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Ben Pomeroy

Sales & Accounts Manager
Dobbs Ferry,New York

Summary

Dual US/UK citizen with experience working in both the private and public sectors. Excellent account manager, research, operations, regulation, government advice and customer-service skills to use to build successful, sustainable relationships and coordinate activities with various departments and achieve strategic objectives. Skilled in written and verbal communications with a proven ability to establish and maintain excellent relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sales Manager

Riskoncise
London , UK
01.2022 - Current
  • Met with clients, delivering presentations, and educating on product and service features and offerings
  • Crafting new sales proposals
  • Scheduling product demos. Increased inquiries by 20%
  • Research market trends and competition
  • Clearly communicate progress of development and initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
  • Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
  • Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of organizations

Financial Reporting Adviser

Electoral Commission
London, UK
12.2019 - 01.2022
  • Provided clear and robust advice to political parties, candidates and campaign groups to ensure knowledge and understanding on how to comply with statutory regulations, reporting requirements and deadlines under political finance law in the UK in the Political Parties, Elections & Referendums Act (PPERA).
  • Knowledgeable in political and electoral finance, I worked with internal and external stakeholders including local authorities, agents, campaign groups and regulated individuals and organizations.
  • Assisted with receiving, checking and publishing returns from political parties and non-party campaigners to ensure they complied with PPERA. Used internal database PEF Online to publish returns and reports.
  • Updated register of electors and highlighted potential non-compliance issues with Legal.

Account Executive

Seedball
London, UK
09.2015 - 12.2019
  • Start-up business that sold Seedballs, managed B2B trade accounts, retail, promotional/gift company leads, and offered superb customer service to retailers, suppliers, and public (B2C).
  • Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
  • Attended trade shows, customer acquisition, order process management, communications/follow-up/client-relations, product/business development, generate leads, build relationships while bringing-in enthusiasm and new ideas.
  • Oversaw company website using Superia's content management platform, managed CRM database (Capsule), used PayPal, Xero, Google drive and Mail-Chimp to market campaigns
  • Ensured high conversion rate of enquiries to orders, and first orders into recurring orders. Worked closely with operations and accounting teams.

Account Specialist

Registered Agent Solutions (RASi)
Austin, TX
02.2013 - 09.2015
  • Fast-paced, multitasking role that worked directly with high-level corporate and law-firm clients to understand needs, identify opportunities, provide estimates and offer best possible solutions.
  • Assessed prospective clients challenges and objectives to establish full calendar of phone meetings and online application demonstrations. Effectively explained to clients services and advantages over competitors.
  • Incorporated and qualified businesses, obtained licenses and permits, filed annual reports, mergers and withdrawals, and ordered document retrievals, lien/litigation judgments, as well as public record searches.
  • Learned various entity types (PLC's, Corps., LLC's, LP's, etc), wider marketplace, as well as federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Also helped businesses obtain necessary certificates/licenses to operate internationally.

Field Representative

US Department Of Commerce, Census Bureau
Austin, TX
01.2011 - 08.2015
  • Collected social, economic, and residential information on US communities and businesses. Organized and managed my own case-load, worked remotely, wrote research reports, and ensured accurate data collection and entry.
  • Confident, persuasive, and tactful, building strong, trusting relationships with clients, employers, and general public. Traveled up to 100 miles plus per day to visit customer locations.
  • Monitored productivity, submitted hours worked/expenses, ensured projects were completed effectively and on schedule and efficiently.

Education

Master of Arts - International Relations

Queen Mary, University of London
London (UK)
09.2010 - 12.2011

Bachelor of Science - Business & Management

Brunel University
London (UK)
09.2004 - 07.2007

Skills

Relationship building and management

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Hobbies and Interests

Reading, science, sports and current-affairs. I also enjoy live music, walking the dog, socializing, dining-out and travel.  

Timeline

Sales Manager

Riskoncise
01.2022 - Current

Financial Reporting Adviser

Electoral Commission
12.2019 - 01.2022

Account Executive

Seedball
09.2015 - 12.2019

Account Specialist

Registered Agent Solutions (RASi)
02.2013 - 09.2015

Field Representative

US Department Of Commerce, Census Bureau
01.2011 - 08.2015

Master of Arts - International Relations

Queen Mary, University of London
09.2010 - 12.2011

Bachelor of Science - Business & Management

Brunel University
09.2004 - 07.2007
Ben PomeroySales & Accounts Manager