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Discover a variety of accounting classes in Los Angeles. From basic bookkeeping to advanced financial analysis, these courses offer practical and essential tools for success in the field of accounting.

2 classes in-person in Los Angeles have spots left, and 14 classes live online are available.

Intro to Financial Accounting

Noble Desktop - Virtually Online

Learn how to analyze financial statements and reports in this hands-on course. Gain a better understanding of accounting concepts by examining the financial statements of well-known companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. Develop the skills necessary to interpret financial metrics and ratios used by analysts.

(372) Beginner 18 and older

QuickBooks Bootcamp

NYC Career Centers @ 185 Madison Ave, New York, NY

Take control of your business finances and make informed decisions that can drive your success to new heights. Master the core principles of QuickBooks in this comprehensive course taught by NYC Career Centers. Learn how to set up and navigate the software, record transactions, track expenses, and generate detailed financial reports.

(679) All levels 18 and older
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$499

2 sessions

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Financial Accounting Private Training

Noble Desktop - Virtually Online

Immerse yourself in a comprehensive journey through financial accounting essentials. From basic principles to advanced topics, This class equips beginners with vital knowledge for careers in accounting and finance. Gain insights into financial reports, accrual accounting specifics, and analytical tools, ensuring you're well-prepared for professional success in finance-related fields.

(372) All levels 13 and older
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QuickBooks Private Training

Noble Desktop - Virtually Online

Take control of your business finances and make informed decisions with the comprehensive QuickBooks course at Noble Desktop. From setting up a company to mastering invoicing and payment processing, this program equips you with the tools to succeed. Explore advanced topics like customizing reports and inventory management, and gain the confidence to make impactful financial decisions.

(372) All levels 13 and older

Fundamentals of Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Managers

American Management Association

Gain the financial skills you need to demonstrate value, interpret reports, make data-driven decisions, and justify ideas in dollars and cents. This program from the American Management Association is designed for non-financial managers in any industry and will help you cultivate proactive relationships with finance professionals while expanding your career opportunities.

(5) All levels 21 and older
$2,595

64 sessions

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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting

American Management Association

Learn how to properly identify and classify various costs in inventory and cost of goods sold in this seminar at the American Management Association. Discover techniques used by companies to value inventory for internal and external users, ensuring accurate financial reporting. Ideal for manufacturing managers responsible for costing inventory and assessing product profitability.

(5) All levels 21 and older
$2,595

9 sessions

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QuickBooks Desktop Part I (Online)

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ Online Classroom

Learn how to efficiently manage small business accounting with QuickBooks Desktop Part I (Online). This course covers everything from invoicing and payments to reconciling bank accounts and customizing reports. Enhance your financial skills and streamline your business processes.

(21) Beginner 18 and older

How to Speak Accounting

American Management Association

Learn the language of accounting and gain the ability to converse with finance professionals intelligently in just a few hours. Develop a baseline of financial understanding and clear up any confusion surrounding financial statements and their purpose. Take the first step towards understanding the all-important numbers side of the business.

(5) Advanced 21 and older
$279

4 sessions

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QuickBooks Online Part II

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ Online Classroom

Learn advanced techniques for using QuickBooks Online and take your accounting skills to the next level. Master transactions, form customization, report creation, sales tax tracking, user configuration, payroll preparation, and more in this comprehensive class. Prior experience with QuickBooks Online is required.

(21) All levels 18 and older
$299

2 sessions

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QuickBooks Online Part I (Online)

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ Online Classroom

Learn how to navigate and utilize QuickBooks Online in this hands-on course at Computer Training Source, Inc. Discover practical techniques for entering and managing transactions, setting up inventory, and reconciling statements. Take your accounting skills to the next level with QuickBooks Online Part I.

(21) Beginner 18 and older
$299

2 sessions

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QuickBooks Online Part III

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ Online Classroom

Master the practical use of QuickBooks Online with a mock company in realistic workflow scenarios. Learn to enter, edit, and delete multiple bills, checks, invoices, and credit card charges, as well as reconcile bank and credit card statements. Build on your QuickBooks skills with this advanced course.

(21) All levels 18 and older

QuickBooks Desktop Part II (Online)

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ Online Classroom

Master the advanced features of QuickBooks in this comprehensive course. Learn payroll, customizing invoices and forms, job costing, inventory management, and more. Build your expertise and take control of your finances with QuickBooks Desktop Part II.

(21) Intermediate 18 and older

Bookkeeping Fundamentals

Digital Workshop Center

Gain a strong foundation in bookkeeping and learn best practices for the job in this comprehensive workshop at the Digital Workshop Center. Master the workflow of bookkeeping, including creating accounts, analyzing transactions, and preparing financial statements, under the guidance of expert instructors. Enhance your professional skills and boost your career potential with this essential course.

(2) Beginner 16 and older
$1,500

3 sessions

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Payroll Fundamentals

Digital Workshop Center

Learn the essential skills needed to manage payroll as a professional bookkeeper in this comprehensive workshop taught by QuickBooks Pro Advisors at the Digital Workshop Center. Gain the knowledge and expertise to properly record and distribute payroll, navigate complex payroll scenarios, and understand the impact on financial statements. Start your bookkeeping career today.

