Financial statements courses can help you learn how to analyze balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, along with understanding financial ratios and performance metrics. You can build skills in interpreting financial data, assessing company health, and making informed investment decisions. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling and software for accounting and reporting, that support applying your skills in real-world business contexts.
McMaster University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Finance, Credit Risk, General Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Behavioral Economics, Economics, Case Studies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Goldman Sachs
Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Business Development, Business Strategies, Entrepreneurship, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Proposal Development, Financial Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Loans, Fundraising, Business Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Blockchain, FinTech, Portfolio Risk, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Market, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Excel Formulas, Emerging Technologies, Cryptography, Risk Analysis, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Trading, Probability Distribution, R (Software), Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Microsoft Excel
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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

EDHEC Business School
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
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Data Visualization, Database Design, MySQL, Presentations, Descriptive Statistics, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, IBM DB2, Tableau Software, Relational Databases, Star Schema, IBM Cognos Analytics, Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft SQL Servers, Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Interoperability, Payment Systems, Financial Inclusion, Emerging Technologies, Financial Systems, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Financial Regulation, Banking, Transaction Processing, Data Integrity, Computer Security, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Marketing, Financial Statement Analysis, Income Statement, Financial Statements, People Management, Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Product Marketing, Financial Acumen, Marketing, Accrual Accounting, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Working Capital, Financial Analysis, Team Management, Organizational Leadership, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Case Studies, Market Share
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Intellectual Property, Value Propositions, Business Planning, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, Income Statement, Entrepreneurship, Customer Acquisition Management, Business Modeling, Product Development, Balance Sheet, Market Opportunities, Verification And Validation, Creative Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Open Mindset, Resource Management, Leadership
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, SQL, Data Management, Data Quality, Database Design, Query Languages, Data Literacy, Data Manipulation, Data Modeling, Relational Databases, Data Science, Databases, Data Analysis, Data Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Loans, Lending and Underwriting, FinTech, Cyber Risk, Operational Risk, Scalability, Regulatory Compliance, Interoperability, Commercial Lending, Payment Systems, General Lending, Risk Management, Financial Inclusion, Derivatives, Key Management, Cryptography, Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Market Data, Finance, General Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Investments, Financial Data, Equities, Investment Management, Business Mathematics, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks