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Sales Ledger Clerk in Cambridge
Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated.
Day to day in Cambridge
What a sales ledger clerk
does in Cambridge.
Works alongside Credit Control in larger businesses or oversees credit control in SMEs. Accuracy and a natural ability to manage money are essential. Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated. Here's what the role covers day to day for the Cambridge businesses we recruit for.
- Setting up new customer accounts
- Raising sales ledger invoices
- Adding VAT to invoices
- Allocating payments
- Reconciling statements
- Managing rebates
- Resolving associated queries
- Banking
- Ad hoc credit control duties
What it pays in Cambridge
Real Cambridge market rates, not a national average.
Medior Sales Ledger Clerk · Cambridge
£33,833 – £36,667
Typical: £35,500 per year
High confidence — direct city benchmark
Recruiting in Cambridge
Why Cambridge needs
a specialist.
Cambridge's finance market has its own rhythm, and sales ledger clerk roles are no exception. Day to day, that often means raising sales ledger invoices — one of several things a sales ledger clerk in Cambridge is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes university and college finance offices with complex, high-volume operations. Whether you're hiring or looking, that specialism is the real difference in Cambridge: shortlists built from people we actually know, not a fresh keyword search.
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Common questions
Sales Ledger Clerk in Cambridge FAQs.
What does a Sales Ledger Clerk do day to day in Cambridge?+
Works alongside Credit Control in larger businesses or oversees credit control in SMEs. Accuracy and a natural ability to manage money are essential. Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated.
Do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles for SMEs as well as large employers in Cambridge?+
Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Cambridge needing a single, sole-charge Sales Ledger Clerk hire.
Will my CV be shared with employers in Cambridge without my permission?+
No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.
How do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Cambridge without a local office?+
We work with Cambridge employers and candidates remotely for Sales Ledger Clerk roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.
What kind of Cambridge employers hire Sales Ledger Clerks through you?+
Recent examples include university and college finance offices with complex, high-volume operations and biotech and deep-tech scale-ups clustered around the science park and biomedical campus — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Cambridge.
What's the going rate for a Sales Ledger Clerk in Cambridge?+
Sales Ledger Clerk salaries in Cambridge typically sit at £26k – £33k. The lower end suits a junior with 0–6 months' experience, studying AAT. £28k+ gets 1–2 years' experience, and £31k+ is the rate for an experienced, set-and-forget ledger clerk. Supervisors sit towards £33k.
Do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Cambridge?+
Yes — Sales Ledger Clerk is one of the positions we place in Cambridge, on both a permanent and temporary basis.
Is a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Cambridge permanent or temporary?+
We recruit Sales Ledger Clerk positions in Cambridge on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.
Do you charge candidates for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Cambridge?+
No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.
What does it cost an employer in Cambridge to recruit a Sales Ledger Clerk through you?+
There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.
Can I see live Sales Ledger Clerk vacancies in Cambridge before speaking to someone?+
Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Cambridge vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.
Do you help with interview preparation and salary negotiation for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Cambridge?+
Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Cambridge salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.
Can you provide temporary Sales Ledger Clerk cover in Cambridge at short notice?+
Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Sales Ledger Clerk position in Cambridge is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.
What's the career progression after a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Cambridge?+
A common next step from Sales Ledger Clerk is sales ledger manager — often responsible for managing millions of pounds. We see this progression play out for candidates in Cambridge just as often as anywhere else in our network.
Other roles in Cambridge
Explore related roles.
- 01Payroll ManagerA business critical position within any organisation.
- 02Purchase Ledger ManagerEnsuring the purchasing function runs efficiently.
- 03Credit Control ManagerA strong Credit Control Manager is invaluable.
- 04Sales Ledger ManagerOften responsible for managing millions of pounds.
- 05Credit ControllerTenacity personified.
- 06Purchase Ledger ClerkHolds the purse strings and oversees the company purchases.
No waffle. Just the right person.