Bookkeeper vs Payroll Specialist
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Pay
Bookkeeper
$55,100 typical, a year
Most Bookkeepers earn $47,800 to $62,500 a year.
From 79 postings that list pay
247 open jobs now
Payroll Specialist
$67,000 typical, a year
Most Payroll Specialists earn $57,000 to $76,400 a year.
From 368 postings that list pay
1,288 open jobs now
Payroll Specialists typically earn about $11,900 more a year than Bookkeepers.
What each one does
Bookkeeper
- Reconcile bank and credit card statements to ensure accuracy.
- Process accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Prepare financial reports such as profit and loss statements.
- Record and categorize financial transactions in accounting software.
- Perform bank reconciliations and investigate any discrepancies.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Payroll Specialist
- Process payroll for employees in a timely and accurate manner.
- Review and validate timecards and payroll reports for accuracy.
- Maintain employee payroll records and update employee information.
- Prepare payroll reports, returns, and year-end tax forms.
- Calculate and process payroll deductions, taxes, and benefits.
- Research and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee inquiries.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Bookkeeper
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Excel 4 in 10 postings
- Payroll 4 in 10 postings
- Reconciliations 2 in 10 postings
More common in Bookkeeper postings
- Bookkeeping 8 in 10 postings
- QuickBooks 5 in 10 postings
- Accounts Payable 5 in 10 postings
- Accounts Receivable 5 in 10 postings
- Financial Reporting 2 in 10 postings
- General Ledger 2 in 10 postings
- Bank Reconciliation 2 in 10 postings
Payroll Specialist
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Excel 5 in 10 postings
- Payroll Almost all postings
- Reconciliations 2 in 10 postings
More common in Payroll Specialist postings
- Payroll Systems 5 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 3 in 10 postings
- Garnishments 3 in 10 postings
- Payroll Taxes 3 in 10 postings
- Timekeeping 3 in 10 postings
- ADP 2 in 10 postings
- HRIS 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Bookkeeper
Bookkeeper
Certified EOPay not stated Cave Junction, OR, United StatesCash Register OperationsCash HandlingBookkeeper
CandibotsPay not statedMicrosoft ExcelQuickBooksAirtableFinancial ReportingBusiness Planning +1
Payroll Specialist
Senior Payroll Accountant
Join CASFAA$75k/yrstated New York City, NY, USMicrosoft ExcelPayrollReconciliationsPayroll SystemsNursing Home Payroll
The Grand Healthcare SystemPay not stated Valley Stream, New YorkPayrollPayroll SystemsPayroll Analyst
Nba$70k - $80k/yrstated Secaucus, New Jersey, United States of America HybridTax ComplianceCustomer ServicePayrollLabor LawsGeneral Ledger +3
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