With Alison's free, professional accounting courses and courses in finance, students will gain the skills needed to enter or advance in the field of accounting and finance. Alison offers two diploma-level professional accounting classes, including Advanced Controls and Techniques, Core Practices and Theory. Other free accounting classes include subjects including introductions to balance sheets, merchandising transactions, completing the accounting cycle, understanding receivables and payables and measuring/reporting inventory. Students also will have to opportunity to take several professional courses in finance.