Remittance clerk vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between remittance clerks and accounts payable assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a remittance clerk and an accounts payable assistant. Additionally, an accounts payable assistant has an average salary of $37,145, which is higher than the $28,795 average annual salary of a remittance clerk.

The top three skills for a remittance clerk include data entry, process payments and bank deposits. The most important skills for an accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Remittance clerk vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Remittance Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$28,795	$37,145
Hourly rate	$13.84	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,450	31,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Remittance clerk vs accounts payable assistant salary

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

	Remittance Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$28,795	$37,145
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $34,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Emerson College
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between remittance clerk and accounts payable assistant education

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

	Remittance Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Remittance clerk vs accounts payable assistant demographics

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

	Remittance Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.7% 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 remittance clerk and accounts payable assistant duties and responsibilities

Remittance clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and complete revenue clearing, suspense, royalty payable, and GL reconciliations.
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Maintain record of all revenue that comes in the office and reconcile with accountant, keep track of A/R
Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform monthly bank and GL reconciliations for all accounts and provide variance analysis.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Remittance clerk vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common remittance clerk skills

Data Entry, 18%
Process Payments, 15%
Bank Deposits, 9%
OpEx, 8%
Check Payments, 6%
IRS, 5%

Common accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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