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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Accounting, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Gross Profit, Financial Accounting, Business Metrics, Cost Accounting, General Accounting, Cash Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Operating Cost, Cost Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Fund Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Non-Profit Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Governance, Financial Reporting, Revenue Recognition, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Compliance Management, Cash Flows, Tax Compliance, Reconciliation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Finance, Corporate Finance, Business Valuation, Return On Investment, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Services, Wealth Management, Investment Management, Financial Modeling, Risk Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Scalability, Large Language Modeling, Governmental Accounting, Unstructured Data, LLM Application, Financial Data, Generative AI, Accounting, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation, Financial Reporting, Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Google Gemini, Generative AI, Financial Reporting, Anomaly Detection, AI Product Strategy, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Accounting and Finance Software, Business Process Automation, Financial Analysis, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Acumen, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Content Marketing, Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Cash Flows, Registration, Web Servers
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Cash Flows, Accounting, Business Valuation, Capital Expenditure, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Recognition, Inventory Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Finance, Estimation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Case Studies, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Equities, Accruals, Accounts Payable, Risk Analysis, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Loans
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks