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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Organizational Strategy, Capacity Management, Cost Accounting, Performance Metric, Financial Accounting, Budget Management, Accounting, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Financial Controls, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Price Negotiation, Variance Analysis, Decision Making

    3.9
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    116 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Business Data Management and Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Revenue Recognition, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Infographics, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Data Collection, Business Analytics, Business Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Valuation, Data Quality, Analytics, Asset Management, Data Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6.3K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Technical Accounting, Balance Sheet, Equities, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statements, International Financial Reporting Standards, Accounting, Income Statement, Compensation Management, Income Tax, Compensation and Benefits

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    110 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Probability & Statistics, Finance, Financial Statements, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Accounting, Business Analytics, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Probability, Statistics, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Business Mathematics, Financial Management, Data Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.9K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited

    Basics of Statutory Compliance and Taxation

    Skills you'll gain: Accounting Software, Accounting and Finance Software, Tax Returns, Data Import/Export, Tax Management, Tax, Tax Compliance, Bookkeeping, Billing & Invoicing, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    42 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Recording in Journals & Posting in Ledgers

    Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Accounting Systems, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Accounting, Accruals, Revenue Recognition, Reconciliation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Transaction Processing, Financial Reporting, Expense Management, Journals

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    172 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Design Thinking, Accounting, Innovation, Process Design, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Professional Development, Business Ethics, Finance, HR Tech

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Professional Responsibility and Ethics for Accountants

    Skills you'll gain: Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Ethics, Certified Public Accountant, Compliance Management, Corporate Accounting, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Accountability, Public Accounting, Accounting, Stakeholder Management, Business, Auditing, Decision Making, Financial Management

    Build toward a degree

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Computer Security, Application Security, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Security Awareness, Cyber Attacks, Encryption, Data Security, Cryptography, Security Management, Authorization (Computing), Threat Management, Firewall, Network Administration, Authentications, Threat Detection, Hardening, Malware Protection

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    26K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    ChatGPT and AI for Accountants

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Fraud detection, Accounting Software, ChatGPT, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Management Accounting, Tax Compliance, Accounting, Real Time Data, Auditing, Financial Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Tax, Artificial Intelligence, Practice Management, Financial Forecasting, Anomaly Detection, Predictive Analytics, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Financial Reporting Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Accrual Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Peer Review, General Accounting, Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Equities, Asset Management, Investments

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
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    40 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    初級會計學二:資產與負債 (Financial Accounting 102)

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Management System, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), General Accounting, Business Economics, Fixed Asset, Accounting, Property Accounting, Depreciation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular accounting courses

  • Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Business Data Management and Communication: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals: Rice University
  • Basics of Statutory Compliance and Taxation: Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited
  • Recording in Journals & Posting in Ledgers: University of California, Irvine
  • Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business: University of Virginia
  • Professional Responsibility and Ethics for Accountants: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • IT Security: Defense against the digital dark arts : Google
  • ChatGPT and AI for Accountants: Packt

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