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.

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Process Management, Global Marketing, Business Process, Business Process Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Brand Management, Leadership and Management, Financial Analysis, Marketing, People Management, Team Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Organizational Change, Leadership, Inventory Accounting, Business Strategy, Financial Management, Data Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Technical Accounting, Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Investments, Balance Sheet, Case Studies, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Securities (Finance), Financial Regulation, Compliance Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Capital Markets, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Accounting Software, Ledgers (Accounting), Small Business Accounting, Payroll Processing, Financial Statements, Accounting, Cash Handling, Bookkeeping, Financial Reporting, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Balance Sheet, Expense Management, Billing & Invoicing, Banking, Transaction Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Prompt Engineering Tools, Data Ethics, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Data, Make.com, Data Governance, Workflow Management, Miro AI, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Credit Risk, Financial Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, Budgeting, Forecasting
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Preprocessing, Data Literacy, Data Manipulation, Data Presentation, Excel Macros, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis Software, Business Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Financial Forecasting, Analytical Skills, Advanced Analytics, Business Mathematics, Financial Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Financial Market, Investments, Securities (Finance), Financial Systems, Securities Trading, Asset Management, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Investment Management, Equities, Performance Measurement, Finance, Financial Services, Performance Analysis, Risk Management, Return On Investment, Market Liquidity, Derivatives
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Financial Forecasting, Reconciliation, Financial Analysis, A/B Testing, Portfolio Risk, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Decision Tree Learning, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, Miro AI, Financial Accounting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Accounting, Risk Analysis, Cash Flows, Data Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Decision Making, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, New Business Development, Risk Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Spreadsheet Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Risk Management, Investment Management, Financial Market, Portfolio Risk, Business Risk Management, Capital Markets, Risk Analysis, Risk Modeling, Asset Management, Performance Measurement, Investments, Market Dynamics, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Planning, Finance, Equities, Performance Analysis, Business Ethics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months