Financial planning and analysis courses can help you learn budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting scenario analysis, and making data-driven recommendations for business strategy. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, Tableau for data visualization, and various software for performance management, all of that support analyzing financial data and supporting strategic decision-making.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Cash Flows, Accounting, Business Valuation, Capital Expenditure, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Income Statement, Business Valuation, Finance, Return On Investment, Securities (Finance), Annual Reports, Cash Flows, Trend Analysis, Forecasting
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Acumen, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Balance Sheet, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Finance, Market Data, Trend Analysis, Estimation
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Capital Expenditure, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Forecasting, Depreciation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Balance Sheet, Annual Reports, Sales, Working Capital, Microsoft Excel
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Variance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Bookkeeping, Financial Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Budget Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Reporting, Dashboard, Capital Budgeting, Financial Controls, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Process Improvement, Financial Services, Financial Data, Investments, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statements, Depreciation, Balance Sheet, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Excel Formulas, Income Statement, Microsoft Excel, Risk Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Validation, Cash Flows, Data Presentation, Return On Investment, Pivot Tables And Charts
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Variance Analysis, Financial Statements, Revenue Forecasting, Budget Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Business Intelligence, Power BI, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Cost Management, Spreadsheet Software, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Capital Budgeting
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Data, Revenue Forecasting, Trend Analysis, Financial Analysis, Business Acumen, Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Performance Analysis, Cost Management, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statements, Variance Analysis, Operating Cost, Gross Profit
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Budgeting, Banking, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Corporate Finance, Commercial Lending, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Wealth Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Bank Regulations, Working Capital, Consumer Lending
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Cost Management, Operating Budget, Financial Management, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Forecasting, Financial Acumen, Cash Flow Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Variance Analysis, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Consolidation, Financial Analysis, Expense Management, Business Acumen, Strategic Decision-Making, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Budget Management, Budgeting, Banking, Financial Data, Revenue Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Trend Analysis, Financial Analysis, Business Acumen, Cost Management, Operating Budget, Corporate Finance, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Modeling, Commercial Lending, Performance Analysis, Financial Statements, Business
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Variance Analysis, Accounting, Financial Statements, Business Metrics, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Spreadsheet Software, Business, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analysis, Income Statement, Excel Formulas, Benchmarking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks