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      IE Business School

      Liquidity and Solvency in Financial Accounting

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Working Capital, Financial Statements, Cash Management, Cash Flows, Business Metrics, Financial Acumen, Business Acumen, Business, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Corporate Finance Institute

      Reading Financial Statements

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Annual Reports, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Management Reporting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Risk Analysis, Business Acumen, Cash Flows

      4.7
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Financial Accounting, Investments, Business Valuation, Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Business

      4.7
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      46 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, International Financial Reporting Standards, Financial Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Accounting, Accruals, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounts Payable, Lease Contracts

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      125 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accounting for Business Decision Making: Measurement and Operational Decisions

      Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Business Metrics, Operational Analysis, Product Management, Operational Efficiency, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Operations, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Cost Management, Analysis, Sales

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      184 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Machine Learning for Accounting with Python

      Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Processing, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Natural Language Processing, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Finance for Non-Financial Professionals

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Budgeting, Financial Acumen, Accounting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Business Valuation, Operating Budget, Finance, Balance Sheet, Cost Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics

      Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Financial Analysis, Corporate Tax, Financial Modeling, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Corporate Finance, Tax, Balance Sheet, Equities, Cash Flows, Consolidation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Expenses in ProfitBooks

      Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Small Business Accounting, Accounts Payable, Inventory Management System, Accounting and Finance Software, Payment Processing, Invoicing, Payroll Processing, Vendor Management, Accounting, Cloud Security, Data Security, Order Processing, Purchasing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Understanding Financial Statements: Company Performance

      Skills you'll gain: Income Statement, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Performance Analysis

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IESE Business School

      Finance for Managers

      Skills you'll gain: Financial Acumen, Management Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Finance, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Business Analysis, Sustainable Business

      4.8
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IE Business School

      The Basics of Accounting for Assets: Long-Term Assets

      Skills you'll gain: Depreciation, Fixed Asset, Asset Management, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Capital Expenditure, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Bookkeeping, Financial Statements, Intellectual Property

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular accounting courses

    • Liquidity and Solvency in Financial Accounting: IE Business School
    • Reading Financial Statements: Corporate Finance Institute
    • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Foundations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Accounting for Business Decision Making: Measurement and Operational Decisions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Machine Learning for Accounting with Python: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Finance for Non-Financial Professionals: University of California, Irvine
    • Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions: Advanced Topics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Expenses in ProfitBooks: Coursera Project Network
    • Understanding Financial Statements: Company Performance: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Why Learn Accounting?

    Accounting is the process of recording, analyzing, and reporting financial information to support sound decision-making. It’s a core function in every organization, essential for budgeting, compliance, and strategy. Learning accounting can help you understand how businesses operate and prepare you to contribute to financial planning and analysis across industries.

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