Senior accounting technician vs senior account manager

The differences between senior accounting technicians and senior account managers 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 a senior account manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a senior account manager has an average salary of $86,129, which is higher than the $55,796 average annual salary of a senior accounting technician.

The top three skills for a senior accounting technician include financial statements, GAAP and general ledger. The most important skills for a senior account manager are customer service, account management, and project management.

Senior accounting technician vs senior account manager overview

	Senior Accounting Technician	Senior Account Manager
Yearly salary	$55,796	$86,129
Hourly rate	$26.82	$41.41
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	25,286	161,354
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	51	46
Years of experience	6	8

Senior accounting technician vs senior account manager salary

Senior accounting technicians and senior account managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Accounting Technician	Senior Account Manager
Average salary	$55,796	$86,129
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $89,000	Between $57,000 And $128,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Richmond, VA
Highest paying state	California	New Jersey
Best paying company	Enphase Energy	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Technology

Differences between senior accounting technician and senior account manager education

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Senior Account Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Accounting	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Southern California

Senior accounting technician vs senior account manager demographics

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

	Senior Accounting Technician	Senior Account Manager
Average age	51	46
Gender ratio	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%	Male, 58.4% Female, 41.6%
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, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior accounting technician and senior account manager 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.

Senior account manager example responsibilities.

Facilitate timely and accurate customer quotations to achieve margin targets in alignment with PPG pricing strategies.
Assist PPG credit department to manage customer debt and ensure timely payment under agree to credit terms.
Develop and manage new accounts for search marketing (SEO), social media marketing, web design and video production.
Manage accounts while providing excellent customer service, help build financial relationships, redirecting calls in upselling credit per customer needs
Facilitate positive customer relationships through product implementations and customer support management for this healthcare revenue cycle software and services firm.
Measure actual results against goals including POS.

Senior accounting technician vs senior account manager skills

Common senior accounting technician skills

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

Common senior account manager skills

Customer Service, 8%
Account Management, 7%
Project Management, 6%
Healthcare, 5%
Work Ethic, 5%
Cloud, 5%

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