Voucher examiner vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between voucher examiners and accounts payable assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a voucher examiner and an accounts payable assistant. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $37,145 average annual salary of an accounts payable assistant.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for an accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Voucher examiner vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$45,925	$37,145
Hourly rate	$22.08	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	31,341
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs accounts payable assistant salary

Voucher examiners and accounts payable assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$45,925	$37,145
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	Alaska	California
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	Emerson College
Best paying industry	Government	Construction

Differences between voucher examiner and accounts payable assistant education

There are a few differences between a voucher examiner and an accounts payable assistant in terms of educational background:

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Payable Assistant
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

Voucher examiner vs accounts payable assistant demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and accounts payable assistants' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between voucher examiner and accounts payable assistant duties and responsibilities

Voucher examiner example responsibilities.

Manage day-to-day activities during system operations, coordinates traveler profiles, organizational data and document flow procedures in DTS.
Provide full assistance to individuals planning travel itineraries including hotel reservations and other local service information.
Refer to DTR, JTR and JFTR to ensure proper authorizations.
Process a variety of complex permanent change of station (PCS) claims for civilian and military personnel.
Assist travelers with creating their initial orders in DTS as well as their voucher upon return from travel.
Provide local training for incoming finance personnel as well as traveled to other bases to provide civilian PCS training.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Voucher examiner vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common voucher examiner skills

Travel Vouchers, 18%
Customer Service, 10%
Financial Data, 10%
Vendor Payments, 9%
Veterans, 6%
Process Claims, 5%

Common accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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