Cash accounting clerk vs accounting assistant

The differences between cash accounting clerks and accounting assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a cash accounting clerk and an accounting assistant. Additionally, an accounting assistant has an average salary of $39,569, which is higher than the $34,089 average annual salary of a cash accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a cash accounting clerk include cash handling, bank deposits and cash management. The most important skills for an accounting assistant are data entry, customer service, and reconciliations.

Cash accounting clerk vs accounting assistant overview

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Yearly salary	$34,089	$39,569
Hourly rate	$16.39	$19.02
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	84,359	63,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Cash accounting clerk vs accounting assistant salary

Cash accounting clerks and accounting assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average salary	$34,089	$39,569
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between cash accounting clerk and accounting assistant education

There are a few differences between a cash accounting clerk and an accounting assistant in terms of educational background:

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Cash accounting clerk vs accounting assistant demographics

Here are the differences between cash accounting clerks' and accounting assistants' demographics:

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cash accounting clerk and accounting assistant duties and responsibilities

Cash accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Complete monthly reconciliations for end of month.
Review monthly bank statements, prepare bank reconciliations and post data to balance accounts.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Work closely with billing, A/R, A/P to insure timely payments.
Verify RGA no credit memo and unmatch checks from AS400 system.

Accounting assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Participate in weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly audits to ensure SOX compliance and propose opportunities for improvement.
Meet with account teams to discuss job structure, new projects, client requests, billing procedures, and SOX requirements.
Reconcile departmental report cash against banking ACH transactions.
Process mortgage portfolio monthly payments and interest accruals.
Utilize online system for calculating payroll and family tuition payments.

Cash accounting clerk vs accounting assistant skills

Common cash accounting clerk skills

Cash Handling, 12%
Bank Deposits, 10%
Cash Management, 10%
Check Deposits, 8%
Customer Service, 6%
Reconciliations, 6%

Common accounting assistant skills

Data Entry, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Reconciliations, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 6%
General Ledger Accounts, 5%

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