Group account director vs account supervisor

The differences between group account directors and account supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 8-10 years to become a group account director, becoming an account supervisor takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a group account director has an average salary of $131,655, which is higher than the $83,760 average annual salary of an account supervisor.

The top three skills for a group account director include digital marketing, integrated marketing and account management. The most important skills for an account supervisor are customer service, digital marketing, and project management.

Group account director vs account supervisor overview

	Group Account Director	Account Supervisor
Yearly salary	$131,655	$83,760
Hourly rate	$63.30	$40.27
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	112,122	98,661
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	39	47
Years of experience	10	6

What does a group account director do?

Typically working at a company's accounting department, a group account director is primarily in charge of leading accounting teams and managing client accounts, ensuring efficiency in operations and client satisfaction. Among their responsibilities include developing and spearheading accounting programs and projects, resolving issues, and maintaining positive relationships with clients by providing them with advice in establishing objectives. Furthermore, a group account director must set goals and guidelines, encouraging the workforce to meet them while implementing the company's policies and regulations.

What does an account supervisor do?

The primary job of accounting supervisors is to manage the daily operations of a company's accounting department. They are responsible for leading a team of accountants and overseeing the company's marketing strategies and campaigns. Other responsibilities include managing all the company's financial activities, developing and enforcing strategic business plans, and generating and maintaining account documentation and reports. As an accounting supervisor, you will also organize training for account coordinators and account managers and ensure compliance with government regulations and policies.

Group account director vs account supervisor salary

Group account directors and account supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Group Account Director	Account Supervisor
Average salary	$131,655	$83,760
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $202,000	Between $63,000 And $111,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Portland, OR
Highest paying state	California	Oregon
Best paying company	Sanofi US	Wasserman
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between group account director and account supervisor education

There are a few differences between a group account director and an account supervisor in terms of educational background:

	Group Account Director	Account Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Pennsylvania

Group account director vs account supervisor demographics

Here are the differences between group account directors' and account supervisors' demographics:

	Group Account Director	Account Supervisor
Average age	39	47
Gender ratio	Male, 53.4% Female, 46.6%	Male, 43.0% Female, 57.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	10%	8%

Differences between group account director and account supervisor duties and responsibilities

Group account director example responsibilities.

Supervise insurance billing maintenance and review all manage care contractual adjustments to ensure patients are billed correctly prior to self-pay transfer.
Plan and roll out multi-channel CRM programs and build multilingual websites.
Introduce agency proprietary tools (CRM, marketing automation applications, etc . )
Supervise insurance billing maintenance and review all manage care contractual adjustments to ensure patients are billed correctly prior to self-pay transfer.
Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other documents.
Process payroll using several payroll-processing systems.

Account supervisor example responsibilities.

Lead and manage the strategy, development, production and distribution of global digital retail POS kits for Intel.
Manage internal channel teams and their respective campaigns in PPC, SEO, PPI, email and media.
Lead site re-designs and CRM programs for HomeAgain and Sanofi-Aventis to evolve from flat product centric portals to consumer centric experiences.
Manage the coordination and preparation of all statutory/regulatory and GAAP reporting.
Develop and manage accounts for start-up healthcare intelligence company targeting major pharmaceutical companies.
Manage day-to-day activity of client relate projects including IP voice, MPLS infrastructures and CPE implementations in a deadline-orient high-pressure environment.

Group account director vs account supervisor skills

Common group account director skills

Digital Marketing, 16%
Integrated Marketing, 6%
Account Management, 6%
Channel Marketing, 5%
Digital Strategy, 5%
Client Service, 4%

Common account supervisor skills

Customer Service, 8%
Digital Marketing, 8%
Project Management, 7%
Account Management, 7%
Direct Reports, 4%
Client Facing, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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