Stan Collins

Experience

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  Jun 1981 - Aug 1981

  Management Reporting and Cost Accounting Internship

  Internship in the Management Reporting and Cost Accounting Department.

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  Jun 1982 - Aug 1982

  Management Reporting and Cost Accounting Internship

  Internship in the Management Reporting and Cost Accounting Department.

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  The Dow Chemical Company

  May 1983 - Aug 2004

  Responsible for coordinating the annual global budgeting process in addition to reporting and analyzing monthly costs and variances to executive leadership and department managers. Served as the EH&S financial focal point and participated on the Environment, Health and Safety Global Business Plan Team and Strategic Objective Teams. Responsible steward for the EH&S Business Rules relative to Activity Based Costing, served as the Process and Performance Measures Work Process owner, and played a major role in the design and content of the EH&S Public Report. Show less Responsible for leading the Data Management and Reporting Expertise Center in providing the systems, tools and expertise necessary to meet EH&S, Business and Functional Leader information needs. This role existed to support achievement of the company EH&S performance goals by providing data and reports that enabled timely and effective tracking and analysis of current performance and trends. Responsible for the management of 10 employees, including both salaried exempt and non-exempt personnel. Show less Responsible for the supervision of 10 salaried non-exempt employees in the Corporate Payroll Department. Major responsibilities involved coordinating and directing the activities related to pay calculation, tax deduction and remittance, as well as special allowances, awards and deductions, to insure that all active North American employees, retirees, impats, and expats were paid correctly and that all legal requirements were met. Responsible for ensuring that proper security and internal control were maintained in all areas of the Payroll and Cashier’s systems. Coordinated the year-end activities required to produce the annual employee W-2, Retiree 1099-R, Canadian T-4, employee backup letters, as well as the annual tapes and reports to the Federal, State, and Canadian governments. Show less

  • Global Operations Accounting Manager of Environment, Health and Safety

    Oct 2001 - Aug 2004

  • Leader of the Data Management & Reporting Expertise Center - Environment, Health and Safety

    Oct 2000 - Oct 2001

  • Subject Matter Expert – PeopleSoft Payroll Implementation Team

    Sept 1997 - Oct 2000

  • Supervisor of Corporate Payroll

    Sept 1993 - Sept 1997

  • Supervisor of the Contractors Payable Department

    May 1991 - Sept 1993

  • Data Coordinator for Texas Operations

    May 1989 - May 1991

  • Cost Accountant for Specialty Chemicals, Hydrocarbons, Maintenance and Engineering

    May 1985 - May 1989

  • General Ledger Accountant

    May 1983 - May 1985
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  LyondellBasell

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2022

  Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing, Controlling & Analysis for the Bayport Complex manufacturing facilities. Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing Accounting and Analysis for the Polypropylene and Catalloy production facilities at Lake Charles, LA and Bayport, TX. Responsible for all aspects of Manufacturing Accounting and Analysis for the South Texas Polymer Production Facilities (Chocolate Bayou - Olefins & Polymers, Matagorda, and Victoria, TX)

  • Senior Manager, Plant Controlling - Bayport Complex

    Mar 2018 - Apr 2022

  • Accounting Manager - Lake Charles & Bayport Polymers

    Apr 2015 - Feb 2018

  • Accounting Manager - South Texas Polymers

    Nov 2005 - Mar 2015
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  C Major Investments, LLC

  Apr 2022 - now

  Managing Partner - C Major Investments, LLC

  A boutique investment firm specializing in long term wealth management utilizing large scale trading and investment opportunities.