Revenue audit clerk vs accounting assistant

The differences between revenue audit clerks and accounting 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 revenue audit clerk and an accounting assistant. Additionally, an accounting assistant has an average salary of $39,569, which is higher than the $31,718 average annual salary of a revenue audit clerk.

The top three skills for a revenue audit clerk include journal entries, table games and internal controls. The most important skills for an accounting assistant are data entry, customer service, and reconciliations.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting assistant overview

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,718	$39,569
Hourly rate	$15.25	$19.02
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	77,031	63,945
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting assistant salary

Revenue audit clerks and accounting assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average salary	$31,718	$39,569
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $30,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Los Alamos National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounting assistant education

There are a few differences between a revenue audit clerk and an accounting assistant in terms of educational background:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 55%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting assistant demographics

Here are the differences between revenue audit clerks' and accounting assistants' demographics:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounting Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 20.1% Female, 79.9%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounting assistant duties and responsibilities

Revenue audit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Used AutoCAD when working with the drawings submit by the engineers for approval.
Audit, prepare and input all manual payroll checks, void checks, and other pay adjustments.
Audit and review payroll voucher and registers to determine their accuracy, completeness and conformance with all rules and regulations.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Perform data entry using PeopleSoft software.

Accounting assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Participate in weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly audits to ensure SOX compliance and propose opportunities for improvement.
Meet with account teams to discuss job structure, new projects, client requests, billing procedures, and SOX requirements.
Reconcile departmental report cash against banking ACH transactions.
Process mortgage portfolio monthly payments and interest accruals.
Utilize online system for calculating payroll and family tuition payments.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounting assistant skills

Common revenue audit clerk skills

Journal Entries, 18%
Table Games, 11%
Internal Controls, 10%
Book Revenue, 9%
Front Desk, 8%
Data Entry, 8%

Common accounting assistant skills

Data Entry, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Reconciliations, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 6%
General Ledger Accounts, 5%

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