Fiscal assistant vs finance clerk

The differences between fiscal assistants and finance 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 a finance clerk. Additionally, a finance clerk has an average salary of $39,225, 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 a finance clerk are data entry, purchase orders, and HR.

Fiscal assistant vs finance clerk overview

	Fiscal Assistant	Finance Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,526	$39,225
Hourly rate	$18.52	$18.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	31,551	143,372
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal assistant vs finance clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Finance Clerk
Average salary	$38,526	$39,225
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $52,000	Between $27,000 And $56,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Brookhaven National Laboratory	United States Courts
Best paying industry	Transportation	Government

Differences between fiscal assistant and finance clerk education

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Finance Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal assistant vs finance clerk demographics

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

	Fiscal Assistant	Finance Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 18.2% Female, 81.8%	Male, 26.2% Female, 73.8%
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 finance 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.

Finance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Collaborate with insurance company representatives, case managers and physicians to obtain treatment authorization for potential kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant patients.
Write checks in the QuickBooks software to vendors and to reimburse employees.
Establish customer files in QuickBooks, write and test work instructions for clients, log and close complete files.
Produce PowerPoint presentations in order to brief the command team of the on goings within the company.
Used an automate information system (PeopleSoft) to edit, modify, and verify customers personal and payment information.

Fiscal assistant vs finance clerk skills

Common fiscal assistant skills

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

Common finance clerk skills

Data Entry, 16%
Purchase Orders, 9%
HR, 5%
Bank Statements, 5%
Bank Deposits, 5%
Credit Card, 4%