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Sales Ledger Clerk in Manchester

Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated.

Day to day in Manchester

What a sales ledger clerk
does in Manchester.

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 Manchester 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 Manchester

Real Manchester market rates, not a national average.

Medior Sales Ledger Clerk · Manchester

Typical: £35,000 per year

High confidence — direct city benchmark

Recruiting in Manchester

Why Manchester needs
a specialist.

Manchester'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 Manchester is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes shared service centres and back-office finance functions for national and international brands. Whether you're hiring or looking, that specialism is the real difference in Manchester: shortlists built from people we actually know, not a fresh keyword search.

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a sales ledger clerk in Manchester?

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

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Job seeking

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

Common questions

Sales Ledger Clerk in Manchester FAQs.

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

Recent examples include shared service centres and back-office finance functions for national and international brands and media and digital businesses clustered around mediacityuk and salford quays — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Manchester.

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

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 Manchester, not just an afterthought.

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

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.

Can you provide temporary Sales Ledger Clerk cover in Manchester at short notice?

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Sales Ledger Clerk position in Manchester is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

Is a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Manchester permanent or temporary?

We recruit Sales Ledger Clerk positions in Manchester on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.

Do you offer working interviews for Sales Ledger Clerk vacancies in Manchester?

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Manchester.

Do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Manchester?

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

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

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 Manchester that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

What's the going rate for a Sales Ledger Clerk in Manchester?

Sales Ledger Clerk salaries in Manchester 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.

Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Manchester?

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

What happens if a Sales Ledger Clerk hire in Manchester 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.

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

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

How do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Manchester without a local office?

We work with Manchester 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.

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

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

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
sales ledger clerk in Manchester.