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: Financial Planning, Wealth Management, Income Tax, Portfolio Management, Case Studies, Planning, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Goal Setting, Compensation and Benefits, Asset Management, Benefits Administration, Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Long Term Care, Investments, Deposit Accounts, Estimation, Material Requirements Planning, Security Requirements Analysis, Safety and Security
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Model Evaluation, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Trend Analysis, Financial Data, Quantitative Research, Finance, Forecasting, Analysis, Risk Analysis, Research, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Investments, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting, Cash Management, Loans, Portfolio Risk, General Finance, Investment Management, Cash Flows, Smart Goals, General Lending, Insurance, Financial Services, Financial Management, Credit Risk, Expense Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Budget, Cost Management, Cost Accounting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Statements, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Variance Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Budget Management, Operating Budget, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Planning, Return On Investment, Investments, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Investments, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Financial Statements, Financial Market, Investment Management, Securities (Finance), Portfolio Management, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Market Data, Financial Regulations, Financial Regulation, Equities, Market Trend, Corporate Finance, Return On Investment, Financial Planning, Risk Modeling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Wealth Management, Portfolio Management, Financial Planning, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Investments, Portfolio Risk, Analysis, Case Studies, Customer Analysis, Financial Data, Goal Setting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Risk Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Wealth Management, Tax Management, Tax Planning, Estate Planning, Tax Compliance, Financial Planning, Tax, Income Tax, Tax Laws, Financial Data, Financial Modeling, Depreciation, Asset Management, Insurance, Excel Formulas, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Quantitative Research, Financial Analysis, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Portfolio Risk, Probability, Return On Investment, Portfolio Management, Financial Data, Statistical Analysis, Financial Market, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Probability & Statistics, Market Trend, Finance, Performance Metric, Investment Management, Descriptive Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Underwriting, Insurance Policies, Actuarial Science, Insurance and Warranty Claims Processing, Claims Processing, Financial Services, Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Financial Planning, Legal Risk, Lending and Underwriting, Risk Mitigation, Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Power BI, Data Wrangling, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Financial Data, Statistical Reporting, Data Preprocessing, Excel Formulas, Data Quality, Pandas (Python Package), Statistical Analysis, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Analysis, Dashboard Creation, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Tax Planning, Financial Analysis, Tax, Income Tax, Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Insurance, Real Estate, General Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Wealth Management, Property and Real Estate, Financial Management, Balance Sheet, Risk Management, Investments, Investment Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months