Senior accounting technician vs accounting clerk

The differences between senior accounting technicians 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 technician and an accounting clerk. Additionally, a senior accounting technician has an average salary of $55,796, which is higher than the $38,683 average annual salary of an accounting clerk.

The top three skills for a senior accounting technician include financial statements, GAAP and general ledger. The most important skills for an accounting clerk are data entry, customer service, and purchase orders.

Senior accounting technician vs accounting clerk overview

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounting Clerk
Yearly salary	$55,796	$38,683
Hourly rate	$26.82	$18.60
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	25,286	106,969
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Senior accounting technician vs accounting clerk salary

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average salary	$55,796	$38,683
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $29,000 And $51,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Enphase Energy	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Llp
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Government

Differences between senior accounting technician and accounting clerk education

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounting Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior accounting technician vs accounting clerk demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounting Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%	Male, 20.0% Female, 80.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% 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 technician and accounting clerk duties and responsibilities

Senior accounting technician example responsibilities.

Manage payroll general ledger accounts including account reconciliations and monthly accruals.
Process weekly check run and ACH deposit run.
Ensure the accuracy of the personal and mortgage loan subsidiary ledgers.
Prepare and review documents for disbursements in compliance with IRS laws.
Perform a variety of routine and many ad-hoc accounting functions using GAAP principles.
Prepare and maintain documentation for key procedures and processes in accordance with SOX.

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 technician vs accounting clerk skills

Common senior accounting technician skills

Financial Statements, 14%
GAAP, 10%
General Ledger, 8%
SOX, 6%
Reconciliations, 6%
Treasury, 6%

Common accounting clerk skills

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

Senior Accounting Technician vs. similar jobs

Senior Accounting Technician related careers

Senior Accounting Technician related jobs

What similar roles do

Zippia Careers
Office and Administrative Industry
Senior Accounting Technician
Senior Accounting Technician vs Accounting Clerk

Updated January 8, 2025

Browse office and administrative jobs