Financial statements courses can help you learn how to analyze balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, along with understanding financial ratios and performance metrics. You can build skills in interpreting financial data, assessing company health, and making informed investment decisions. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial modeling and software for accounting and reporting, that support applying your skills in real-world business contexts.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Investments, Portfolio Management, Finance, Return On Investment, Behavioral Economics, Equities, Financial Market, Asset Management, Portfolio Risk, Performance Analysis, Income Tax, Decision Making, Benchmarking
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Procurement, Reconciliation, Invoicing, Workflow Management, Auditing, Variance Analysis, Internal Controls, Analysis, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Data Modeling, Data Integrity, Application Development, Data Maintenance, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Editing, Writing, Proofreading, Report Writing, English Language, Style Guides
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Market Research, Entrepreneurship, User Research, Customer Insights, New Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Presentations, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Professional Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Risk Management, Consulting, Risk Management, Investigation, Business Consulting, Cyber Security Policies, Security Management, Crisis Management, Enterprise Security, Threat Management, Compliance Management, Entrepreneurship, Safety and Security, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bash (Scripting Language), Python Programming, Unix Shell, Command-Line Interface, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Development Environment, Data Structures
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Process Improvement, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Management Accounting, Risk Management, Machine Learning Algorithms, Corporate Tax, Team Leadership, Social Determinants Of Health, Marketing Analytics, Financial Auditing, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Business Strategy, Variance Analysis, Generative AI, Financial Market
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Financial Trading, Financial Market, Regression Analysis, Google Cloud Platform, Model Evaluation, Financial Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Market Trend, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Technical Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Finance, Supervised Learning, Quantitative Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship, Music History, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Music, Team Building, Creativity, Lawsuits, Creative Problem-Solving, Brand Management, Innovation, Project Planning, Relationship Building, Music Performance, Product Development, Professional Networking, Musical Composition, Business, Revenue Management, Social Media
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Equities, Investments, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Market, Business Metrics, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Income Statement, Business Economics, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks