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Financial Accounting Courses

Financial accounting courses can help you learn key concepts such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow analysis, and financial ratios. You can build skills in preparing financial reports, analyzing financial performance, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for bookkeeping, and various accounting software that streamline the reporting process, making it easier to apply your knowledge in practical situations.


Popular Financial Accounting Courses and Certifications


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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Infonomics II: Business Information Management and Measurement

    Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Data Quality, Information Management, Digital Assets, Business Valuation, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Data Governance, Enterprise Modeling, Business Metrics, Accounting, Organizational Structure, Innovation, Data Analysis, Big Data

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    المحاسبة عن حقوق المساهمين

    Skills you'll gain: Equities, Balance Sheet, Securities (Finance), Financial Accounting, Accounting, Investments, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis

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    Universitat Politècnica de València

    Introducción a la inversión bursátil

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Financial Market, Equities, Financial Trading, Investments, Portfolio Management, Market Trend, Financial Analysis, Securities Trading, Portfolio Risk, Trend Analysis, Analysis, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Risk Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Managerial Economics and Business Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Supply And Demand, Descriptive Statistics, Sampling (Statistics), Market Dynamics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Financial Systems, Bank Regulations, Financial Policy, Banking, International Finance, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Statistical Analysis, Economics, Peer Review, Analytics, Business Economics

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations

    Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Credit/Debit Card Processing, Financial Services, Payment Processing, Technology Strategies, Investments, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Regulations, Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation, Consumer Behaviour

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Pennsylvania

    The Business of Health Care

    Skills you'll gain: People Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Acumen, Financial Data, Financial Statements, Social Determinants Of Health, Managed Care, Operations Management, Income Statement, Employee Performance Management, Financial Analysis, Leadership and Management, Health Systems, Health Care Administration, Innovation, Value-Based Care, Process Improvement and Optimization, Decision Making, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Insurance

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera

    Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Revenue Recognition

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Contabilidad como Herramienta Gerencial

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Management, Cost Accounting, Accounting, Budgeting, Cash Flows, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Business Metrics, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Central Banks and Monetary Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Financial Systems, Banking, Financial Market, Financial Regulation, Market Liquidity, Economics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Market Dynamics, Crisis Management

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    EDHEC Business School

    Investment Management with Python and Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Text Mining, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Network Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Investments, Machine Learning Methods, Return On Investment, Unstructured Data, Predictive Modeling, Web Scraping, Machine Learning, Social Network Analysis, Financial Statements, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Market, Financial Modeling, Risk Management

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Exploring the Field of U.S. Payroll

    Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Administration, Payroll Systems, Payroll Tax, Payroll Processing, Payroll Reporting, Accounts Payable, Non-Profit Accounting, Specialized Accounting, Record Keeping, Accounting, General Ledger, Tax Compliance, Income Tax, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Organizational Structure, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDHEC Business School

    Python and Machine-Learning for Asset Management with Alternative Data Sets

    Skills you'll gain: Text Mining, Network Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Machine Learning Methods, Unstructured Data, Predictive Modeling, Web Scraping, Social Network Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Market, Financial Analysis, Investments, Financial Modeling, Asset Management, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Consumer Behaviour

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Infonomics II: Business Information Management and Measurement: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • المحاسبة عن حقوق المساهمين: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Introducción a la inversión bursátil: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Managerial Economics and Business Analysis: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations: University of Pennsylvania
  • The Business of Health Care: University of Pennsylvania
  • Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera: University of Pennsylvania
  • Contabilidad como Herramienta Gerencial: Universidad de Palermo
  • Central Banks and Monetary Policy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Investment Management with Python and Machine Learning: EDHEC Business School

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