Accounting courses cover financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, and tax preparation. You can learn how to analyze financial statements, manage accounts, and use software like QuickBooks and Excel for bookkeeping tasks. Topics may also include cost accounting, managerial accounting, and the principles of financial management.

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Payroll, Payroll Processing, General Accounting, Payroll Tax, Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Payroll Administration, General Ledger, Accounting Records, Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Reconciliation, Depreciation, Auditing, Financial Statements, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Auditors Report, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Corporate Accounting, Specialized Accounting, Financial Management, Inventory Accounting, Finance, Budgeting, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Payroll Tax, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Administration, Payroll Reporting, Tax Compliance, Tax Management, Labor Compliance, Tax Returns, Tax Preparation, Compensation Management, Data Entry, Income Tax, Customer Service, Labor Law, Benefits Administration, Record Keeping, Accounting, Compensation and Benefits, Data Analysis
★ 4.7 (825) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Expense Reports, Payroll Tax, Expense Management, Payroll Processing, Payroll, Accounting Software, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Data Entry, Accounts Payable, Accounting Records, Invoicing, Tax Compliance
★ 3.2 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Auditing, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Accounting, Spreadsheet Software, Maintainability, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Analysis, Scalability, Data Analysis, Loans
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting, Accounting Records, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Revenue Recognition, Business Ethics, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Journals
★ 4.7 (777) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting Records, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Business Ethics, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel
★ 4.8 (557) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Ledgers (Accounting), Bookkeeping, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Statements, Reconciliation, Accounting, Accounting Records, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Accounting Software, Depreciation, Accruals, Accounting Systems, Management Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Financial Management, Journals
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Performance Management, Accounting
★ 4.5 (208) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Financial Accounting, Auditing, Annual Reports, Cash Flows, Capital Budgeting, Business Planning, Internal Controls, Accounting, Business Valuation, Balance Sheet, Budgeting, Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, Miro AI, Financial Accounting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Accounting, Cash Flows, Data Processing
★ 4 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Non-Profit Accounting, Technical Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Inventory Accounting, Intercompany Accounting, General Accounting, Compliance Reporting, Consolidation, Specialized Accounting, Financial Data, Accounting
★ 4.7 (64) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Start with what area of accounting you want to study. If you're focused on financial accounting, choose courses covering GAAP, financial statements, and balance sheets. If you're interested in managerial accounting, check for courses that include budgeting, cost analysis, and performance evaluation.