Accounting courses can help you learn financial reporting, budgeting, tax preparation, and auditing principles. You can build skills in analyzing financial statements, managing cash flow, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Many courses introduce tools such as Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for bookkeeping, and various accounting software that streamline processes and enhance accuracy. By engaging with these topics and tools, you can gain practical knowledge that prepares you for various roles in finance and business.

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

Skills you'll gain: Investigation, Fraud detection, Auditing, Litigation Support, Accounting, Report Writing, Due Diligence, Employee Training, Internal Controls, Risk Analysis, International Finance, Compliance Training, Analytical Skills
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Business Valuation, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Consolidation, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Business, Financial Statements
Build toward a degree
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Financial Statement Analysis, Non-Profit Accounting, Technical Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Expense Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Inventory Accounting, Tax Management, Compliance Reporting, Consolidation, Financial Data, Accounting
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Small Business Accounting, Accounts Payable, Sales Tax
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Management, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Depreciation, Production Process, Financial Accounting, Operating Expense
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Capital Markets, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Reconciliation, Inventory Accounting, Specialized Accounting, Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Accounts Receivable, Consolidation, Balance Sheet, Invoicing, International Finance, Performance Analysis, Organizational Structure, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Investments, Balance Sheet, Case Studies, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Securities (Finance), Financial Regulation, Compliance Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Consolidation, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Equities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Accounting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Payment Systems, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting Systems, Financial Reporting, Derivatives, Price Negotiation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Accounting Software, Financial Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting Records, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Finance, Business Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours