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.

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Capital Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (750) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Fund Accounting, Governmental Accounting, Financial Reporting, Non-Profit Accounting, Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Accrual Accounting, Reconciliation, Accountability
★ 4.7 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Technical Accounting, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Inventory Accounting, Equities, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statements
★ 4.8 (387) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Fixed Asset
★ 4.7 (229) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Hedge Accounting, Financial Reporting, Reconciliation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Auditors Report, Fixed Asset, Financial Auditing, Auditing, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Oil and Gas, Technical Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Fraud detection, Specialized Accounting, Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Revenue Recognition
★ 4.9 (13) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Budgeting, Small Business Accounting, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Business, Business Operations, Communication Strategies
★ 4.6 (128) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Accruals, Ledgers (Accounting), Month End Closing, Accrual Accounting, Accounting Software, General Ledger, Accounting Records, Accounting, Accounting and Finance Software, General Accounting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Standard Accounting Practices, Accounting, Financial Statements, General Accounting, Financial Reporting, Accounting Records
★ 4.7 (95) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Equities, Decision Making
★ 4.7 (485) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Vendor Management, Inventory Management, Accounting Software, Customer Data Management, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Expense Management, Financial Acumen, Payroll, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounts Payable, Accounting and Finance Software, Bookkeeping, Accounting Records, Accounts Receivable, Payment Processing and Collection, Transaction Processing
★ 4.3 (73) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: International Financial Reporting Standards, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Partnership Accounting, Business Valuation, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Corporate Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Corporate Tax, Equities, Financial Statement Analysis, Business, Finance, Business Administration
★ 4.7 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Equities, Tax, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset, Securities (Finance), Financial Market, Corporate Tax, Inventory Accounting, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Consolidation
★ 4.9 (76) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
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.