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.

Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Financial Statement Analysis, Non-Profit Accounting, Technical Accounting, Balance Sheet, Fund Accounting, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Expense Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Accrual Accounting, Contract Accounting, Financial Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Inventory Accounting, Financial Data, Accounting
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Balance Sheet, Depreciation, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Technical Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), General Ledger, Capital Expenditure, Equities, Fixed Asset, Accounts Receivable, Analysis, Estimation, Corporate Finance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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, Financial Analysis, SQL, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Reporting, Data Presentation, Report Writing, Financial Reporting, Data Visualization, Concision, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Presentations, Storytelling, Communication, Graphing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Forecasting, Income Statement, Variance Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Cost Control, Balance Sheet, Revenue Forecasting, Cash Flows, Capital Budgeting, Cost Accounting, Business Valuation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Auditing, Corporate Finance, Business Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Barbara
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Analysis, Accrual Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Depreciation, Fixed Asset, General Accounting, Expense Management, Operating Expense, Business Valuation, Asset Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Revenue Recognition, Accrual Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Depreciation, Accounts Receivable, Credit Risk, Equities
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statements, Financial Reporting, Financial Data, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Cash Flow Forecasting, Analysis, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Finance, Equities
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Income Statement, General Ledger, General Accounting, Financial Reporting, Ledgers (Accounting), QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Accounting Software, Financial Statements, Excel Formulas, Accounting and Finance Software, Balance Sheet, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Excel, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Operational Analysis, Business Modeling, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Business Valuation, Income Statement, Cash Flow Forecasting, Storytelling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Case Studies, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Data Storytelling, Benchmarking, Financial Data, Income Statement, Business Metrics, Communication, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Recognition, Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Accruals, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Accounting Records, Inventory Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months