Basic Accounting Courses
Basic accounting courses can help you learn financial statements, bookkeeping, budgeting, and tax preparation. You can build skills in analyzing financial data, managing cash flow, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like spreadsheets and accounting software, that support tracking expenses, generating reports, and ensuring accuracy in financial records.
Popular Basic Accounting Courses and Certifications
Status: Free TrialIESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Income Statement, Accounting, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Microsoft Excel, Financial Analysis, Cash Management
Status: PreviewUniversity of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Working Capital, General Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Ledgers (Accounting), Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Accounts Payable and Receivable
Status: NewStatus: PreviewSkills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Small Business Accounting, Cash Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Reconciliation, Standard Accounting Practices, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, General Ledger
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, General Ledger, Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Depreciation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Income Statement, Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Accounting, Capacity Management, Financial Reporting, Asset Management, Organizational Strategy, Performance Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Operational Analysis, Business Metrics, Accounting, Budget Management, Small Business Accounting
Status: Free TrialIntuit
Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting, Financial Statements, General Accounting, Transaction Processing, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Accounting Software, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cash Flows
What brings you to Coursera today?
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Return On Investment, Accrual Accounting, Financial Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Finance, Inventory Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Portfolio Management, Capital Expenditure, Equities, Cash Flows, Corporate Finance, Forecasting, Cash Flow Forecasting
Status: Free TrialUniversity of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Systems, Accounting, Month End Closing, Accounting Records, Bookkeeping, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, General Accounting, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Financial Reporting, Accruals, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Revenue Recognition, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Reconciliation
Status: Free TrialUniversity of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Annual Reports, General Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Bookkeeping, Accounting Records, Ledgers (Accounting), Cash Flows, Revenue Recognition
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Accounting, Data Integrity, Financial Reporting, Vocabulary, Business Reporting, Data Visualization
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialCoursera
Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Bookkeeping, Accruals, Accounting, Accounting Records, General Accounting, Regulatory Compliance, Revenue Recognition, Journals
Status: Free TrialSkills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Tax Planning, Tax Management, Auditing, Tax Compliance, Income Tax, Financial Auditing, Financial Reporting, General Ledger, Accounting Records, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Management, Financial Controls, Reconciliation
What brings you to Coursera today?
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic accounting courses
- Accounting: Principles of Financial Accounting:Â IESE Business School
- Accounting 1:Â University of Lausanne
- Apply Bookkeeping & Accounting for Financial Reporting:Â EDUCBA
- Introduction to Financial Accounting:Â University of Pennsylvania
- Fundamentals of Accounting:Â University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Bookkeeping basics:Â Intuit
- Introduction to Finance and Accounting:Â University of Pennsylvania
- Introduction to Financial Accounting: The Accounting Cycle:Â University of California, Irvine
- Financial Accounting Fundamentals:Â University of Virginia
- Accounting Spreadsheets: Formulas, Validation, Formatting:Â Coursera
