Basic accounting courses can help you learn financial statements, bookkeeping, budgeting, and tax preparation. You can build skills in analyzing financial data, managing cash flow, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like spreadsheets and accounting software, that support tracking expenses, generating reports, and ensuring accuracy in financial records.

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Working Capital, Financial Forecasting, Cost Management, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Income Statement, Financial Acumen, Cash Flows, Capital Expenditure, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Operating Expense
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Revenue Recognition, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Contract Accounting, Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, International Financial Reporting Standards
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Accounting, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Cost Accounting, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Organizational Structure, Decision Making
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cambridge
Skills you'll gain: Accrual Accounting, Accruals, Financial Accounting, Financial Modeling, Accounting, Equities, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Sustainable Business, Depreciation, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Loans, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Income Statement, Working Capital, Performance Analysis, Gross Profit, Operating Expense, Depreciation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Reporting, Intercompany Accounting, Financial Accounting, Technical Accounting, Consolidation, International Financial Reporting Standards, Business Valuation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statements, Business
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Inventory Accounting, Balance Sheet, Cash Management, Accounts Receivable, Financial Reporting, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Fixed Asset, Financial Statement Analysis, Ledgers (Accounting), Inventory Control, Asset Management, Investments, Internal Controls
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Governance, Management Accounting, Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Acumen, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Business Acumen, Business Management, Business Ethics, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Gross Profit, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Financial Statements, Business Metrics, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Business Mathematics, Financial Accounting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Acumen, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Content Marketing, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Cash Flows, Registration, Web Servers
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Engineering Calculations, Trigonometry, Engineering Analysis, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Differential Equations, Mathematical Modeling, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Algebra
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months