Cost accounting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk

The differences between cost accounting clerks and accounts receivable 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 cost accounting clerk and an accounts receivable clerk. Additionally, a cost accounting clerk has an average salary of $38,272, which is higher than the $36,425 average annual salary of an accounts receivable clerk.

The top three skills for a cost accounting clerk include data entry, payroll and purchase orders. The most important skills for an accounts receivable clerk are customer service, data entry, and collection calls.

Cost accounting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk overview

	Cost Accounting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,272	$36,425
Hourly rate	$18.40	$17.51
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	84,470	87,935
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Cost accounting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk salary

Cost accounting clerks and accounts receivable clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cost Accounting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average salary	$38,272	$36,425
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	IBM
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between cost accounting clerk and accounts receivable clerk education

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

	Cost Accounting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Cost accounting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk demographics

Here are the differences between cost accounting clerks' and accounts receivable clerks' demographics:

	Cost Accounting Clerk	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.7% Female, 78.3%	Male, 13.7% Female, 86.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% 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 cost accounting clerk and accounts receivable clerk duties and responsibilities

Cost accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage financial department with responsibility for payroll, accounts payable and accounts receivable.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Review and reconcile WIP reports.
Update inventory and run current inventory list.
Research and follow up on work in process (WIP) report monthly.
Enter cost variance when a BOM or routings or their standard/per how change.

Accounts receivable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and monitor weekly bank deposit runs and record deposits into QuickBooks.
Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Obtain online reports of bank transactions, including deposits, ACH, EFT and wire payments from multiple banking institutions.
Utilize QuickBooks accounting software for billing/invoices, generate statements.
Perform necessary adjustments using knowledge of Medicare and all third party insurance.
Investigate and resolve any out-of-balances including credit card discrepancies / lockbox exceptions.

Cost accounting clerk vs accounts receivable clerk skills

Common cost accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 16%
Payroll, 12%
Purchase Orders, 11%
Financial Reports, 11%
General Ledger, 5%
Variance Analysis, 5%

Common accounts receivable clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 9%
Collection Calls, 8%
Financial Data, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Process Payments, 5%

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