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: Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Income Statement, Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Accounting, Capacity Management, Operating Cost, Financial Reporting, Asset Management, Organizational Strategy, Performance Analysis, Financial Accounting, Operational Analysis, Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Operating Budget, Cost Control, Fixed Asset
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Reconciliation, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Acumen, Business Metrics, Income Statement, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Analysis, Financial Data, Performance Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Consolidation, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Corporate Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Accounting, Depreciation
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Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Annual Reports, General Accounting, Accruals, Accrual Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, General Ledger, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Bookkeeping, Accounting Records, Cash Flows
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Data, Accounting, Cash Flows, Trend Analysis, Performance Analysis, Finance, Business, Business Consulting, Consulting, LESS
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Accounting, Technical Accounting, Financial Analysis, Depreciation, Corporate Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Income Statement, Balance Sheet, International Finance, Fixed Asset, Compensation Analysis, Corporate Finance, Finance, Project Finance, Data Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Revenue Recognition, Inventory Accounting, Contract Accounting, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Credit Risk, International Financial Reporting Standards, Intercompany Accounting, Partnership Accounting, Inventory Control, Business Reporting, Inventory and Warehousing, Fixed Asset, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Financial Statements, Investments, Finance, Program Standards
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Snowflake Schema, Power BI, Excel Formulas, Financial Statements, Business Intelligence, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Data Modeling, SQL, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Working Capital, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Return On Investment, Accounting, Business Reporting, Business Metrics, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Performance Reporting, Finance, Analysis, Business, Performance Metric, Research
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statement Analysis, Balance Sheet, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Ledgers (Accounting), Accruals, Financial Analysis, Bookkeeping, General Accounting, Accrual Accounting, Business Reporting, Technical Accounting, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, General Ledger
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Reporting, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statements, Liquidation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Data Presentation, Business Reporting, Analysis, Accounting, Finance, Business, Professional Development, Operations, LESS, Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Balance Sheet, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting Records, Financial Statements, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Consolidation, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Business Valuation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks