Fiscal clerk vs finance coordinator

The differences between fiscal clerks and finance coordinators 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 a finance coordinator. Additionally, a finance coordinator has an average salary of $49,358, which is higher than the $44,645 average annual salary of a fiscal clerk.

The top three skills for a fiscal clerk include purchase orders, data entry and payroll. The most important skills for a finance coordinator are patients, customer service, and payroll.

Fiscal clerk vs finance coordinator overview

	Fiscal Clerk	Finance Coordinator
Yearly salary	$44,645	$49,358
Hourly rate	$21.46	$23.73
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	67,160	106,187
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Fiscal clerk vs finance coordinator salary

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Finance Coordinator
Average salary	$44,645	$49,358
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $55,000	Between $34,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between fiscal clerk and finance coordinator education

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Finance Coordinator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	Bachelor's Degree, 58%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY at Binghamton	University of Pennsylvania

Fiscal clerk vs finance coordinator demographics

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

	Fiscal Clerk	Finance Coordinator
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 28.6% Female, 71.4%	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%
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, 6.8% 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 clerk and finance coordinator 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.

Finance coordinator example responsibilities.

Manage patient and insurance account receivables, perform patient account reconciliations, account audits, process insurance billing/correspondence.
Construct posts featuring highlights of past events on Facebook.
Enter EOB payments and denials and perform follow up with insurance company on denials.
Create promotional flyers for annual concerts and fundraisers which are posted through via Facebook and local areas.
Review and process EOB's daily, entering comments into the bill comment log as to status of follow up.
Produce basic PowerPoint presentation materials, including graphical renderings for illustration.

Fiscal clerk vs finance coordinator skills

Common fiscal clerk skills

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

Common finance coordinator skills

Patients, 21%
Customer Service, 11%
Payroll, 5%
Reconciliations, 4%
Data Entry, 3%
Insurance Benefits, 3%