Keep an association’s books
Record three months of an association’s transactions, from journal to balance sheet.
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Economics & finance · 49Beginner
Accountant & Management Controller
Future accountants, finance assistants or controllers.
The accounting cycle, financial statements, management accounting, reporting standards, then tax and cost accounting.
233hours of coursework
24weeks at 10 h
4steps
14courses
3universities
Target skills
AccountingFinancial AccountingIncome StatementFinancial StatementsBalance SheetAccrual AccountingRevenue RecognitionCost AccountingCash FlowsFinancial AnalysisFinancial ReportingManagement Accounting
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Accountant
- Management controller
- Audit assistant
Progression
- 1University of California, IrvineBeginnerMicrosoft Excel
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) What is Financial Accounting? Beginner 9 h 4.7 (558) Recording in Journals & Posting in Ledgers — 11 h 4.8 (189) Completing the Accounting Cycle Beginner 10 h 4.6 (156) - 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Understanding Financial Statements: Company Position Beginner 12 h 4.8 (1,404) Understanding Financial Statements: Company Performance Beginner 12 h 4.7 (797) Accounting for Business Decision Making: Measurement and Operational Decisions Beginner 18 h 3.8 (190) Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control Beginner 16 h 3.8 (119) - 3University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIntermediateSpreadsheet software
Stated prerequisites: Some related experience; basic business and math knowledge
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Accounting Analysis I: The Role of Accounting as an Information System Intermediate 28 h 4.8 (742) Accounting Analysis I: Measurement and Disclosure of Assets Intermediate 22 h 4.8 (233) Accounting Analysis II: Measurement and Disclosure of Liabilities Intermediate 33 h 4.7 (134) Accounting Analysis II: Accounting for Liabilities and Equity Intermediate 47 h 4.7 (121) - 4University of California, Santa BarbaraIntermediate
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Economics of Markets, Government, and Nonprofits Beginner 5 h — Managerial and Cost Accounting Intermediate 5 h — Taxation Concepts Intermediate 5 h —
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Free textbooks
Principles of Accounting, Volume 1: Financial AccountingOpenStaxFree (OpenStax)
Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial AccountingOpenStaxFree (OpenStax)