What is a certificate of accounting?
Accounting is the process of recording, analyzing and authenticating a business’s financial transactions, as well as summarizing and reporting them to management, other relevant parties and/or the public.
Alison offers a variety of professional, online accounting certificates. Our free, self-paced certificate programs are designed to help you learn valuable accounting skills. Start your learning journey toward an accounting certificate today.
Is a certificate in accounting worth it?
A certificate in accounting is absolutely “worth it”! In an increasingly competitive world, employers are looking for training that helps you stand out from your peers.
Earning an accounting certificate allows you to demonstrate your technical skills. Additionally, taking the time to proactively complete an online certificate program through Alison is an indication of your initiative and drive.
Alison offers dozens of accounting certificate options to enhance your knowledge and skills that can be accessed at any time, from anywhere, for free. So what are you waiting for?
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How long does it take to get an accounting certificate?
Alison’s accounting certificates consist of a range of free online programs designed to provide training that is as streamlined and to-the-point as possible. Built for learners of any ability or knowledge level, these free online accounting certificates provide training in a single topic in clear detail.
We have short certificate courses that you can easily complete in fewer than five hours, including Accounting Standards and Principles, Cash Flow Statement and Corporate Governance and Financial Statement Analysis. Like all our programs, our online accounting certificates are self-paced, so you can learn when and where it works best for you.
What can I do with an accounting certificate?
Accounting is a vital component in running any business or organization, and careers within the field are varied.
Bookkeepers document daily financial transactions. Auditors ensure that organizations are in compliance with the law and company policy. In addition to financial reporting, accountants can help business leaders make future financial decisions, assist government entities with delivering services to citizens and aid law enforcement in fighting fraud and financial crime.
An accounting certificate provides technical skills and training that can be applied in your current job. You may also choose to pursue further accreditation and licensure through a combination of education, experience and examination.
With dozens of online accounting certificates, Alison offers the best way for learners to hone their accounting skills for free.
Our expansive, free online certificate catalog was developed by industry-leading experts and allows you not only to improve your accounting skills, but to show employers you have taken the initiative to stay ahead of the competition.
Alison’s online accounting certificates are designed to be short and to-the-point. They are also self-paced, allowing you to learn when and where it works best for you.
Open a range of new career opportunities and enroll today for free.
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