Systems accountant vs general ledger accountant

The differences between systems accountants and general ledger accountants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a systems accountant and a general ledger accountant. Additionally, a general ledger accountant has an average salary of $60,034, which is higher than the $60,010 average annual salary of a systems accountant.

The top three skills for a systems accountant include general ledger, internal controls and reconciliations. The most important skills for a general ledger accountant are reconciliations, GAAP, and balance sheet accounts.

Systems accountant vs general ledger accountant overview

	Systems Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Yearly salary	$60,010	$60,034
Hourly rate	$28.85	$28.86
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	98,100	81,408
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Systems accountant vs general ledger accountant salary

Systems accountants and general ledger accountants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Systems Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Average salary	$60,010	$60,034
Salary range	Between $43,000 And $83,000	Between $47,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Rhode Island	California
Best paying company	AstraZeneca	Citi
Best paying industry	Government	Technology

Differences between systems accountant and general ledger accountant education

There are a few differences between a systems accountant and a general ledger accountant in terms of educational background:

	Systems Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 74%	Bachelor's Degree, 76%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Systems accountant vs general ledger accountant demographics

Here are the differences between systems accountants' and general ledger accountants' demographics:

	Systems Accountant	General Ledger Accountant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 59.1% Female, 40.9%	Male, 36.9% Female, 63.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian, 12.5% White, 63.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.8% Asian, 15.0% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between systems accountant and general ledger accountant duties and responsibilities

Systems accountant example responsibilities.

Manage the review, enhancement, and creation of department policy and procedure documentation require for Sarbanes-Oxley auditing and compliance.
Prepare journal entries and monthly account reconciliations.
Project manager for financial system support, integrating AR, funds control, and payroll subsidiary systems.
Develop the concept and reconciliation of the gross-to-net for active duty (navy), civilian payroll and retire payroll process.
Complete internal audits and reconciliations of government/grant appropriation of funds for compliance with propose regulations.
Collaborate with team to spearhead installation of ERP financial system, improving efficiency and accuracy.

General ledger accountant example responsibilities.

Prepare internal financial reports for treasury manage accounts include in external compliance reports.
Perform account analysis, cost accruals, bank reconciliations, inventory reconciliation and analysis; research and recommend transaction corrections.
Maintain ERP general ledger and data in sub module, and perform the expenditure review according to budgeting.
Prepare monthly, reconciliations of subsidiary ledgers to general ledger control accounts.
Reconcile general ledger accounts which including preparing journal entries and accruals in preparation of consolidate financial reports.
Prepare various monthly journal entries to record prepay insurance amortization, payroll deduction liabilities and other liability accruals.

Systems accountant vs general ledger accountant skills

Common systems accountant skills

General Ledger, 9%
Internal Controls, 8%
Reconciliations, 8%
Payroll, 7%
Internal Audit, 6%
Journal Entries, 5%

Common general ledger accountant skills

Reconciliations, 15%
GAAP, 6%
Balance Sheet Accounts, 6%
Payroll, 5%
Accruals, 5%
External Auditors, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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