Senior accounting assistant vs senior accounting clerk

The differences between senior accounting assistants and senior 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 a senior accounting clerk. Additionally, a senior accounting assistant has an average salary of $51,551, which is higher than the $46,531 average annual salary of a senior accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a senior accounting assistant include financial reports, vendor invoices and data entry. The most important skills for a senior accounting clerk are data entry, general ledger accounts, and reconciliations.

Senior accounting assistant vs senior accounting clerk overview

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$51,551	$46,531
Hourly rate	$24.78	$22.37
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	27,841	82,627
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Senior accounting assistant vs senior accounting clerk salary

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$51,551	$46,531
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $77,000	Between $33,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Encore Capital Group
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between senior accounting assistant and senior accounting clerk education

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 47%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior accounting assistant vs senior accounting clerk demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Assistant	Senior Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 16.7% Female, 83.3%	Male, 18.0% Female, 82.0%
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, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior accounting assistant and senior 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.

Senior accounting clerk example responsibilities.

Manage payroll general ledger accounts including account reconciliations and monthly accruals.
Implement premium accounting statistical reports of all monies collect, including return items and general accounting from bank reconciliations.
Process ACH payments in accordance with company deadlines.
Cross train on many functions within the ACH department.
Monitor and clear holding accounts daily using PeopleSoft; prepare journals as necessary.
Assist with monthly, quarterly, and yearly closing processes, including accruals.

Senior accounting assistant vs senior 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 senior accounting clerk skills

Data Entry, 10%
General Ledger Accounts, 9%
Reconciliations, 8%
Senior Accounting, 7%
Purchase Orders, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%

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