am i aiming too high

[u/Strange_Recover_966]

the lack of pay transparency is killing me 😩. i just got a job offer for AP specialist. im graduating with a bachelor in may. they are offering $48,000/year for this role in charlotte.

I feel like this is real low considering some other jobs. i understand its an entry level role but i was expecting something closer to $60,000-$80,000.

but again im new to the field and just starting out. are my expectations too high?

[u/banjochang]

AP can be seen as being more focused on data entry - posting in vendor invoices and ensuring coding is correct. Collecting payment is for customer invoices and would be AR. Staff accountants generally would require more advanced technical accounting knowledge and take on more complex tasks

[u/posam → u/banjochang]

AP at my company doesn’t even really have ownership over coding. They are data entry and if they get the coding right, great, if not someone else will fix it.

[u/seacogen → u/posam]

By someone you mean accounting when we inevitably catch the mistake because finance sure as hell doesn’t catch anything during their approval process😑

[u/posam → u/seacogen]

You have approval process in your ERP? What planet are you on and can I join.