Team

Meet the Team

Passionate about payroll. Proud to be PayCheck.

PayCheck is powered by a team of payroll experts with deep industry knowledge and a genuine commitment to our clients since 1996. Our payroll professionals are CIPP‑qualified and hold additional certifications from The Payroll Centre, IAB Payroll, BTEC Level 4 & 5 in Payroll Management, and CPPD Level 3.

With over 450 years of combined payroll experience, our team stays at the forefront of payroll legislation and best practice, supported by ongoing training through The Payroll Centre’s ACT Payroll Platform. From our senior leadership to our dedicated payroll administrators, everyone at PayCheck works collaboratively to deliver accurate, compliant, and exceptional payroll services, while building meaningful client relationships along the way.

Management Team

Brian Ramamoorthy

Director

Brian is currently the Managing Director of Pay Check, headquartered in London. He is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the business. Additionally, Brian is also a Director of the Briley Group, Pay Check’s holding company, where he is primarily responsible for the Briley Group’s global payroll and HR interests.

Prior to his role with Pay Check, Brian had a career as a solicitor in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, where he advised on corporate transactions. Brian holds an LLB in Law from King’s College London and is a qualified solicitor in England & Wales.

Lee Baldwin

Head of Managed Services
Lee Baldwin Head of Managed Services at PayCheck

Lee Baldwin

Head of Managed Services

Lee rejoined Pay Check in February 2024 as our Head of Managed Services to oversee, manage, support, and develop the day-to-day operations of the Payroll Bureau. He plays a pivotal role in ensuring client satisfaction, driving operational excellence, and fostering team development.

Lee has over 14 years of dedicated experience in the payroll industry. He is a seasoned professional known for his strategic leadership, operational expertise, and commitment to excellence. Throughout his career, he has successfully navigated complex challenges, led teams through acquisitions, and optimized processes to drive efficiency and growth. Lee is passionate about delivering exceptional results and thrives in dynamic environments where innovation and collaboration are valued. He brings a unique blend of technical acumen, commercial insight, and a customer-centric approach to every endeavor, ensuring the success of himself, his team, and the organization he works for.

Stewart Clackson

Senior Finance Manager
Stewart Clackson, Senior Finance Manager at PayCheck

Stewart Clackson

Senior Finance Manager

Stewart has worked for over 25 years in UK finance teams. The last 16 as a manager, working for companies that manufactured everything from military equipment to safety car seats. Additionally, he’s had the opportunity and pleasure of working with international group companies as part of his experience. His willingness to learn, adapt, and bring efficiencies to the business is evidenced by his dedication to the company and its goals.

"Joining Pay Check in 2023 has taught me a new language, that of the Payroll Bureau. The company has allowed me to learn new skills through implemented programs modelled for the company to progress its business capabilities in the finance department. Having a transactional business brings on new challenges, and I am so pleased with the amount of support I’ve received, especially during my integration into the role."

Jason Emanuel

Head of Sales
Jason Emanuel, Head of Sales at PayCheck

Jason Emanuel

Head of Sales

Jason Emanuel is a senior sales leader and commercial director with over 25 years’ experience driving growth across technology, payroll, HR, SaaS and professional services organisations. He has led high‑performing sales teams, built go‑to‑market strategies and delivered multi‑million‑pound revenue growth for businesses ranging from UK SMEs to complex enterprise and public sector clients.

Known for his people‑first leadership style, Jason combines commercial rigour with a strong belief that sustainable success comes from investing in teams, relationships and long‑term value creation. He has held senior leadership roles including Head of Sales, Chief Revenue Officer and Fractional Sales Director, working closely with boards and C‑suite leaders on strategy, transformation and execution.

Alongside his commercial career, Jason is deeply committed to leadership development and wellbeing, supporting organisations to build stronger, more connected teams. He brings energy, integrity and a consultative approach to everything he does, helping clients and colleagues alike navigate growth with clarity and confidence.

Vigneswaran Rajagopal

Head of Marketing
Vigneswaran Rajgopal Digital Marketing Consultant in London

Vigneswaran Rajagopal

Head of Marketing

Vignes, is the Head of Marketing at PayCheck, where he leads the company’s growth strategy across digital marketing, brand development, and customer acquisition. With over 20 years of experience, he specialises in building brand building strategy and scalable and predictable marketing functions that deliver measurable revenue growth.

He has a strong track record in driving growth through SEO/AIO, paid media, and content-led strategies, particularly within professional services, hospitality, e-commerce and SME-focused sectors. At PayCheck, his focus is on strengthening market presence, increasing qualified lead generation, and optimising the end-to-end customer journey.

He also brings hands-on entrepreneurial experience, having successfully launched and scaled his own restaurant and e-commerce food brand, serving thousands of customers across the UK before exiting the business. This commercial background gives him a practical, results-driven approach to marketing and growth.

In addition to his role, Vignes has extensive experience advising startups and growing businesses on marketing strategy, positioning, and performance optimisation.

Heads of Departments

Don Joseph

Head of Payroll Operations
Don Joseph, Head of Payroll Operations at PayCheck

Don Joseph

Head of Payroll Operations

Don has extensive experience in payroll operations, business transitions, leading complex change projects, and improving operational efficiencies. Don plays a key role in Pay Check's overall growth, investments, and commitment to our business, by implementing key strategies in day-to-day operational activities.

