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.

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Regulation, Financial Services, Payment Systems, Bank Regulations, Lending and Underwriting, Banking Services, Blockchain, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Financial Data, Digital Assets
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Vibe coding, Email Automation, Brand Strategy, Branding, Generative AI Agents, Contract Negotiation, AI Workflows, Closing (Sales), Entrepreneurship, Negotiation, Order Management, Blogs, Product Knowledge, Selling Techniques, Content Creation, E-Commerce, Order Fulfillment, Agentic systems, Logistics Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Analytics, Financial Trading, Financial Analysis, R Programming, Trend Analysis, Investments, Statistical Analysis, Risk Analysis, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Corporate Tax, Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax Compliance, Tax Planning, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Financial Auditing, Auditing, Income Tax, Budgeting, Tax Laws, Tax Returns, Operating Cost, Accounting, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governmental Accounting, Internal Auditing, Cost Control, External Auditing, Economics
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Accountability, Goal Setting, Management Reporting, Analytical Skills, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Model Evaluation, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Organizational Change, Audit Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Project Closure, Risk Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Revenue Recognition, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Financial Auditing, Generative AI, Supply And Demand
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, FinTech, Interoperability, Payment Systems, Financial Inclusion, Emerging Technologies, Financial Systems, Cryptography, Digital Assets, Financial Regulation, Banking, Transaction Processing, Data Integrity, Computer Security, Governance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Jira (Software), Interviewing Skills, AI Personalization, Project Portfolio Management, LinkedIn, Portfolio Management, Workflow Management, Storytelling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Financial Data, Predictive Modeling, Customer Demand Planning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Exploratory Data Analysis, R Programming, Customer Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Risk Modeling, Inventory Management System, Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Machine Learning, Business
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Chris Croft Training
Skills you'll gain: Brand Loyalty, Price Negotiation, Customer Retention, Consumer Behaviour, Product Strategy, Sales Strategy, Gross Profit, Marketing Psychology, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Growth Strategies, Cost Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Market Analysis, Small Business Accounting, Leadership and Management, Finance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Budgeting, Cost Control, Variance Analysis, Operating Budget, Cost Accounting, Cost Estimation, Expense Management, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Copilot, Financial Planning, Prompt Engineering, Data Storytelling, ChatGPT, Root Cause Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Credit Risk, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Management, Risk Management, Financial Market, Equities, Derivatives, Private Equity, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Governance
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks