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.

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

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Ledgers (Accounting), Accruals, General Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Accounting Records, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Equities
★ 4.7 (122) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Business Valuation, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Consolidation, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards, Corporate Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Accounting, Depreciation
★ 4.7 (259) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Budget Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Internal Controls, Operating Cost, Financial Forecasting, Cost Control, General Accounting, Financial Management, Cost Management, Financial Controls, Budgeting, Business Operations, Business Continuity
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Visualization, Model Optimization, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Matplotlib, Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Seaborn, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Machine Learning, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (590) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Vendor Management, Inventory and Warehousing, Accounting Software, Business Reporting, Customer Data Management, Management Reporting, Financial Analysis, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Financial Reporting, Expense Management, Financial Acumen, Payroll, Billing, Financial Statement Analysis, Cash Management, Payroll Administration, Accounts Payable, Accounting and Finance Software, Payroll Processing
★ 4.3 (73) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Systems, Resource Allocation, Depreciation, Production Process, Financial Accounting, Fixed Asset
★ 4.7 (228) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Investigation, Fraud detection, Specialized Accounting, Auditing, Litigation Support, Financial Auditing, Financial Accounting, Digital Forensics, Accounting, Legal Support, Report Writing, Employee Training, Internal Controls, Risk Analysis, Compliance Training, Case Studies, Business
★ 4.8 (25) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Data, Financial Statement Analysis, Image Analysis, Finance, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Social Media Analytics, AI Integrations, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Natural Language Processing, Model Evaluation
★ 4.4 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Accounting, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Corporate Accounting, Case Studies, Business Valuation, Income Statement, Financial Data, Inventory Accounting, Business Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Analysis, Finance
★ 4.7 (68) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Depreciation, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Loans, Payment Processing and Collection, Ledgers (Accounting), Equities, Property Accounting, Tax
★ 4.8 (562) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Fund Accounting, Governmental Accounting, General Accounting, Financial Reporting, Non-Profit Accounting, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Specialized Accounting, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Accrual Accounting, Reconciliation, Accountability
★ 4.7 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 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.