Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that aims to capture a company's total cost of production by assessing the variable costs of each step of production as well as fixed costs. Coursera's Cost Accounting catalogue teaches you how to analyze and control these costs to improve profitability. You'll learn how to make cost-effective decisions, design and implement cost accounting systems, set and adjust prices, measure performance, and manage costs in different industries. As a result, you'll enhance your strategic planning abilities and gain the knowledge needed to interpret and manage financial information effectively, equipping you for roles in financial management, auditing, and business analysis.
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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Income Statement, Operating Cost, Cost Management, Inventory Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Gross Profit, Strategic Decision-Making, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Product Assortment, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Production Process, Financial Statements, Price Negotiation, Capacity Management, Decision Making

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Management, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Depreciation, Production Process, Financial Accounting, Operating Expense

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Operating Cost, Cost Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Product Assortment, Price Negotiation, Capacity Management, Decision Making, Forecasting, Analysis

  • Coursera Project Network

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Accounting, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Accounting Systems, Supply Chain, Accounting, Operating Cost, Financial Accounting, Cost Management, Cost Estimation, Analysis, Decision Making

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Skills you'll gain: Income Statement, Inventory Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Cost Accounting, Gross Profit, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, Inventory Management System, Operating Expense

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    University of Virginia

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Management, Budget Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Resource Allocation

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    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Cost Accounting, Variance Analysis, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Decision Making

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Performance Measurement, Balance Sheet, Organizational Strategy, Financial Statement Analysis, Capacity Management, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Performance Metric, Cash Flows, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Budget Management, Business Metrics, Operational Analysis, Product Management

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Skills you'll gain: Human Capital, Management Accounting, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Branding, Cost Management, Cost Accounting, Marketing, Talent Management, Brand Management, Business Economics, Accounting, Strategic Marketing, Budgeting, Cash Flows, Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Market Dynamics, Decision Making, Economics

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    Board Infinity

    Skills you'll gain: Billing Systems, Cloud Computing, Billing, Cloud Management, Cloud Services, Cost Management, Operating Cost, Cloud Platforms, Cost Control, Budget Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Dashboard, Resource Utilization, Budgeting, Virtual Machines, Multi-Cloud, Cost Accounting, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Financial Management, Anomaly Detection

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    Universidad de Chile

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Small Business Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Estimation, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Cost Management, Inventory Accounting, Operating Expense, Material Handling, Labor Compliance, Business Administration

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Leading partners

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • University of Virginia
  • Alfaisal University | KLD
  • BCG
  • University of London
  • Universidad de Palermo
  • Universidades Anáhuac