Fiscal assistant vs accounting clerk

The differences between fiscal assistants and accounting 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 fiscal assistant and an accounting clerk. Additionally, an accounting clerk has an average salary of $38,683, 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 accounting clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Fiscal assistant vs accounting clerk overview

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,526	$38,683
Hourly rate	$18.52	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,551	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal assistant vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$38,526	$38,683
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	Transportation	Government

Differences between fiscal assistant and accounting clerk education

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal assistant vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 18.2% Female, 81.8%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal assistant and accounting clerk 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.

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.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

Fiscal assistant vs accounting clerk skills

Common fiscal assistant skills

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

Common accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%