Fiscal clerk vs accounts payable clerk

The differences between fiscal clerks 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 clerk and an accounts payable clerk. Additionally, a fiscal clerk has an average salary of $44,645, which is higher than the $38,333 average annual salary of an accounts payable clerk.

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

Fiscal clerk vs accounts payable clerk overview

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Yearly salary	$44,645	$38,333
Hourly rate	$21.46	$18.43
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	67,160	89,564
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal clerk vs accounts payable clerk salary

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average salary	$44,645	$38,333
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $55,000	Between $30,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Jane Street
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between fiscal clerk and accounts payable clerk education

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal clerk vs accounts payable clerk demographics

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.4% 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 clerk and accounts payable clerk duties and responsibilities

Fiscal clerk example responsibilities.

Manage finance operations of assign USPS location.
Serve on the AEM advisory committee.
Process Medicaid remittance reports for payment.
Process payroll, new hire orientation, health benefits, garnishments, cobra and other various duties.
Handle payroll and billing, calculate total hours of labor, separate the associated costs and receipts, and perform filing.
Prepare timely and accurate reconciliations of all bank accounts, including investigation and resolution of reconciling items.

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 clerk vs accounts payable clerk skills

Common fiscal clerk skills

Purchase Orders, 16%
Data Entry, 16%
Payroll, 16%
Database Systems, 8%
Bank Deposits, 7%
Defense Travel System, 6%

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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