The Portfolio Group

The Portfolio Group, specialist recruitment in payroll, HR and finance

The Portfolio Group is a UK-based recruitment agency operating in specific markets: payroll, credit control, HR and reward, and procurement. The company presents itself as the number one recruitment agency on Trustpilot and organises its activity into independent divisions, each focused on a particular professional profile. In addition to covering permanent, temporary and contract roles, it offers outsourcing and executive search services.

Divisions and specialities

The firm's structure is built around its own brands, each dedicated to a segment of the labour market:

• Portfolio Payroll: according to its presentation, the market-leading and longest-established specialist payroll recruitment agency, with over 35 years of activity in the UK.
• Portfolio HR & Reward: recruitment in the field of human resources, reward, compensation and benefits.
• Portfolio Credit Control: it defines itself as the only truly specialist credit control recruitment agency in the UK, dedicated exclusively to credit control, accounts receivable and collections profiles, on a temporary, contract and permanent basis.
• Portfolio Procurement: recruitment of procurement and supply chain professionals, with permanent and interim solutions for in-house teams, outsourced providers and consultancies.
• Portfolio Payroll Canada: it presents itself as the largest specialised payroll recruitment firm in Canada, with a consultative approach spanning from market benchmarking to talent onboarding.
• Portfolio Client Solutions: it acts as a recruitment partner for high-volume processes or highly specialised profiles, with consultants dedicated to defined areas.

Services for employers and candidates

For companies, the agency offers recruitment services, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solutions and executive search, as well as the possibility to register a vacancy or request a call back. For candidates, the site allows job searching, registration, referring a friend and viewing active offers. Processes cover permanent, temporary and contract roles.

Geographic presence

The firm operates from several offices: London, Manchester, Dublin and Toronto. Its activity is mainly aimed at UK companies, although the Canadian division extends its reach to the Canadian market. The company states that hundreds of clients trust it to meet their recruitment needs.

Published job offers

The site's vacancy catalogue included roles such as a payroll specialist in York (North Yorkshire), with an annual salary of between £40,000 and £45,000, and several field business development manager positions in Berkshire, Halifax, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Stevenage, London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Kent, with an advertised remuneration of between £60,000 and £155,000 per year. These terms correspond to the offers in force at the time of the analysis and may vary.

Client reviews

The website collects testimonials from hiring managers in sectors such as industry, distilling, retail, insurance and food. The comments highlight sector specialisation, listening to requirements, candidate quality and verification, and the speed of the process; one testimonial mentions that 30% of their team was filled by the agency. The company attributes its position as number one on Trustpilot to these reviews.

Offices and locations

Manchester office: Phone: 0161 523 5585

Dublin office: Phone: 1 800 800 281