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, Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Payroll, Payroll Processing, Financial Accounting, Auditing, Annual Reports, Cash Flows, Capital Budgeting, Business Planning, Internal Controls, Accounting, Business Valuation, Balance Sheet, Budgeting, Planning
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 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
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

West Virginia University
Skills you'll gain: Fraud detection, Internal Controls, Analytics, Big Data, Accounting, Data Analysis Software
★ 4.7 (6.4K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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 (123) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

John Wiley & Sons
Beginner · Course · 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 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 (591) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Accounting, Vocabulary, Automation
Beginner · 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

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
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.