10 FP&A Thought Leaders Every Finance Pro Should Follow
If you work in finance and want to grow, your LinkedIn feed matters more than your inbox. These 10 FP&A thought leaders publish the frameworks, templates, and career advice that quietly compound into a better career. Start following today.
- Your network shapes your growth, and following the right FP&A voices is the cheapest professional development there is.
- This list spans the full FP&A journey: analyst skills, modeling, communication, leadership, and AI.
- Each profile includes what they are best known for, so you can follow the ones that match your next move.
Ask any fast rising FP&A professional how they leveled up, and the people I follow online comes up more than any course. The ten leaders below have built followings by giving away genuinely useful material, no fluff. Whether you are an analyst or an FP&A director, there is someone here worth a follow, and we would start at the top.
Who to Follow, and Why
Tara Parker
A leading voice in modern financial planning & analysis, Tara champions AI forecasting, data storytelling, and the evolution of finance from scorekeeper to strategic business partner. Her perspective on where FP&A is heading makes her the first name to follow.
Christian Wattig
Formerly at Spotify and Unilever, he now teaches practical FP&A skills through his FP&A Prep bootcamps and directs the Wharton Online FP&A Certificate Program.
Paul Barnhurst
One of the most recognized voices in FP&A, known for his courses, the FP&A Today and Financial Modelers Corner podcasts, and resource guides that help finance pros level up.
Anders Liu-Lindberg
A leading advocate for finance business partnering who advises senior finance and FP&A leaders on creating impact and value that goes far beyond the numbers.
Carl Seidman
A CPA and CSP who trains finance professionals and teams to sharpen their FP&A, Excel, and consulting skills through his acclaimed FP&A Mastery Signature Program.
Asif Masani
A Chartered Accountant on a mission to help finance professionals master FP&A through his 'All About FP&A' content, resources, and CGFPA certification programs.
Nicolas Boucher
A former Head of Finance who now teaches finance teams how to use AI, running the AI Finance Club and sharing some of the most followed AI tips and templates in the finance world.
Glenn Hopper
A veteran CFO and author of 'Deep Finance' and 'AI Mastery for Finance Professionals,' and a leading voice on applying generative AI in corporate finance.
Ron Monteiro
A former senior FP&A leader in the CPG industry (Kraft, Campbell's, Kruger) who now coaches finance teams on communication, presentation, and influence.
Wassia Kamon
A CPA/CMA CFO and repeat '40 Under 40' honoree known for content on finance leadership, budgeting, and strategic influence for FP&A and accounting teams.
Follow the problems, not the titles
The useful accounts describe problems you recognise from your own planning cycle.
I was looking for, I think people look for in careers and in jobs are interesting problems to solve and great people to work with.
Craig Sullivan, on the AgentCFO podcast
Pick two people whose work matches a problem you have now, and read their last month of posts properly.
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