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.

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Valuation, Reconciliation, Consolidation, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Accounting Systems, Inventory Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Income Tax, Capital Markets, Business Mathematics
★ 4.7 (60) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Budget Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Decision Making
★ 4.8 (867) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Vendor Management, Accounting Software, Inventory Management, Payroll Processing, Accounting Records, Financial Reporting, Payroll Administration, Customer Data Management, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Analysis, Project Accounting, Bookkeeping, Payroll, Expense Management, Financial Acumen, Accounting, Business Software, Business, Business Analysis
★ 4.5 (130) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Accruals, Accrual Accounting, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet
★ 4.7 (122) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Auditing, Capital Budgeting, Internal Controls, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Financial Auditing, Financial Controls, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Control, Variance Analysis, Fraud detection, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Depreciation, Budgeting, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Technical Accounting, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Inventory Accounting, Equities, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statements
★ 4.8 (387) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Data, Image Analysis, Finance, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Media Analytics
★ 4.4 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Accounting, Vocabulary, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Income Statement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Reporting, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Cash Flows
★ 4.8 (105) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consolidation, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Partnership Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Franchising, Financial Auditing, Auditing, Technical Accounting, Decision Making, Financial Statements, Risk Analysis, Risk Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Operations Management, Customer Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Financial Statement Analysis, Operational Excellence, Return On Investment, Accrual Accounting, Human Capital, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Analysis, Branding, Financial Accounting, Marketing, People Management, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Peer Review, Project Design, Corporate Finance
★ 4.7 (27K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Revenue Recognition, International Financial Reporting Standards, Lease Contracts, Contract Accounting, Financial Reporting, Credit Risk, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Auditing, Insurance, Technical Accounting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Statements, Contract Review, Cash Flows, Derivatives
★ 5 (27) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 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.