Financial accounting courses can help you learn key concepts such as balance sheets, income statements, cash flow analysis, and financial ratios. You can build skills in preparing financial reports, analyzing financial performance, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for bookkeeping, and various accounting software that streamline the reporting process, making it easier to apply your knowledge in practical situations.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Investment Management, Business Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Investments, Risk Analysis, Securities Trading
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Houston
Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Care Management, Organizational Change, Managed Care, Health Care Administration, Business Transformation, Change Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Structure, Governance, Health Policy, Health Technology, Expense Management, Financial Modeling, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Insurance Policies, Financial Services, Financial Regulations, Sustainable Development, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulation, Governance, Social Impact, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management, Innovation, Economic Development, Environmental Issue, Digital Transformation, Market Dynamics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Futures Exchange, Investment Banking, Investment Management, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Analysis, Banking Services, Risk Management, Finance, Securities (Finance), Wealth Management, Financial Market, Investments, Financial Regulations, Financial Trading, Financial Services, Financial Sales, Brokerage, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Business Metrics, Analytics, Digital Transformation, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Performance Measurement, Big Data, Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Performance Metric, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), E-Commerce, Financial Services, Cash Flows, Financial Acumen, Return On Investment, Data Literacy, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Sales, Product Promotion, Growth Strategies, Email Marketing, Web Analytics and SEO, Product Strategy, Pay Per Click Advertising, Order Processing, Order Management, Order Fulfillment, Content Creation, International Relations, Business Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Project Schedules, Scheduling, Procurement, Cost Management, Return On Investment, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Project Performance, Cost Benefit Analysis, Project Estimation, Microsoft 365, Excel Formulas, Project Finance, Feasibility Studies, Investment Management, Variance Analysis, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Hedge Accounting, Fund Accounting, Risk Analysis, Investment Management, Operational Analysis, Risk Management, Compensation Analysis, Accounting, Compensation Management, Organizational Structure, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Data Ethics, AI Orchestration, Responsible AI, Prompt Patterns, AI literacy, Agentic Workflows, LLM Application, AI Enablement, AI Security, Context Engineering, AI Workflows, AI powered creativity, AI Personalization, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Transformation, Business Operations, Personal Development
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Social Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Market Dynamics, Web Analytics and SEO, Network Model, Social Sciences, Socioeconomics, Sociology, Market Analysis, Economics, Bidding, Behavioral Economics, Analysis, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Project Finance, Sustainable Systems, Public Works, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Standards, Economic Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Social Impact, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Environment and Resource Management, Private Equity, Project Management, Natural Resource Management, Capital Markets, Innovation, Loans, Financial Policy
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Tax Laws, Corporate Tax, Tax, International Finance, Tax Preparation, Income Tax, Tax Planning, Tax Management, Tax Compliance, Intercompany Accounting, Regulatory Compliance, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks