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Sales Ledger Clerk in Exeter

Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated.

Day to day in Exeter

What a sales ledger clerk
does in Exeter.

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 Exeter 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 Exeter

Real Exeter market rates, not a national average.

Medior Sales Ledger Clerk · Exeter

Typical: £29,500 per year

Medium-high confidence — strong regional evidence

Recruiting in Exeter

Why Exeter needs
a specialist.

A Exeter business hiring for a sales ledger clerk role — or a candidate looking for one — deserves more than a database match. Day to day, that often means allocating payments — one of several things a sales ledger clerk in Exeter is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes agricultural-supply and food-production businesses serving the wider devon countryside. In a market like Exeter, that focus is what actually gets the right person into the right role.

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Either way, we can help.

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Need a sales ledger clerk in Exeter?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

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Send us your CV or browse live Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Exeter and beyond.

Common questions

Sales Ledger Clerk in Exeter FAQs.

What does a Sales Ledger Clerk do day to day in Exeter?

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.

How quickly can you fill a Sales Ledger Clerk vacancy in Exeter?

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Do you charge candidates for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Exeter?

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

Do you place Sales Ledger Clerk candidates in Exeter?

Yes — Sales Ledger Clerk is one of the positions we place in Exeter, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Do you place candidates studying towards a qualification into Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Exeter?

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Sales Ledger Clerk talent pool in Exeter, not just an afterthought.

Do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles for SMEs as well as large employers in Exeter?

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Exeter needing a single, sole-charge Sales Ledger Clerk hire.

How much does a Sales Ledger Clerk earn in Exeter?

Sales Ledger Clerk salaries in Exeter 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.

What happens if a Sales Ledger Clerk hire in Exeter doesn't work out?

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.

What kind of Exeter employers hire Sales Ledger Clerks through you?

Recent examples include insurance and financial services employers with a long-standing local presence and university and science-park employers based around the city — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Exeter.

How does the process work if I want to become a Sales Ledger Clerk in Exeter?

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Sales Ledger Clerk opportunities in Exeter that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Do you help with interview preparation and salary negotiation for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Exeter?

Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Exeter salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.

What does it cost an employer in Exeter 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.

What's the career progression after a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Exeter?

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 Exeter just as often as anywhere else in our network.

What areas around Exeter do you cover for Sales Ledger Clerk roles?

We recruit Sales Ledger Clerk positions across Exeter itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
sales ledger clerk in Exeter.