Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting assistant

The differences between fiscal 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 fiscal accounting clerk and an accounting assistant. Additionally, an accounting assistant has an average salary of $39,569, which is higher than the $38,731 average annual salary of a fiscal accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a fiscal accounting clerk include financial data, purchase orders and payroll. The most important skills for an accounting assistant are data entry, customer service, and reconciliations.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting assistant overview

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,731	$39,569
Hourly rate	$18.62	$19.02
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	81,595	63,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting assistant salary

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average salary	$38,731	$39,569
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $49,000	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 fiscal accounting clerk and accounting assistant education

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting assistant demographics

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 26.5% Female, 73.5%	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.7% Asian, 5.4% White, 74.6% 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 fiscal accounting clerk and accounting assistant duties and responsibilities

Fiscal 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.
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Balance payroll daily against check and cash payment records, forward transmittal documents to finance center.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Update weekly transactions and monthly bank reconciliations on Peachtree for multiple businesses to assist in preparation of accurate financial statements.

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.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounting assistant skills

Common fiscal accounting clerk skills

Financial Data, 29%
Purchase Orders, 27%
Payroll, 19%
Quality Customer Service, 14%
Journal Entries, 12%

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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