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Finance 101 Courses

Finance 101 courses can help you learn budgeting, financial analysis, investment strategies, and risk management. You can build skills in interpreting financial statements, conducting market research, and evaluating investment opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for accounting, and various financial analysis software, showing how these skills are applied in real-world financial decision-making.

Popular Finance 101 Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    GenAI for Automated Financial Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, AI Integrations, Google Gemini, Gemini, Generative AI, Financial Reporting, Anomaly Detection, OpenAI, Auditors Report, Auditing, Business Process Automation, Financial Auditing, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Workday

    Workday Financial Management for Business Users

    Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Accounts Payable, Workday (Software), Accounts Receivable, Accounting Software, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting and Finance Software, Accounting Systems, Financial Data, Dashboard, General Ledger, Accounting, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Management Reporting, Business Reporting, Business Process, Financial Reporting, Finance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Project Valuation and the Capital Budgeting Process

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Project Finance, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Business Valuation, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Modeling, Return On Investment, Depreciation, Financial Statements, Business Metrics, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel

    Build toward a degree

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    246 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    الأسواق المالية

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Equities, Financial Systems, Financial Market, Financial Services, Financial Management, Securities (Finance), Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Capital Markets, Financial Regulations, Philanthropy, Finance, Risk Management Framework, General Finance, Financial Regulation, Governance, Portfolio Risk, Underwriting, Insurance

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Indian School of Business

    Creating a Portfolio

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Trading, Investment Management, Performance Analysis, Financial Market, Securities Trading, Performance Measurement, Investments, Return On Investment, Risk Mitigation, Market Dynamics, Text Mining, Financial Regulations, Risk Management, Financial Regulation, Compliance Management, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Requirements, Benchmarking

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    322 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Association of International Certified Professional Accountants

    Making the Case for Robotic Process Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Return On Investment, Automation, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Process Mapping, Process Analysis, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Value Propositions, Process Improvement, Project Scoping, Digital Transformation

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    95 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Seeking Investment Alpha

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Return On Investment, Financial Management, Investment Management, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Equities

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Capitals Coalition

    Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Business Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Natural Resource Management, Sustainability Standards, Risk Analysis, Environmental Resource Management, Human Capital, Risk Management, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Business Communication, Project Scoping

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    53 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    Comercio, Inmigración y Tipos de Cambio en un Mundo Globalizado

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, International Finance, International Relations, Socioeconomics, Financial Trading, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Payment Systems, Political Sciences, Supply And Demand, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Market Dynamics, Social Sciences, Demography

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    186 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Análisis de Negocios con Estados Financieros

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Accruals, Cash Flows, Cash Management, Working Capital, Accrual Accounting, Asset Management, Resource Management, Equities, Market Analysis

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    169 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Tax, Real Estate, and Alternative Investment Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Real Estate, Investments, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Compliance Reporting, Commercial Real Estate, Property and Real Estate, Tax Compliance, Risk Management, Tax Management, Asset Management, Investment Management, Private Equity, Financial Services, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Requirements, Tax Laws, Tax Planning, Due Diligence, Tax, Financial Market

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Novartis

    Targets, Assays & Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Pharmacology, Biochemical Assays, Laboratory Research, Biochemistry, Verification And Validation, Chemistry, Molecular Biology

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular finance 101 courses

  • GenAI for Automated Financial Reporting: Coursera
  • Workday Financial Management for Business Users: Workday
  • Project Valuation and the Capital Budgeting Process: University of Colorado Boulder
  • الأسواق المالية: Yale University
  • Creating a Portfolio: Indian School of Business
  • Making the Case for Robotic Process Automation: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
  • Seeking Investment Alpha: Coursera
  • Valuing nature and people to inform business decision-making: Capitals Coalition
  • Comercio, Inmigración y Tipos de Cambio en un Mundo Globalizado: IE Business School
  • Análisis de Negocios con Estados Financieros: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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