Fiscal assistant vs account administrator

The differences between fiscal assistants and account administrators 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 assistant and an account administrator. Additionally, an account administrator has an average salary of $40,149, which is higher than the $38,526 average annual salary of a fiscal assistant.

The top three skills for a fiscal assistant include purchase orders, financial reports and data entry. The most important skills for an account administrator are customer service, data entry, and financial statements.

Fiscal assistant vs account administrator overview

	Fiscal Assistant	Account Administrator
Yearly salary	$38,526	$40,149
Hourly rate	$18.52	$19.30
Growth rate	-5%	6%
Number of jobs	31,551	136,654
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	51	47
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal assistant vs account administrator salary

Fiscal assistants and account administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fiscal Assistant	Account Administrator
Average salary	$38,526	$40,149
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Freeport, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New Jersey
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	AbbVie
Best paying industry	Transportation	Technology

Differences between fiscal assistant and account administrator education

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Account Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal assistant vs account administrator demographics

Here are the differences between fiscal assistants' and account administrators' demographics:

	Fiscal Assistant	Account Administrator
Average age	51	47
Gender ratio	Male, 18.2% Female, 81.8%	Male, 29.4% Female, 70.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.7% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.3% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between fiscal assistant and account administrator duties and responsibilities

Fiscal assistant example responsibilities.

Manage the accurate and timely processing of AP invoices for multiple companies.
Utilize GAAP on a daily basis.
Handle incoming donations (A/R) for schools on medical campus.
Maintain personnel files, collect time cards, enter time into PeopleSoft application.
Analyze, reconcile all financial activity, from the POS system in the bookstore.
Maintain records for all items research, post and update on the A/R system.

Account administrator example responsibilities.

Manage all post-award management activities such as award processing, fund monitoring financial reporting and payroll reconciliation.
Post ACH bank deposits via company web portal and/or email remittances provide by the customers.
Assist conversion of the accounting system to an ERP system
Perform the task of verifying and sending the daily ACH origination files for bank customers.
Perform financial account management using QuickBooks.
Prepare monthly payroll and statutory tax deduction returns to the regulatory authorities.

Fiscal assistant vs account administrator skills

Common fiscal assistant skills

Purchase Orders, 10%
Financial Reports, 9%
Data Entry, 8%
Journal Entries, 7%
Payroll Processing, 6%
Reconciliations, 4%

Common account administrator skills

Customer Service, 25%
Data Entry, 10%
Financial Statements, 6%
Customer Inquiries, 5%
Computer System, 5%
Payroll, 5%

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