Accounting Courses and Certifications

Basics of Accounting

Learn basic accounting principles and practices through lessons, quizzes, and a practice test.

• Study.com
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

VCE Accounting: Exam Prep & Study Guide

Exam-focused review of accounting principles, the accounting cycle, double-entry bookkeeping, journals, and accrual accounting for the VCE Accounting exam.

• Study.com
• 16 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Foundations of Accounting: Principles & Statements

Learn to read income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, plus bookkeeping cycles, internal controls, fraud schemes, and how business entity structures shape reporting.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Accounting For Dummies

Learn accounting principles, interpret financial statements, calculate ratios, and use cost analysis, forecasts, projections, and budgets for business decisions.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 3 courses

EDUCBA

Shadow Accounting in Investment Funds

Learn how shadow accounting verifies fund operations: independent NAV calculations, reconciliation procedures, administrator and manager workflows, and automation across hedge funds, mutual funds, and financial institutions.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Accounting Tutorials for Beginners

Learn basic accounting principles, including debits and credits, and how to create and interpret financial statements for day-to-day business activities.

• Study.com
• 2 hours 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Advanced Accounting: Costing, Auditing, and Fraud

Learn to analyze organizational finances using job and activity-based costing, evaluate internal controls and audit risk, and detect fraud through financial statement analysis.

• Coursera
• 19 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

West Virginia University

Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

12 ratings

Everyday across the world, thousands of businesses are victimized by fraud. Who commits these bad acts? Why? And, how? In this course we are going to help you answer the questions: who commits fraud, why and how. We’ll also help you develop skills for…

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Accounting and Finance

22 ratings at edX

Develop financial acumen to manage your business successfully.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Career Certificate

Accounting for Financial Analysts Specialization

13873 ratings at Corporate Finance Institute

Develop the necessary accounting knowledge to interpret, adjust, and analyze financial statements

• Corporate Finance Institute
• 17 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Accounting for Decision-Making

31 ratings at edX

Learn how to read and interpret financial statements and manage costs to take informed business decisions.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AI in Accounting

Learn to apply AI tools and models to automate bookkeeping, tax preparation, financial analysis, and strategic planning in accounting.

• Swayam
• 10 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Professional Diploma in Accounting & Bookkeeping Essentials

111 ratings at Udemy

Master the Core Principles of Accounting & Bookkeeping to Build Confidence, Accuracy, and Career-Ready Skills

• Udemy
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Imperial College London;  Imperial College Business School

Accounting Essentials

57 ratings at edX

An introduction to the financial and management accounting skills needed to succeed in both MBA study and in business.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

IIT Madras;  NPTEL

Foundations of Accounting & Finance

Build a manager’s working appreciation of accounting and finance by reading financial statements, analyzing costs, budgeting, and evaluating investments.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course