Senior accounting assistant vs accounting clerk

The differences between senior accounting assistants and accounting 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 senior accounting assistant and an accounting clerk. Additionally, a senior accounting assistant has an average salary of $51,551, which is higher than the $38,683 average annual salary of an accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a senior accounting assistant include financial reports, vendor invoices and data entry. The most important skills for an accounting clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting clerk overview

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$51,551	$38,683
Hourly rate	$24.78	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	27,841	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$51,551	$38,683
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between senior accounting assistant and accounting clerk education

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
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, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior accounting assistant and accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Senior accounting assistant example responsibilities.

Accomplish through collaboration with corporate finance to analyze bad debt reserve and recommend monthly accruals.
Prepare account reconciliations for cash receipts, company health club memberships and inter-company balances.
Enter and process checks, wire transfers, and ACH payments through accounting system.
Complete daily and monthly journal entries that are uploaded to the general ledger via PeopleSoft.
Assist in the testing and implementation of the PeopleSoft accounts payable and travel and expense software.
Develop and implement operating procedures for ATM and ACH balancing as well as cash ordering, bank returns and others.

Accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve open items by notifying employees and vendors of transaction discrepancies.
Assist in monthly financial close process by analyzing preliminary departmental expense reports and making necessary adjustments and accruals.
Develop a spreadsheet that pulls all data relate to project hours by operation from the ERP system.
Process all incoming payments receive via ACH, EFT, or the web; ensure accounts are accurately balance and reconcile.
Digitize proof of delivery receipts into ERP system (AS400) serving as an easy backup for employees to verify occurrence.

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting clerk skills

Common senior accounting assistant skills

Financial Reports, 8%
Vendor Invoices, 8%
Data Entry, 7%
Payroll, 7%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Reconciliations, 6%

Common accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 15%
Customer Service, 10%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Reconciliations, 6%
Vendor Invoices, 6%
QuickBooks, 3%

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