Cash accounting clerk vs audit clerk

The differences between cash accounting clerks and audit 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 audit clerk. Additionally, an audit clerk has an average salary of $39,465, 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 audit clerk are reservations, night audit, and debit.

Cash accounting clerk vs audit clerk overview

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Audit Clerk
Yearly salary	$34,089	$39,465
Hourly rate	$16.39	$18.97
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	84,359	97,427
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Cash accounting clerk vs audit clerk salary

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Audit Clerk
Average salary	$34,089	$39,465
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $41,000	Between $30,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Brentwood, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Vermont Gas Systems
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between cash accounting clerk and audit clerk education

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Audit Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Cash accounting clerk vs audit clerk demographics

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

	Cash Accounting Clerk	Audit Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%	Male, 24.5% Female, 75.5%
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, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cash accounting clerk and audit 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.

Audit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage multiple deadlines for numerous payroll divisions and complex division budget reports with accurately and efficiently.
Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Contact members to update information using AS400.
Create PowerPoint presentations for all new processes being implement.
Work closely with KIVA robotic systems and AS400 tracking systems.
Open, sort and batching of incoming mails utilizing Opex machine.

Cash accounting clerk vs audit 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 audit clerk skills

Reservations, 23%
Night Audit, 16%
Debit, 12%
Audit Reports, 11%
Front Desk, 6%
Data Entry, 6%