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.

Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Month End Closing, Accounting Software, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Data Entry, Accounting and Finance Software, Accounting, Accounting Records, Accounting Systems, Data Import/Export, General Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Microsoft Excel, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Financial Data, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Reporting
★ 3.3 (25) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Analytics, Corporate Strategy, Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Business Metrics, Performance Measurement, Accruals, Predictive Analytics, Fraud detection, Finance, Predictive Modeling, Performance Metric
★ 4.5 (3K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Depreciation, Fixed Asset, Equities, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Accounting
★ 4.7 (1.8K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Budgeting, Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Data, Income Statement, Data Entry, Financial Reporting
★ 4.5 (891) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Income Statement, Corporate Accounting, Cost Estimation, Inventory Accounting, Accounting Systems, Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Decision Making, Fixed Asset, Analysis
★ 4.7 (405) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Payroll Tax, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Administration, Payroll Reporting, Tax Compliance, Tax Management, Labor Compliance, Tax Returns, Tax Preparation, Compensation Management, Data Entry, Income Tax, Customer Service, Labor Law, Benefits Administration, Record Keeping, Accounting, Compensation and Benefits, Data Analysis
★ 4.7 (827) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Cambridge
Skills you'll gain: Accrual Accounting, Accruals, Financial Accounting, Financial Modeling, Accounting, Equities, Finance, Financial Market, Capital Markets, Capital Expenditure, Financial Reporting, Depreciation, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Credit Risk, Loans, Strategic Decision-Making
★ 4.7 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Madecraft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Auditing, Data Visualization, Excel Formulas, Accounting, Spreadsheet Software, Maintainability, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Analysis, Scalability, Data Analysis, Loans
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting, Accounting Records, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Revenue Recognition, Business Ethics, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Journals
★ 4.7 (779) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Tax, Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Payroll Administration, Accounting Records, Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Reconciliation, Depreciation, Accruals, Accrual Accounting, Auditing, Financial Statements, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Performance Management, Accounting
★ 4.5 (208) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
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.