Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between fiscal assistants 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 assistant and an accounts payable assistant. Additionally, a fiscal assistant has an average salary of $38,526, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable assistant.

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

Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$38,526	$37,145
Hourly rate	$18.52	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,551	31,341
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 accounts payable assistant salary

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$38,526	$37,145
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	New York	California
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Emerson College
Best paying industry	Transportation	Construction

Differences between fiscal assistant and accounts payable assistant education

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
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 accounts payable assistant demographics

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 18.2% Female, 81.8%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 6.8% 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 assistant and accounts payable assistant 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.

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 assistant vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common fiscal assistant skills

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

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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