He has a distinguished history of developing strong teams within the organization. As a people’s person, he develops high performing teams within a successful workplace culture, ensuring quality and customer satisfaction.

Feroza Fayyaz

Head of Payroll Services
Feroza Fayyaz, Head of Payroll Services at PayCheck

Feroza Fayyaz

Head of Payroll Services

Over her seven years at Pay Check, Feroza’s passion for payroll and strong technical and leadership skills saw her move swiftly up the ladder from Senior Payroll Administrator to Training Manager, to Team leader, before ultimately taking up her current mantle as Pay Check’s Operations Manager.

Feroza’s vast payroll knowledge and high-level leadership and problem-solving skills have equipped her with the tools required to ensure Pay Check continues to progress with an emphasis on process improvement and efficiency.

Tracy Anderson

Head of Implementations
Tracy Anderson, Head of Implementations at PayCheck

Tracy Anderson

Head of Implementations

Tracy joined Pay Check as the inaugural employee in 1997, having worked her way up from Office Junior to Payroll Manager in the firm of Chartered Accountants where she started her career. There is very little in the client payroll cycle that Tracy has not seen, with her keen eye for detail and years of experience leading her to focus on new client implementation and BACS.

Phil Ball

IT Project Manager
Phil Ball, IT Project Manager at PayCheck

Phil Ball

IT Project Manager

Taking care of all of Pay Check’s IT needs, Phil joined us back in 2000 as a Payroll Administrator.

Starting as a Team Leader he progressed his career at Pay Check as a Systems Development Manager to his current role IT Project Manager.

Umang Patel

Head of Software Services
Umang Patel Head of Software Services at PayCheck

Umang Patel

Head of Software Services

With more than 15 years' experience in the payroll industry, Umang brings a wealth of payroll expertise to Pay Check. Starting as a Senior Payroll Administrator, he has worked his way to the position of Implementation Team Leader and is now our Head of Software Services. In this role, he offers clients bespoke solutions to meet their payroll needs to streamline their processes.

“ It is a pleasure to work with clients and offer them the support they deserve to make their lives easier.”

Meet our Experts

Mark Sapsford

Sr.Business Development Manager
Mark Sapsford Sr.Business Development Manager at PayCheck

Mark Sapsford

Sr.Business Development Manager

I have been working for 22 years in the payroll industry starting in payroll support and management from my early years then moving into business development and account management for the last 18 years. I have worked with 1000’s of companies ranging from 50 to 2500 employees both from a managed payroll and SAAS perspective.

I am very passionate about providing the best service to companies exploring outsourcing and enjoy consulting with clients and prospects to gain a thorough understanding of their current processes, future goals and requirements whilst offering any opportunities of improvement to provide the best end to end payroll solution to my clients.

Lisa Lovegrove

Learning and Development Manager
Lisa Lovegrove Learning and Development Manager at PayCheck

Lisa Lovegrove

Learning and Development Manager

Sally Fryer

Payroll Manager

Sally Fryer

Payroll Manager

Darren Melville

Payroll Manager
Darren Melville Payroll Manager

Darren Melville

Payroll Manager

Hardeep Dhaliwal

Pension Team Leader
Hardeep Dhaliwal Pension Team Leader at PayCheck

Hardeep Dhaliwal

Pension Team Leader

Richard Lucas

Senior Payroll Administrator
Richard Lucas Senior Payroll Administrator

Richard Lucas

Senior Payroll Administrator

Cristina Barilla

Senior Payroll Administrator
Christina Barilla Senior Payroll Administrator

Cristina Barilla

Senior Payroll Administrator

 Sue Barry

Senior Payroll Administrator
Sue Barry Senior Payroll Administrator

 Sue Barry

Senior Payroll Administrator

Sandra Brooks

Senior Payroll Administrator
Sandra Brooks - Senior Payroll Administrator

Sandra Brooks

Senior Payroll Administrator

Shannon McCaull

Senior Payroll Administrator
Shannon McCaull Senior Payroll Administrator

Shannon McCaull

Senior Payroll Administrator

Elliot Beaver

Associate Pensions Administrator
Elliot Beaver - Associate Pensions Administrator

Elliot Beaver

Associate Pensions Administrator

Lois Kelly

Associate Payroll Administrator

Lois Kelly

Associate Payroll Administrator

Sophie Kingsnorth

Associate Payroll Administrator

Sophie Kingsnorth

Associate Payroll Administrator

Jeesmon Sebastian

Payroll Support Consultant
Jeesmon Sebastian Payroll Support Consultant at PayCheck

Jeesmon Sebastian

Payroll Support Consultant

Maya Fitt

Payroll Support Consultant

Maya Fitt

Payroll Support Consultant

Valerine Lopez

Payroll Support Consultant

Valerine Lopez

Payroll Support Consultant

Iryna Petriv

Administrative Assistant

Iryna Petriv

Administrative Assistant

Valerie McLaren

Operation Consultant
Valerie McLaren working as an Operation Consultant at PayCheck

Valerie McLaren

Operation Consultant

Craig Pinder

Business Development Executive
Craig Pinder Business Development Executive at PayCheck

Craig Pinder

Business Development Executive

Stephen Burnside

Business Development Executive
Stephen Burnside - Business Development Executive at PayCheck

Stephen Burnside

Business Development Executive

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