Portfolio Group 
Portfolio HR & Reward 
Portfolio Credit Control 
Portfolio Procurement 
Portfolio Payroll Canada 
The smarter way to hire payroll talent – with talent shortlists within 1-business day
Hiring payroll talent requires more than just posting a job advert. Backed by over 35 years of specialist expertise, our dedicated team of payroll recruitment specialists support you at every stage – from tailored salary benchmarking before you go to market, through to complimentary payroll training once your new hire is in post. The result is a faster, smarter hire, without the effort of managing it yourself.
- Benchmark with bespoke insights –
Based on roles/location, we provide a comprehensive report of employee packages and the marketplace so you have confidence knowing your offer is competitive. - Showcase with a branded job listing –
Your vacancy is showcased with your logo, putting your business and role in front of the most relevant, engaged payroll audience in the market. - Gain access to CIPP-tested talent only – Every candidate has been referenced and CIPP knowledge-tested, so only experienced payroll professionals reach your desk.
- Save with our 20% CIPP member discount – An exclusive 20% discount off the final fee – making this a cost-effective way to hire specialist payroll talent.
- Up-skill with complimentary training – We’re the only recruitment partner offering 4 weeks’ complimentary access to CIPP Payroll Quick Learn (PQL), helping your new employee to hit the ground running.
- Get a talent shortlist within 1 business day – Our specialists get to work immediately, delivering a shortlist of relevant candidates within just one business day of your vacancy being registered.
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Why hiring managers come to us instead
Our Exclusive Recruitment Solution is built for organisations that need more than a one-off hire. If any of the following sound familiar, this is where we can make a real difference:
Building a new payroll function
Getting the structure right from the start is everything. Whether you’re establishing an in-house payroll team for the first time or scaling rapidly, our salary benchmarking ensures every role is positioned competitively, and our specialists help you build a team with the right blend of skills, seniority and culture fit — not just whoever is available.
Hiring multiple roles throughout the year
Reactive hiring is costly, time-consuming and disruptive. When payroll recruitment is an ongoing need rather than an occasional one, having a dedicated specialist partner working proactively on your behalf — with access to a live, pre-qualified candidate pipeline — means you’re never starting from scratch. We keep pace with your growth so you don’t have to.
Restructuring your payroll function
Restructuring is one of the most complex and sensitive challenges any organisation faces. It demands careful workforce planning, a clear understanding of the market, and the ability to move quickly and discreetly. Our benchmarking intelligence and deep candidate network mean you can reshape your team with confidence, minimising disruption and ensuring continuity throughout.
Hiring at senior or executive level
Senior and executive payroll appointments carry significant weight — the wrong hire at the top can affect your entire function. Our dedicated executive search team specialises exclusively in senior payroll placements, giving you unrivalled access to a calibre of talent that simply isn’t reachable through a standard job advert or generalist recruiter. We work discreetly, move swiftly, and understand exactly what leadership looks like in a high-performing payroll function.
Repositioning your employer brand
Attracting top payroll talent in a competitive market requires more than a job title and a salary. How your organisation is perceived matters enormously. A branded CIPP Job Board listing, combined with our market insight and candidate relationships, ensures your roles are presented compellingly — reaching professionals who might never have considered you otherwise.
Planning for succession
The best succession strategies don’t start when someone hands in their notice — they start long before. We work with you to identify the skills and experience your payroll function will need in the future, helping you hire ahead of the curve and invest in the right talent at the right time. Our complimentary Payroll Quick Learn access also means new or developing team members can upskill quickly, protecting your operation as it evolves.
Our process
- Vacancy registration
- Sourcing candidates
- CV submission
- Interview stage
- Manage offer
- Keep in contact
- Aftercare
Vacancy Registration
Send us the job spec for us to review.
