Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable clerk

The differences between revenue audit 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 revenue audit clerk and an accounts payable clerk. Additionally, an accounts payable clerk has an average salary of $38,333, 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 accounts payable clerk are customer service, data entry, and purchase orders.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable clerk overview

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,718	$38,333
Hourly rate	$15.25	$18.43
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	77,031	89,564
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable clerk salary

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

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average salary	$31,718	$38,333
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	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 revenue audit clerk and accounts payable clerk education

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

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable clerk demographics

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

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 17.2% Female, 82.8%
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, 6.9% 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 revenue audit clerk and accounts payable clerk 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.

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.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable clerk 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 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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