Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Skills you'll gain: Month End Closing, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Variance Analysis, Fraud detection, Expense Management, Bookkeeping, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Record Keeping, Reconciliation, Income Statement, Data Validation, Payroll Systems, Expense Reports, Financial Statements, Payroll Processing, Business Metrics, Financial Analysis, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Economic Development, International Finance, Economics, Business Economics, Market Opportunities, Market Data, International Relations, Risk Analysis, Demography, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Public Policies, Analysis, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Growth Strategies, Fiscal Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Customer Engagement, Business Technologies, Customer experience improvement, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Business Transformation, MarTech, Technology Strategies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Marketing, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Internet Of Things, Emerging Technologies, Business Ethics, Responsible AI, Customer Retention, Data Ethics, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Business Leadership, Augmented Reality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statement Analysis, Risk Modeling, Risk Management Framework, Capital Budgeting, Risk Management, Financial Auditing, Financial Data, Portfolio Risk, Risk Analysis, Budgeting, Credit Risk, Predictive Modeling, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Growth Strategies, Marketing Communications, Sustainable Development, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Finance, Communication Strategies, Marketing and Public Relations, Entrepreneurship, Performance Measurement, Stakeholder Communications, Innovation, Franchising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Regression Analysis, Derivatives, Financial Market, Statistical Methods, Market Data, Financial Modeling, Securities (Finance), Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Analysis, Equities, Model Optimization, Python Programming, Algorithms, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yonsei University
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Cash Flows, Cash Flow Forecasting, Project Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Estimation, Corporate Finance, Decision Making, Microsoft Excel, Derivatives
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Fixed Asset, Business Valuation, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Capital Budgeting, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Mathematics, Financial Analysis, Capital Expenditure, Portfolio Management, Financial Statements, Investment Management, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Dashboard, Variance Analysis, Resource Utilization, Financial Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Microsoft Excel, Performance Reporting, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Cost Management, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Month End Closing, Inventory Accounting, Inventory Management System, Accounting, Sales Tax, Accounting Software, General Accounting, Reconciliation, Payroll, Payroll Administration, Ledgers (Accounting), Tax Management, Small Business Accounting, Payroll Reporting, Payroll Tax, Payroll Systems, Bookkeeping, Finance, Enterprise Application Management, Business
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Export Control, International Finance, Competitive Analysis, Intercultural Competence, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Business Development, International Relations, Market Analysis, Franchising, Risk Analysis, New Business Development, Target Market, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Decision Making, Intellectual Property
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Derivatives, Investments, Capital Markets, International Finance, Financial Trading, Securities (Finance), General Finance, Securities Trading, Market Liquidity, Finance, Investment Management, Financial Management, Risk Analysis, Return On Investment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks