Senior accounting technician vs accounts payable technician

The differences between senior accounting technicians and accounts payable technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a senior accounting technician, becoming an accounts payable technician takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a senior accounting technician has an average salary of $55,796, which is higher than the $47,325 average annual salary of an accounts payable technician.

The top three skills for a senior accounting technician include financial statements, GAAP and general ledger. The most important skills for an accounts payable technician are FAA, A/P, and powerplant.

Senior accounting technician vs accounts payable technician overview

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounts Payable Technician
Yearly salary	$55,796	$47,325
Hourly rate	$26.82	$22.75
Growth rate	-5%	6%
Number of jobs	25,286	23,079
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Average age	51	40
Years of experience	6	4

Senior accounting technician vs accounts payable technician salary

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounts Payable Technician
Average salary	$55,796	$47,325
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $33,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Juneau, AK
Highest paying state	California	Alaska
Best paying company	Enphase Energy	Baptist Health Care
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Manufacturing

Differences between senior accounting technician and accounts payable technician education

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounts Payable Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 39%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY Farmingdale

Senior accounting technician vs accounts payable technician demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Accounts Payable Technician
Average age	51	40
Gender ratio	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%	Male, 55.0% Female, 45.0%
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, 9.1% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 23.2% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	2%

Differences between senior accounting technician and accounts payable technician 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.

Accounts payable technician example responsibilities.

Manage the FOD prevention program to reduce costly repairs and increase the participation in FOD awareness and FOD walk downs.
Utilize technical data to troubleshoot maintenance issues.
Obtain practical experience on the Garrett TPE-331 powerplant.
Maintain catalog of store A/P, A/R source documents.
Enter all invoices into a/p software, assigns g/l account numbers & appropriate cost centers.
Obtain practical experience on the TFE-731 Garrett powerplant and hot section inspection experience on the Pratt and Whitney PT6.

Senior accounting technician vs accounts payable technician skills

Common senior accounting technician skills

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

Common accounts payable technician skills

FAA, 13%
A/P, 9%
Powerplant, 9%
Airframe, 8%
Troubleshoot, 7%
Hand Tools, 5%

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