Senior accounting assistant vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between senior accounting assistants 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 senior accounting assistant and an accounts payable assistant. Additionally, a senior accounting assistant has an average salary of $51,551, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable assistant.

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

Senior accounting assistant vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$51,551	$37,145
Hourly rate	$24.78	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	27,841	31,341
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 accounts payable assistant salary

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$51,551	$37,145
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	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 senior accounting assistant and accounts payable assistant education

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
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 accounts payable assistant demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
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, 6.8% 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 senior accounting assistant and accounts payable assistant 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.

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.

Senior accounting assistant vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common senior accounting assistant skills

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

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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