1, with different work contents.

Accounting is mainly responsible for the economic activities of the unit, taking currency as the basic unit of measurement, using scientific accounting methods for continuous, systematic and comprehensive accounting, completing bookkeeping, preparing accounting statements and handling tax-related work. Cashier's work is mainly responsible for the accounting business of monetary funds, current settlement business and wage settlement business.

2. Different job responsibilities

Accountant's job responsibilities are mainly responsible for accounting and supervision, inputting or compiling accounting vouchers, collecting accounting vouchers and rating account books. The cashier's post is responsible for the receipt and payment of cash and bank deposits, and is responsible for keeping cash and bank deposits to ensure the safety of funds.

3. Different wage levels

Under the same conditions, the salary level of accountants is higher and that of cashiers is lower. Moreover, accountants have more room for salary increase than cashiers. However, under different conditions, the salary level of newly graduated accountants is definitely lower than that of experienced cashiers, because the salary level of the accounting industry is affected by the experience level.

4. The development space is different.

Accounting has more room for development than cashier, accounting has a more stable position in a company, and there is more room for promotion and salary increase in the future. The development space of cashier is limited than that of accountant, and the first step of cashier's promotion is accounting, so it can be seen that accountant is higher than cashier, and accountant has the right to sign but cashier does not.

Extended information cashier work characteristics:

1, social

Cashier's work is responsible for the receipt, payment and deposit of a unit's monetary funds. The completion of these work is carried out in the environment of the whole social and economic activities, which is related to the economic operation of the whole society.

As long as this unit has economic activities, it is bound to require the cashier to have economic relations with it. For example, cashiers should understand the relevant national accounting policies and regulations and participate in the study and training in this area, and cashiers should often run banks. Therefore, cashier's work has a wide range of sociality.

2. Professionalization

As an important post in accounting work, cashier has special operating skills and working rules. How to fill in vouchers and keep diaries is very knowledgeable, and even the use and management of safes are very particular.

Therefore, to do a good job as a cashier, on the one hand, we need certain vocational education, on the other hand, we also need to accumulate experience in practice, master the essentials of its work, skillfully use modern office tools, and be a qualified cashier.

3. Policy

Cashier's work is a highly policy-oriented work, and every link of its work must be carried out in accordance with state regulations. For example, handling cash receipts and payments should be carried out in accordance with the national cash management regulations, and handling bank settlement business should be carried out in accordance with the national bank settlement measures.

"Accounting Law", "Accounting Basic Work Standard" and other laws and regulations bring cashier work into accounting work, and put forward specific provisions and requirements for cashier work. If the cashier doesn't master these policies and regulations, he can't do the cashier's work well; Failure to follow these policies and regulations violates financial discipline.

Step 4 be timely

Cashiers are very time-sensitive. There are strict time requirements for when to pay employees and when to check bank statements, and no one day can be delayed. Therefore, the cashier should have a timetable in mind, handle all the work in time and ensure the quality of the cashier's work.

Note: An accountant and a cashier cannot serve at the same time.

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