There are many innate reasons as to why you should work with World First:
We have unrivalled insight and experience in the eCommerce industry.
World First is fully FCA Authorised & Regulated.
We are committed to 100% Price Transparency.
We provide our clients with the widest portfolio of risk management strategies (Stop Loss/Limit Orders, Forward Contracts, Options Derivatives).
Industry leading customer service – European Business Award Winners for Customer Experience 2014.
We give you access to the widest Partnership Network in eCommerce, meaning you have all areas of your expansion covered.
We’re growing at 40% a year, give me a call to find out exactly how we can help you grow too.
Mark Bond
02078012394
mark.bond@worldfirst.com
Head of Ecommerce Relationship Management @ In this role I manage a desk of Relationship Managers who service international online merchants through World First's diverse Banking remittance service. I also manage a portfolio of clients including the largest international retailers on Amazon, Ebay, Rakuten and Cdiscount. From January 2015 to Present (10 months) Millbank Tower, LondonEcommerce Relationship Manager @ Working with international companies to access new marketplaces, reduce costs, implement payment solutions and diminish currency risk. From November 2013 to Present (2 years) Millbank Tower, LondonCorporate Foreign Exchange Specialist @ Working with companies to execute international payments and effectively manage their currency exposure. In particular, taking advantage of World First's market leading Currency Hedging Strategies to ensure that clients can mitigate currency risk, and attain guaranteed levels of purchasing power from their required currencies.
World First has numerous advantages above and beyond its competitors. These attributes include:
- Market leading customer service (2012 National Business Award Winners for 'Customer Focus')
- The widest variety of individually tailored ‘Currency Options’.
- 100% price transparency.
- A best in class online system.
- Countless plug-in payment solutions to save your accounts team time and money. From May 2013 to November 2013 (7 months) London, United KingdomPayroll & Commercial Manager @ I assumed various financial management roles including:
Responsibility for calculating the Payroll of the company.
Cash and Card reconciliation, monitoring the different branches sales figures against money paid into the Bank.
Generating the Weekly Management Accounting Reports, comparing actual performance to our Key Performance Indicators.
Using Sage Accounting software in order to monitor the financial outgoings of the company, ensuring that all invoices were accounted for.
Conducting monthly stock-take assessments in order to acquire data that could then be translated into Management Reports, quantifying the profitability of the company. From November 2012 to February 2013 (4 months) London, United KingdomAccount Manager @ Negotiated order volumes with market leading supermarkets.
Managed production lines to meet orders in a time pressured environment.
Managed a customer account with a weekly income revenue of £30,000.
Developed a supplier procurement scheme.
Aided the Accounting Department with analysis of Cash-Flow. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Peterborough, United KingdomPart Time Stock Purchaser @ I dealt with suppliers, negotiating on price and quantity under a time-pressured environment. From 2007 to 2011 (4 years) Lincolnshire
BA Environment and Business, Geoeconomics @ University of Leeds From 2009 to 2012 A Levels, Business, Economics, History, Politics @ Stamford School From 1994 to 2008 Mark Bond is skilled in: Negotiation, Analysis, Foreign Exchange, Teamwork, Management, FX Options, Market Research, FX Hedging, Currency, Business Planning, Derivatives, Economics, Hedging, Politics, Policy Analysis, Multi-channel Retail, ecommerce, Amazon Web Services..., eBay, Multi-channel Marketing, Singing, E-commerce, Sales, Risk Management, Social Media, Business Development