Jason Ankenbrand

About Jason Ankenbrand

Jason Ankenbrand is a results-driven financial professional with 20+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. He has a proven track record of building financial models to support strategic decision-making, managing annual operating budgets, and delivering actionable insights to senior leadership. Proficient in SAP, advanced Excel, and cross-functional collaboration. CPA with deep analytical skills and ability to translate complex financial data into clear, strategic recommendations for operational and executive stakeholders. Additionally, Jason is an experienced management consultant and downstream oil and gas supply and trading professional. Jason is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Experience

1. Finance Manager, Global Logistics & Warehousing, Fiskars Brands

   Fiskars Group

   May 2023 — Present · Middleton, WI, US

   Lead FP & A for a $26M annual budget across four global distribution centers (US, Canada, Poland, Finland)—partnering with operations leadership on rolling forecasts, variance analysis, and annual planning to identify cost-saving opportunities and drive margin improvement.• Built the financial case for a major strategic transformation—analyzed competitive RFPs, developed financial projections and cost savings analysis, and co-authored the business case that secured Fiskars Board of Directors approval for the US distribution center’s transition to a third-party logistics (3PL) model.• Serve as the primary finance partner for the Chief Supply Chain Officer, Senior Director of Supply Chain, Finance VP, and four DC facility managers—delivering monthly executive reporting including a C-suite summary and acting as the single point of contact for all logistics finance questions.• Drove 16 hours of monthly time savings by overhauling the financial review package after a leadership transition — proactively eliminating and streamlining reporting to align with the incoming CSCO\'s priorities, saving three DC managers 2 hours each and cutting 10 hours of personal prep time, with additional efficiency gains from restructuring SmartView and SAP BW reporting.• Build and maintain models supporting cost-to-serve decisions, operate-vs-outsource analysis, and logistics optimization—translating complex analyses into clear strategic recommendations for operational and executive audiences.

Education

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cum Laude, Accounting

Skills

• Risk Management
• Analysis
• Forecasting
• Business Process
• Energy
• Budgets
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Finance
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Business Strategy
• Petroleum
• Oil
• Trading
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Logistics
• Commodities
• Budgeting
• Planning
• P&L
• Accounting
• Internal Controls
• Supply Chain
• Financial Accounting
• Excel
• Visio
• Project Implementation
• Financial Planning
• Inventory Management
• Change Management
• Talent Management
• Powerpoint
• Tsw
• Microsoft Excel
• Tableau
• Pivot Tables
• Project Management
• Management