We will follow up with a phone call to discuss:
- Reasons for vacancy, and vacancy type (permanent/temp/contract)
- Overview of responsibilities, key skills
- needed and any specific systems
- Afterwards, a face to face discovery meeting will allow us to:
- Explore the role more, understand team fit and company culture
- Agree recruitment timelines and recruitment stages
- Present relevant first profiles from our candidate database
Sourcing candidates
We tap into our database of 100,000+ active and passive candidates, advertise to attract new to market candidates and search across multiple platforms and databases
Speaking to all candidates, we make sure they have the relevantn skill sets, match with your company culture and confirm their right to work and qualifications.We have access to their most up to date CV and information, as well as confirming their salary expectations, current and desired package, notice period, and their non-negotiables
CV submission
We get to work straight away!
We will regularly email you CV’s with:
- Commentary and notes on why they are relevant
- Salary expectations, package and notice period
This is followed up with phone calls to discuss the options in-depth for feedback, any clarifications and answer all questions.
Interview stage
We manage interview availability for all parties, and then prep both client and candidates.
Candidates are fully prepared and provided with:
- Key information on how they match with the required skills
- Job description, key links, company website and any additional information
- Style of interview, structure and any assessments
- Who they will meet and their job titles
After the interview, we follow up with feedback from both parties, providing the candidate feedback to the client for further discussion.
Salary expectations are re-confirmed at the end of interviews
Manage offer
Get confirmation of the off er – including salary, benefits and ideal start date
We present the off er to the candidate, answering any questions and queries
- Negotiate between both parties where needed
- Gain verbal acceptance, confirm start date
Keep in contact
Stay in touch with both client and candidate leading up to start date
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- Confirm all contracts have been sent, signed, returned, with start date agreed
- Follow up with the onboarding process, what the candidate needs to know on the first day
- Assist with any sending equipment to the candidate where applicable
We keep our candidates committed to the role, ensure they are not interviewing elsewhere and manage any counter offers
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Aftercare
Once candidate starts, we schedule regular check in points with the client and candidate to make sure they have started and everything is going well.
- First Day
- First Week
- First Month
Testimonials
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I have used recruiters in the past to assist with different roles, but the calibre of people was not at the level we needed. With Portfolio, where they have a specialist team only dealing with payroll specialists, it was the best option for us
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Other recruitment companies were not listening to our requirements. We were being passed CV's that did not match the brief. However, the consultant we worked with at Portfolio Group listened, and then used their expertise to give us candidates that aligned with the skills and personality we were looking for.
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Portfolio always ensure we have high quality candidates put in front of us during the recruitment process. These candidates have been vetted, ensuring they have the right qualifications & required expertise to understand our needs & the complexities of the systems that they are coming to work on.
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I was impressed by how quickly and efficiently the process worked. We had a call on Wednesday, I had 6-7 CV’s to select by Friday, and I was interviewing and had made the decision by the following Wednesday. That speed was so essential for this role, given how critical it was.
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The Portfolio Group has a good understanding of the skill set required to be successful at the business. Having worked with your team for the last 4 years I know and trust the quality of the CV’s that are shared.
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Portfolio Group worked with us to swiftly identify our temporary resource requirement and arranged interviews for 3 highly skilled candidates. The candidate we onboarded is exceptional and embedded well into our team.
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I reached out to Portfolio, they very quickly understood the requirement and sent a number of well-matched candidates within a few hours. Interviews were held over the next 2 days and an offer made and accepted within a week. I highly recommend them.
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As a hiring manager, working with the Portfolio Group is a great experience. Clear communication with candidates and the HR team, enable us to fast track the hiring process. 30% of my team is filled by them. Thanks for the huge support.
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It’s always a pleasure to work with the Portfolio team. They understand our recruitment requirements and match to our specific needs. The whole team are extremely helpful and efficient. I would highly recommend a business with recruitment needs to use Portfolio Group’s services.
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As a client of the Portfolio Group, I cannot praise their attentiveness enough. They are always really helpful and understand our recruitment needs. Would highly recommend The Portfolio Group to any business looking to hire great candidates.
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Excellent service received from Portfolio. They both managed to source excellent candidates to fill positions, one temp and one perm, within an extremely short space of time. Communication with both was excellent and I look forward to reaching out to them again when the time arises.
