Accounting courses cover financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, and tax preparation. You can learn how to analyze financial statements, manage accounts, and use software like QuickBooks and Excel for bookkeeping tasks. Topics may also include cost accounting, managerial accounting, and the principles of financial management.

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Auditing, Capital Budgeting, Internal Controls, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Financial Auditing, Financial Controls, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Control, Variance Analysis, Fraud detection, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Depreciation, Budgeting, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Reporting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Valuation, Reconciliation, Consolidation, Financial Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Accounting Systems, Inventory Accounting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Income Tax, Capital Markets, Business Mathematics
★ 4.7 (60) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Process Improvement, Analysis, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (1.4K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Budget Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Decision Making
★ 4.8 (867) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Accruals, Accrual Accounting, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet
★ 4.7 (122) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Accounting, Vocabulary, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Intercompany Accounting, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Statements
★ 4.7 (260) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Inventory Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Depreciation, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable, Equities, Tax
★ 4.8 (562) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Visualization, Model Optimization, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Matplotlib, Tableau Software, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Unsupervised Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Compilation, Seaborn, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Machine Learning, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (590) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Revenue Recognition, International Financial Reporting Standards, Lease Contracts, Contract Accounting, Financial Reporting, Credit Risk, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Auditing, Insurance, Technical Accounting, Business Valuation, Risk Management, Finance, Financial Statements, Contract Review, Cash Flows, Derivatives
★ 5 (27) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Investigation, Fraud detection, Litigation Support, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Legal Support, Report Writing, Employee Training, Business
★ 4.8 (26) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Unstructured Data, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Data, Image Analysis, Finance, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Social Media Analytics
★ 4.4 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Start with what area of accounting you want to study. If you're focused on financial accounting, choose courses covering GAAP, financial statements, and balance sheets. If you're interested in managerial accounting, check for courses that include budgeting, cost analysis, and performance evaluation.