Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between fiscal accounting clerks and accounts payable 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 accounts payable assistant. Additionally, a fiscal accounting clerk has an average salary of $38,731, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable assistant.

The top three skills for a fiscal accounting clerk include financial data, purchase orders and payroll. The most important skills for an accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,731	$37,145
Hourly rate	$18.62	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	81,595	31,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounts payable assistant salary

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$38,731	$37,145
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $49,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Emerson College
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between fiscal accounting clerk and accounts payable assistant education

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounts payable assistant demographics

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

	Fiscal Accounting Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 26.5% Female, 73.5%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal accounting clerk and accounts payable 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.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Fiscal accounting clerk vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common fiscal accounting clerk skills

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

Common accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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