Financial Accounting Courses
November 02, 2023
by a searcher from Trinity College Connecticut in Boston, MA, USA
While searching I’ve decided to dedicate a percentage of my time to continued education. I’m aware that understanding financial accounting fundamentals is extremely important, especially for folks (like me) with a sales/marketing/mgmt background.
What courses do searchers recommend in this space? I’ve heard Coursera has a number of free options, but curious if there are others out there...
from University of Cape Town in Auckland, New Zealand
My only advice on pure Financial Accounting is that it can be winding and would not be bogged down with some of the nuances. Off-the-shelf accounting packages such as QuickBooks already incorporate half of what we spend years learning about Fin Acc.
Much value is in Financial Analysis (reading through the trial balance/general ledger/financial statements and understanding what it means for day-to-day operations). Financial Analysis helps during acquisition and post.
I am in the process of developing a course on Financial Analysis for Acquiring a Small Business. Will be posting details here
from University of Pennsylvania in Durham, NC, USA