Finance/office manager vs office lead

The differences between finance/office managers and office leads can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-8 years to become a finance/office manager, becoming an office lead takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an office lead has an average salary of $80,536, which is higher than the $76,827 average annual salary of a finance/office manager.

The top three skills for a finance/office manager include payroll processing, office procedures and customer service. The most important skills for an office lead are data entry, patients, and powerpoint.

Finance/office manager vs office lead overview

	Finance/Office Manager	Office Lead
Yearly salary	$76,827	$80,536
Hourly rate	$36.94	$38.72
Growth rate	17%	-8%
Number of jobs	135,729	36,245
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	47
Years of experience	8	6

Finance/office manager vs office lead salary

Finance/office managers and office leads have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Finance/Office Manager	Office Lead
Average salary	$76,827	$80,536
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $122,000	Between $50,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Capgemini
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between finance/office manager and office lead education

There are a few differences between a finance/office manager and an office lead in terms of educational background:

	Finance/Office Manager	Office Lead
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Bakersfield

Finance/office manager vs office lead demographics

Here are the differences between finance/office managers' and office leads' demographics:

	Finance/Office Manager	Office Lead
Average age	46	47
Gender ratio	Male, 18.4% Female, 81.6%	Male, 27.9% Female, 72.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.0% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	8%

Differences between finance/office manager and office lead duties and responsibilities

Finance/office manager example responsibilities.

Manage procedural implementation for transition of office to HIPPA regulatory compliance and Medicare PQRI guidelines.
Prepare year-end summary information for preparation of corporate tax returns on a cash basis by third party CPA.
Organize audit and tax schedules and deal with any queries from the contracted CPA firm.
Process A/P & A/R's, invoices, various documents, process checks/balance bank account, in QuickBooks.
Maintain all corporate financial records using QuickBooks.
Perform accounts receivable duties including invoicing, discrepancies, issuing credit memos, reconciliations and responding to customer requests for documentation

Office lead example responsibilities.

Help dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining CPR certification.
Scan medical documents through EMR system.
Follow HIPAA policies and procedures along with OSHA regulations and safety standards.
Determine work assignments and procedures, and review records according to HIPAA regulations.
Assist with converting practice into EMR by providing training to all medical and administrative staff.
Maintain and organize back-up documentation for purchases.

Finance/office manager vs office lead skills

Common finance/office manager skills

Payroll Processing, 19%
Office Procedures, 12%
Customer Service, 9%
Human Resources, 4%
Accounts Receivables, 3%
General Ledger, 3%

Common office lead skills

Data Entry, 11%
Patients, 10%
PowerPoint, 9%
Payroll, 8%
Human Resources, 8%
Customer Service, 6%