Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable clerk

The differences between fiscal assistants and accounts payable 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 accounts payable clerk. Additionally, a fiscal assistant has an average salary of $38,526, which is higher than the $38,333 average annual salary of an accounts payable clerk.

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

Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable clerk overview

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,526	$38,333
Hourly rate	$18.52	$18.43
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,551	89,564
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average salary	$38,526	$38,333
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New York	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Jane Street
Best paying industry	Transportation	Technology

Differences between fiscal assistant and accounts payable clerk education

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable clerk demographics

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 18.2% Female, 81.8%	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%
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, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fiscal assistant and accounts payable 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.

Accounts payable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Match, code, and process vendor payments via MAS90 accounting system - including check runs and ACH payments.
Perform duties in compliance with GAAP, company and department policies and procedures, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Process division payroll in coordination with ADP payroll systems for semi-monthly and weekly union contract employees.
Scan and store documents daily, retrieve W2 and W9 information along with service provider agreements when or if need.
Print, review, research, edit, code and batch invoices for processing via the various ERP financial systems.

Fiscal assistant vs accounts payable clerk 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 clerk skills

Customer Service, 13%
Data Entry, 10%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Expense Reports, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%

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