Senior reporting analyst vs reporting manager

The differences between senior reporting analysts and reporting managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a senior reporting analyst, becoming a reporting manager takes usually requires 6-8 years. Additionally, a reporting manager has an average salary of $106,336, which is higher than the $83,476 average annual salary of a senior reporting analyst.

The top three skills for a senior reporting analyst include power bi, data analysis and dashboards. The most important skills for a reporting manager are GAAP, internal controls, and external auditors.

Senior reporting analyst vs reporting manager overview

	Senior Reporting Analyst	Reporting Manager
Yearly salary	$83,476	$106,336
Hourly rate	$40.13	$51.12
Growth rate	11%	17%
Number of jobs	95,320	67,631
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	44	46
Years of experience	4	8

What does a senior reporting analyst do?

Senior Reporting Analysts are junior employees with solid experience in the company. They are primarily in charge of collating reports from various departments. They would then analyze these reports and make sense of the data in the reports. After this, Senior Reporting Analysts would prepare a validating report to summarize the data and the analysis results. They should be able to present their report to the management team. Senior Reporting Analysts are, at times, also expected to present recommendations related to the report they analyzed.

What does a reporting manager do?

The duties of a reporting manager depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, they perform clerical tasks such as producing progress reports and presentations, maintaining accurate records and documentation, updating databases, managing schedules, and performing regular inspections and site visits. There are also instances where one must respond to inquiries and concerns, report to supervisors, and coordinate with other department personnel. Furthermore, as a manager, it is essential to lead and encourage the team, all while implementing the company's policies and regulations.

Senior reporting analyst vs reporting manager salary

Senior reporting analysts and reporting managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Reporting Analyst	Reporting Manager
Average salary	$83,476	$106,336
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $109,000	Between $80,000 And $139,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Richmond, CA
Highest paying state	Washington	Washington
Best paying company	Bloomberg	Meta
Best paying industry	Finance	Manufacturing

Differences between senior reporting analyst and reporting manager education

There are a few differences between a senior reporting analyst and a reporting manager in terms of educational background:

	Senior Reporting Analyst	Reporting Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Accounting
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Senior reporting analyst vs reporting manager demographics

Here are the differences between senior reporting analysts' and reporting managers' demographics:

	Senior Reporting Analyst	Reporting Manager
Average age	44	46
Gender ratio	Male, 56.9% Female, 43.1%	Male, 59.6% Female, 40.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.1% Asian, 13.0% White, 64.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.2% White, 63.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	12%	11%

Differences between senior reporting analyst and reporting manager duties and responsibilities

Senior reporting analyst example responsibilities.

Manage analysts to prepare of government securities dealers reports.
Manage administration and supervise development of logistics policies and programs to ensure they meet the changing conditions in program requirements.
Used mainframe for large batch mailings using Cobol, SAS, JCL, VSAM.
Create and update standard operating procedures and documentation to address logistics procedures and integrate DoD policy changes.
Maintain and upgrade Openview and maps, on a UNIX system.
Assist in consolidating financial databases and train peers on the Hyperion database.

Reporting manager example responsibilities.

Perform, then manage, profit and loss for volatile, derivative mortgage back securities.
Used Microsoft SharePoint to manage projects, establish work flow, and document reports and report field definitions.
Manage the administrator of a Hyperion database.
Manage and mentore junior analysts in report optimization and SAS proficiency.
Prepare monthly IFRS financial statements including balance sheet and income statement using HFM.
Establish and maintain SOX documentation for initial compliance including management of testing with internal audit consultants.

Senior reporting analyst vs reporting manager skills

Common senior reporting analyst skills

Power Bi, 11%
Data Analysis, 7%
Dashboards, 6%
Visualization, 5%
Financial Statements, 5%
GAAP, 5%

Common reporting manager skills

GAAP, 9%
Internal Controls, 7%
External Auditors, 4%
ASC, 4%
Data Analysis, 4%
Visualization, 4%

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