Voucher examiner vs accounts receivable clerk

The differences between voucher examiners and accounts receivable clerks 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 receivable clerk. Additionally, a voucher examiner has an average salary of $45,925, which is higher than the $36,425 average annual salary of an accounts receivable clerk.

The top three skills for a voucher examiner include travel vouchers, customer service and financial data. The most important skills for an accounts receivable clerk are customer service, data entry, and collection calls.

Voucher examiner vs accounts receivable clerk overview

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Yearly salary	$45,925	$36,425
Hourly rate	$22.08	$17.51
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	2,154	87,935
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Voucher examiner vs accounts receivable clerk salary

Voucher examiners and accounts receivable clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average salary	$45,925	$36,425
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $65,000	Between $29,000 And $45,000
Highest paying City	Vancouver, WA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Alaska	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Defense Finance and Accounting Service	IBM
Best paying industry	Government	Finance

Differences between voucher examiner and accounts receivable clerk education

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

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 36%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Voucher examiner vs accounts receivable clerk demographics

Here are the differences between voucher examiners' and accounts receivable clerks' demographics:

	Voucher Examiner	Accounts Receivable Clerk
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 29.9% Female, 70.1%	Male, 13.7% Female, 86.3%
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 receivable clerk 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 receivable clerk example responsibilities.

Manage and monitor weekly bank deposit runs and record deposits into QuickBooks.
Manage profitable accounts receivable ledgers for existing and new clientele maintaining accuracy of monies enter to appropriate relate account.
Obtain online reports of bank transactions, including deposits, ACH, EFT and wire payments from multiple banking institutions.
Utilize QuickBooks accounting software for billing/invoices, generate statements.
Perform necessary adjustments using knowledge of Medicare and all third party insurance.
Investigate and resolve any out-of-balances including credit card discrepancies / lockbox exceptions.

Voucher examiner vs accounts receivable clerk skills

Common voucher examiner skills

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

Common accounts receivable clerk skills

Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 9%
Collection Calls, 8%
Financial Data, 7%
Credit Card Payments, 5%
Process Payments, 5%

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