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Accounting Courses

Accounting courses can help you learn financial reporting, budgeting, tax preparation, and auditing principles. You can build skills in analyzing financial statements, managing cash flow, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Many courses introduce tools such as Excel for financial modeling, QuickBooks for bookkeeping, and various accounting software that streamline processes and enhance accuracy. By engaging with these topics and tools, you can gain practical knowledge that prepares you for various roles in finance and business.


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    Insper

    Administração Financeira

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cost Accounting, Cash Flows, Accounting, Financial Management, Return On Investment, Business Mathematics, Investments

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Macquarie University

    Analysing: Numeric and digital literacies

    Skills you'll gain: Governance, Management Accounting, Budgeting, Marketing Analytics, Capital Budgeting, Financial Modeling, SAS (Software), Business Analytics, Financial Forecasting, Accounting, Financial Management, Customer Insights, Dashboard, Marketing Effectiveness, Corporate Finance, Digital Marketing, Business Valuation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Infonomics II: Business Information Management and Measurement

    Skills you'll gain: Asset Management, Intellectual Property, Data Quality, Information Management, Digital Assets, Business Valuation, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Data Governance, Enterprise Modeling, Business Metrics, Accounting, Organizational Structure, Innovation, Data Analysis, Big Data

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    U.S. Federal Taxation

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Tax, Tax Preparation, Tax Returns, Income Tax, Tax Management, Partnership Accounting, Tax Laws, Tax Compliance, Property Accounting, Liquidation, Payroll Tax, Depreciation, Tax Planning, Tax, Payroll, Specialized Accounting, Strategic Decision-Making, Capital Expenditure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cost Benefit Analysis

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    967 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IE Business School

    Pricing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Strategic Marketing, Product Strategy, Revenue Management, Market Dynamics, Marketing Psychology, Consumer Behaviour, Business Marketing, Customer Analysis, Cost Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Customer Insights, Market Research, Sales, Competitive Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Financing and Profiting from Innovation for Corporate Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Valuation, Proposal Development, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Corporate Accounting, Project Finance, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Presentations, Innovation

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    University of Virginia

    Pricing Strategy Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Market Dynamics, Product Lifecycle Management, Revenue Management, Competitive Analysis, Target Market, Global Marketing, Market Share, Consumer Behaviour, Business Strategy, Product Strategy, Marketing Psychology, Marketing, Cost Accounting, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Value Propositions, Strategic Marketing, Economics, Presentations

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDHEC Business School

    The Finance of Climate Change

    Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Finance, Climate Change Mitigation, Financial Regulation, Climate Change Adaptation, Investment Management, Financial Analysis, Sustainable Business, Risk Management, Cash Flows, Sustainability Reporting

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    123 reviews

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    Yale University

    Mercados financieros

    Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Risk Management, Financial Market, Portfolio Management, Business Ethics, Investments, Finance, Financial Services, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Equities, Banking, Financial Regulation, Securities (Finance), Leadership Studies, Underwriting, Non-Profit Accounting, Derivatives, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Insurance

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    580 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    IS/IT Governance

    Skills you'll gain: Technology Strategies, Change Management, Information Technology, Governance, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, System Implementation, Resource Allocation, Return On Investment, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Financial Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Decision Making

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    730 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Principles of Economics: Introduction - Getting to Know You

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Tax, Market Analysis, International Relations, Operating Cost, Policy Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    INSEAD

    Blockchain Revolution in Financial Services

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, FinTech, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Governance, Financial Services, Financial Regulation, Ledgers (Accounting), Work Breakdown Structure, Project Implementation, Business Modeling, Banking Services, Financial Systems, Project Design, Solution Design, Cryptography, Design, Emerging Technologies, Payment Systems

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Administração Financeira: Insper
  • Analysing: Numeric and digital literacies: Macquarie University
  • Infonomics II: Business Information Management and Measurement: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • U.S. Federal Taxation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Pricing Strategy: IE Business School
  • Financing and Profiting from Innovation for Corporate Entrepreneurs: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Pricing Strategy Optimization: University of Virginia
  • The Finance of Climate Change: EDHEC Business School
  • Mercados financieros: Yale University
  • IS/IT Governance: University of Minnesota

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