Payroll & Compliance Assistant

NRL; Wigan; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm in Wigan seeks an organised and proactive Payroll & Compliance Assistant. The role involves coordinating onboarding, managing payroll processes, and ensuring compliance for the agency and NAECI workforce. Candidates should have strong organisational skills and experience in recruitment administration. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a range of benefits including 22 days holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

22 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years

Competitive pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Personal finance coach

Working hours flexibility

Long service awards

Electric vehicle leasing

Benefits platform

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with the ability to liaise professionally.
• Previous experience in recruitment, payroll, or compliance is advantageous.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• A team player with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding processes for agency workers.
• Support onboarding of NAECI workforce.
• Maintain and update candidate database.
• Prepare and manage payroll-related invoices.
• Calculate and process NAECI payroll.
• Resolve payroll queries efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with recruitment and company policies.
• Carry out administrative duties to support operations.
• Manage CV parsing and data entry.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Confident communicator

Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Team player

Education

Experience in recruitment administration, payroll, or compliance

Job description

We’re looking for an organised and proactive Payroll & Compliance Assistant to join our team. This is a key role supporting the smooth onboarding, payroll, and compliance processes for our agency and NAECI workforce. You’ll play a vital part in ensuring an exceptional candidate experience and maintaining the highest standards of compliance across our operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the onboarding process for agency workers, including preparing contracts, completing reference checks and managing timesheet submissions.
• Support the onboarding of NAECI workforce, ensuring full compliance with the Supplementary Project Agreement.
• Maintain and update the candidate database, reviewing talent pool applications and supporting ongoing recruitment activities.
• Prepare and manage invoices related to payroll and other business operations.
• Calculate and process NAECI payroll, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Provide support for payroll queries, resolving issues efficiently.
• Ensure full compliance with recruitment processes, company policies, and NAECI standards.
• Carry out general administrative and office duties to support day-to-day operations.
• Manage CV parsing and data entry to maintain accurate candidate records.

Who are the NRL Group?

The NRL Group is proud to be certified™ as a Great Place To Work®, with a 97% satisfaction score from our colleagues, earning us a spot on the 2025 UK Best Workplaces™ List for medium‑sized organisations. For over 40 years we’ve provided engineering recruitment, workforce solutions and contracting services, thanks to the talented people working across our businesses. Our focus on continuous improvement and innovation have earned us coveted industry awards, including APSCo UK’s Recruitment Company of the Year (£50‑250m).

Looking after our colleagues is important to us, which is why we’re a Living Wage Employer, have a network of Mental Health First Aiders and provide personalised development plans to help everyone find the right career path for them. We’re family‑owned, with a strong moral compass guiding everything we do, creating a transparent workplace where everyone is valued equally and work together to strategically grow our business. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we welcome conversations about how we can personally support every colleague.

What we’re looking for

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communicator with the ability to liaise professionally with candidates, clients, and internal teams.
• Previous experience in recruitment administration, payroll, or compliance (NAECI experience is an advantage but not essential).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• A team player with a proactive and flexible approach.

A wealth of benefits

• 22 days holiday, rising to 25 after 5 years continued service – with the option to purchase additional days each year
• Competitive pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan medical expense allowance
• Personal finance coach, health checks and tailored finance advice
• Working hours flexibility
• Long service awards
• Electric vehicle leasing
• Benefits platform including wellbeing, cycle to work scheme, paid charity days and life assurance

The NRL Group connects global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. We support contracting companies with energy transition plans and work with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.

We welcome applications from every walk of life and are committed to diversity within the industries we support, as a certified Inclusive Recruiter and Armed Forces friendly employer. You can ensure you stay safe when job searching online by visiting the JobsAware website.