Cash accounting clerk vs accounts payable clerk

The differences between cash accounting clerks and accounts payable clerks 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 accounts payable clerk. Additionally, an accounts payable clerk has an average salary of $38,333, 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 accounts payable clerk are customer service, data entry, and purchase orders.

Cash accounting clerk vs accounts payable clerk overview

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Yearly salary	$34,089	$38,333
Hourly rate	$16.39	$18.43
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	84,359	89,564
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Cash accounting clerk vs accounts payable clerk salary

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average salary	$34,089	$38,333
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Jane Street
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between cash accounting clerk and accounts payable clerk education

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Cash accounting clerk vs accounts payable clerk demographics

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cash accounting clerk and accounts payable clerk 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.

Accounts payable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Match, code, and process vendor payments via MAS90 accounting system - including check runs and ACH payments.
Perform duties in compliance with GAAP, company and department policies and procedures, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Process division payroll in coordination with ADP payroll systems for semi-monthly and weekly union contract employees.
Scan and store documents daily, retrieve W2 and W9 information along with service provider agreements when or if need.
Print, review, research, edit, code and batch invoices for processing via the various ERP financial systems.

Cash accounting clerk vs accounts payable clerk skills

Common cash accounting clerk skills

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

Common accounts payable clerk skills

Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 10%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Expense Reports, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%

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