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ANGELA APONTE
2439 Doubletree Drive
Acworth, Georgia 30102
OBJECTIVE: To utilize my skills and contribute to the overall success of the company.
EXPERIENCE
Colgate-Palmolive – Smyrna, Georgia
Trade Investment Analyst
Jan 2010 to Present
Responsibilities include the processing of the revenue cycle, from the sales order to the final collection of the
invoice. Initiate analyze and ensure completeness, validity and accuracy of the trade spending accrual, through
monitoring of the Condition Generation report, Event Status report and Rebate report. Ensure consistent Deal
Sheet maintenance and storage in CBP. Ensure consumption data has been provided by CDO for actualization of
scan events, and monitor shipment data for actualization of non-scan events. Ensure timely and accurate processing
of promotional payment obligations, including customer invoices and check requests, customer deductions, and
pricing/promotion related credit memos. Ensure controls are in place for the disbursement of promotional funds,
and that amounts billed by customers match the agreed terms in the corresponding deal sheet. Analyze and resolve
billing issues related to differences in customer invoice and rebate accruals. Ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
over Revenue cycle, including monitoring the Sales Reps assignment of the proper GTN buckets. Provide
documentation on all promotional payment obligations cleared, and ensure processes are documented and updated.
Communicate with customers to obtain any missing documentation and backup for promotional deductions.
Request repayment of invalid customer invoices. Coordinate through CDO and Customer Operations Finance
Team the collection of invalid promotional deductions, should the customer refuse payment. Reduce Sales
administrative time associated with Deduction management and support the achievement of CPUS and CPCN
financial initiatives relative to A/R. Conduct yearly visits to Sales Region, to meet and discuss deductions and AR
status with sales team.
Monitor SAP pricing (price mismatch report) and resolve any pricing issues by confirming price in CBP. Address
and correct any valid pricing discrepancies in CBP and re-price orders when necessary. Responsible for identifying
system pricing issues and work with the following departments to ensure timely shipment of orders: EDI, Data
Management, Sales and Customer Service Departments. Provide assistance to the Finance-Customer Operations
team to match open credits to AR balances.
Account portfolio for US includes US Club accounts, Walgreens, DOT Foods and Hardware.
Accounts for Canada include Wal-Mart, Costco, Sobeys and Canadian Tire.
Colgate-Palmolive – Smyrna, Ga
Post Audit Analyst
June 2006 – Jan 2010
Responsible for the management of all assigned specific business issues associated with Post Audit Deductions,
ranging from $1.5 to $2.5 million dollars. Gather data to analyze audit validity, policy enforcement, cash
collection, and ultimately, deduction prevention. Prepare customer reports and analysis on Post Audits, maintain
Post Audit resolution cycle to 90 days, and maximize cash collection. Prepare formal presentations to CP
management team; provide cross-functional support to field Sales organization; participate in customer visits for
Audit settlements; maintain consistent and updated project status reports; identify, evaluate and recommended
enhancements to existing business processes, not limited to customer financial services; provide technical support,
research and analysis for the Colgate Customer Development Organization.

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Colgate-Palmolive – Smyrna, Georgia
Cash Management Analyst Nov. 1999 – June 2006
Responsibilities include accurate processing of all Customer trade payment obligations; promotional payment
validation; spending recaps to sales representatives; rate per case parameters; brand/size assignment; deduction
management and reporting; customer cash collections of invoices, as well as invalid deductions for four of the top
twenty accounts with revenue exceeding $90 million. Identify process inefficiencies, and increase the effectiveness
of the deduction management process. Work closely with customer service and transportation department to
achieve prompt resolution to logistic deductions. Assist in improving the management and disbursement of
Colgate-Palmolive Trade Funds. Reduce sales administrative time associated with Deduction Management and
support the achievement of financial initiatives, i.e. working capital, cash generation. Manage accounts receivable
aging and improve collection performance for invalid price/promotional deductions. Work closely with TAM
(Total Account Management) to ensure proper brand/size spending allocations. Work closely with Colgate-
Palmolive Account Business Managers and interface directly with the Customers regarding promotional billing
discrepancies and cash collections. Research, validate and/or collect customer Post Audit deductions. Ensure that
customers comply with Colgate-Palmolive policies.
Colgate-Palmolive – Smyrna, Georgia
Revenue Analyst March 1999 - Nov. 1999
Responsibilities included Accounts Receivable cash collections for three of the top twenty accounts with an
average revenue of $20 million per account; analysis and resolution of customer deductions; support achievement
of average days to pay and invoice percent current goals; provide management with analysis and reporting of
deduction trends including root cause analysis; work with Colgate-Palmolive sales organization, customer service
and transportation for problem resolution; identify process improvements to reduce deduction volume and improve
invoice accuracy.
EDUCATION: 1987 graduate of Glendale High School, Glendale, California
1988-1989 Glendale Jr. College, Glendale, California. General Education
2007-2009 University of Phoenix
SKILLS: WP, MS Word, MS Excel, SAP, TAM, Lotus Notes, CBP
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English
Recipient of the 1999 Colgate Circle of Honor award and the Chairman’s Annual You Can Make a Difference
Award; 2001 recipient of the Barbara Pinner award; 2002 recipient of the Barbara Pinner Award; 2003 Recipient of
the Local Atlanta You Can Make a Difference Award.