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Sales Ledger Clerk in Plymouth
Ensures every penny owed is accurately invoiced and allocated.
Day to day in Plymouth
What a sales ledger clerk
does in Plymouth.
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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth
Real Plymouth market rates, not a national average.
Medior Sales Ledger Clerk · Plymouth
£27,833 – £29,667
Typical: £29,000 per year
Medium confidence — modelled local estimate
Recruiting in Plymouth
Why Plymouth needs
a specialist.
Finding the right sales ledger clerk in Plymouth usually comes down to knowing the market, not just running a keyword search. Day to day, that often means allocating payments — one of several things a sales ledger clerk in Plymouth is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes trade and tourism-adjacent businesses across the wider city. It's a small distinction that matters: recruiting sales ledger clerk roles in Plymouth properly, rather than just advertising them.
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Common questions
Sales Ledger Clerk in Plymouth FAQs.
Do you offer working interviews for Sales Ledger Clerk vacancies in Plymouth?+
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 Plymouth.
What's the career progression after a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Plymouth?+
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 Plymouth just as often as anywhere else in our network.
Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Plymouth?+
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.
Can I see live Sales Ledger Clerk vacancies in Plymouth 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 Plymouth vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.
What does it cost an employer in Plymouth 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 kind of Plymouth employers hire Sales Ledger Clerks through you?+
Recent examples include naval, defence and marine-engineering supply-chain businesses and university-adjacent research and professional services employers — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Plymouth.
Do you recruit Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Plymouth?+
Yes — Sales Ledger Clerk is one of the positions we place in Plymouth, on both a permanent and temporary basis.
What's the going rate for a Sales Ledger Clerk in Plymouth?+
Sales Ledger Clerk salaries in Plymouth 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 place candidates studying towards a qualification into Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Plymouth?+
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 Plymouth, not just an afterthought.
What does a Sales Ledger Clerk do day to day in Plymouth?+
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.
Is a Sales Ledger Clerk role in Plymouth permanent or temporary?+
We recruit Sales Ledger Clerk positions in Plymouth on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.
Do you help with interview preparation and salary negotiation for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Plymouth?+
Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic Plymouth salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we work with every candidate.
What areas around Plymouth do you cover for Sales Ledger Clerk roles?+
We recruit Sales Ledger Clerk positions across Plymouth 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.
What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Sales Ledger Clerk roles in Plymouth?+
We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Plymouth market for Sales Ledger Clerk roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.
Other roles in Plymouth
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.