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.

Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Management Framework, Financial Market, Risk Management, Futures Exchange, Risk Analysis, Financial Services, Financial Trading, Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Market Liquidity, Financial Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Correlation Analysis, Investment Management, Quantitative Research, Probability & Statistics, Market Dynamics, Probability
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Real Estate, Forecasting, Risk Management, Property and Real Estate, Investment Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Investments, Financial Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Market Trend, Trend Analysis, Financial Market, Market Data, Portfolio Risk, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, Financial Forecasting, Market Dynamics, Market Liquidity, Real Time Data, Financial Analysis, Market Analysis, Investment Management, Risk Analysis, Graphing, Verification And Validation, Probability & Statistics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Modeling, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Cash Flow Forecasting, Investment Banking, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Financial Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Working Capital, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Corporate Finance, Loans
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Business Reporting, Microsoft Power Platform, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis Software, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Data Access, Self Service Technologies, Data Management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft 365
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, R (Software), Forecasting, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis, Statistical Programming, Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Software, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Data Transformation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Data, Oracle Cloud Applications, Forecasting, Accounting and Finance Software, Budget Management, Financial Forecasting, Budgeting, Data Management, Problem Management, Workflow Management, Strategic Planning, Month End Closing, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Performance Reporting, Financial Analysis, Business Reporting, Management Reporting, Financial Accounting, Operational Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Depreciation, Intercompany Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Technical Accounting, Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Working Capital, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Business Metrics, Fixed Asset, Return On Investment, Gross Profit, Trend Analysis, Cash Management, Cash Flows, Finance, Inventory Accounting, Operational Efficiency, Accounts Receivable, Asset Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Prompt Patterns, Data Visualization, Document Management, Data Presentation, AI powered creativity, Multimodal Prompts, Data Compilation, Data Processing, AI literacy, Text Mining, Debugging, Data Transformation, Generative AI, File I/O, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Equities, Corporate Accounting, Balance Sheet, Corporate Finance, Case Studies, Accounting, Finance, Analysis, Branding, Cost Estimation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Biostatistics, Statistical Analysis, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Methods, Data Wrangling, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Software, Data Analysis, Logistic Regression, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Model Evaluation, Public Health
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks