Senior accounting assistant vs accounting technician

The differences between senior accounting assistants and accounting technicians 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 technician. Additionally, a senior accounting assistant has an average salary of $51,551, which is higher than the $41,337 average annual salary of an accounting technician.

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

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting technician overview

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Technician
Yearly salary	$51,551	$41,337
Hourly rate	$24.78	$19.87
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	27,841	39,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting technician salary

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Technician
Average salary	$51,551	$41,337
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $31,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Oakland, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	W. R. Berkley
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between senior accounting assistant and accounting technician education

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting technician demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounting Technician
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 22.7% Female, 77.3%
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, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 68.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior accounting assistant and accounting technician 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 technician example responsibilities.

Develop expertise in use of PeopleSoft system to manage balance accounts for quarterly investment portfolio.
Reconcile the agency SPCC statement each month
Audit includes reviewing SPCC invoices and receipts to ensure appropriate tax exemptions are follow.
Analyze cases to determine if ICD-9 and CPT codes are covered benefits according to insurance's medical policy.
Apply GAAP following applicable federal regulations.
Maintain adherence to university accounting and GAAP standards.

Senior accounting assistant vs accounting technician skills

Common senior accounting assistant skills

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

Common accounting technician skills

Customer Service, 12%
Financial Reports, 10%
Payroll, 8%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Data Entry, 6%
Reconciliations, 5%

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