Average salary	$59,192	$60,034
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $80,000	Between $47,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	Genentech	Citi
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between budget accountant and general ledger accountant education

There are a few differences between a budget accountant and a general ledger accountant in terms of educational background:

	Budget Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Budget accountant vs general ledger accountant demographics

Here are the differences between budget accountants' and general ledger accountants' demographics:

	Budget Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 49.6% Female, 50.4%	Male, 36.9% Female, 63.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 13.7% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 15.0% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between budget accountant and general ledger accountant duties and responsibilities

Budget accountant example responsibilities.

Manage the review, enhancement, and creation of department policy and procedure documentation require for Sarbanes-Oxley auditing and compliance.
Prepare budgets, reconciliations and outcome reports for grants.
Facilitate data transfer and reconciliation between systems (TSI/T-II and PeopleSoft).
Review staffing compensations, medical benefits, professional insurances, headcount, and FTE metrics.
Collaborate extensively with CPA's office during preliminary and year-end audit/review process to ensure completeness of financial statements and tax returns.
Develop ROI analysis model for propose capital investments and authore requirements policy and process flow, which streamline decision-making process.

General ledger accountant example responsibilities.

Prepare internal financial reports for treasury manage accounts include in external compliance reports.
Perform account analysis, cost accruals, bank reconciliations, inventory reconciliation and analysis; research and recommend transaction corrections.
Maintain ERP general ledger and data in sub module, and perform the expenditure review according to budgeting.
Prepare monthly, reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers to general ledger control accounts.
Reconcile general ledger accounts which including preparing journal entries and accruals in preparation of consolidate financial reports.
Prepare various monthly journal entries to record prepay insurance amortization, payroll deduction liabilities and other liability accruals.

Budget accountant vs general ledger accountant skills

Common budget accountant skills

Financial Data, 14%
Fixed Assets, 14%
Journal Entries, 14%
Reconciliations, 13%
Budget Preparation, 6%
Balance Sheet, 6%

Common general ledger accountant skills

Reconciliations, 15%
GAAP, 6%
Balance Sheet Accounts, 6%
Payroll, 5%
Accruals, 5%
External Auditors, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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