(2) Beginner 16 and older
$1,500

3 sessions

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QuickBooks Online for Beginners (Level 1)

Digital Workshop Center

Learn the essential skills and best practices for using QuickBooks Online in your business. Gain confidence in managing your finances and save time with this hands-on course at the Digital Workshop Center.

(2) Beginner 16 and older
$1,500

3 sessions

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QuickBooks Online Advanced (Level 2)

Digital Workshop Center

Take your QuickBooks skills to the next level and make more informed business decisions with advanced features. Learn to customize forms, create advanced reports, track sales tax, and more. Enroll in QuickBooks Online Advanced at the Digital Workshop Center.

(2) Advanced 16 and older
$1,500

3 sessions

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Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis & Concepts

Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Master the fundamental principles of financial analysis and gain a solid understanding of accounting concepts. Enhance your skills in interpreting financial data and making informed business decisions.

(782) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$149
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Payables Management in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

ONLC Training Centers

The one-day Microsoft Dynamics GP Payables Management course examines the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter vendor invoices and process checks. This course also shows you how to perform additional functions such as adjustments, prepayments, month-end closing, and cash flow control. A thorough understanding of these topics allows for capitalizing on vendor discount dates to reduce accounts payable liabilities and easily select...

(7) Beginner 18 and older
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Fixed Assets in Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013

ONLC Training Centers

The Microsoft Dynamics GP Fixed Assets course describes the processes required to enter, depreciate, and retire fixed assets. This course also demonstrates how to perform additional related functions such as changing asset information, mass changes, partial transfers and partial retirements. Audience Profile This course is intended for someone wanting to learn the basic features and to develop a working knowledge of the typical day-to-day procedures...

(7) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

QuickBooks Fundamentals I

Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Master the essentials of a leading accounting software with hands-on training and expert guidance. Enhance your financial management skills and streamline your accounting processes to drive business success. Join this course to gain practical knowledge and boost your proficiency in financial data management.

(782) Beginner 18 and older
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Reviews for Accounting Classes in Los Angeles

Accounting Classes in Los Angeles are rated 4.4 stars based on 1,868 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.

  • QuickBooks Desktop Part I (Online)

    Reviewed by Diana D. on 5/8/2023
    The class was very informative, and the instructor was very professional.
  • QuickBooks Fundamentals I

    Reviewed by Christina F. on 2/24/2020
    The Class was great very informational, cant wait for class two!
  • QuickBooks Fundamentals I

    Reviewed by Gustavo R. on 2/11/2019
    The class was more basic than I thought, but it really gave me a good foundation on using the software. Although I did learn from this class, I still have more to learn on using the software. I definitely will be taking the next class.
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis & Concepts

    Reviewed by Ester K. on 7/6/2018
    Instructor was great. The class teamwork was open and interactive.
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis & Concepts

    Reviewed by Leigh Ann B. on 6/24/2018
    This was a great class with a great teacher! Kevin Farmer was terrific...he covered a lot of information, but, simultaneously, he took the time to go over more difficult topics. I am really glad I came from Orange County to be in this class.
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis & Concepts

    Reviewed by Orville R. on 3/19/2018
    Excellent! The presenter was knowledgeable.The class sessions were interactive and engaging. I definitely recommend it.
  • Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis & Concepts

    Reviewed by Heather S. on 1/14/2018
    The teacher was great! I rarely take a class where I feel like the subject is conveyed clearly within the time allowed.
  • QuickBooks Fundamentals I

    Anonymous review on 8/7/2017
    Great professor!
  • QuickBooks Fundamentals I

    Reviewed by Alicia R. on 7/11/2017
    the instructor Ronald Aimie was the best! the day went by so fast, i i learned so much.
  • QuickBooks Fundamentals I

    Reviewed by Curtis W. on 3/28/2017
    Very good teacher! He mows what he is doing.

Discover the Best Accounting Classes in Los Angeles

Accounting (also known as accountancy, particularly in the United Kingdom) is the form of applied mathematics whereby people keep track of how much money a company has. And had. And will have. If your company is a small one, that may not be overly complicated to do, but if you have inventory, employees, and a lot of customers, the task can rapidly become complex, hence the need for dedicated professionals whose only job is to keep the company's books. Accountants and auditors (who are the accountants whose job it is to check other accountants' efforts) work in the name of precision and accuracy to keep management, investors, and regulators aware of how much is in the corporate till at any given moment.

Why You Should Learn Accounting in Los Angeles

Say "Los Angeles" in a word association exercise to someone, and they're unlikely to come back with "accounting." There's more to the City of Angels than the tinsel of Hollywood and the entertainment industry, however. Los Angeles is home to a quarter of a million small businesses and over a million single proprietorships beyond that. On top of that, Los Angeles is home to over a dozen Fortune 500 companies, most of them having nothing to do with entertainment.

The one thing all those businesses have in common is that their goal is to make money and that they use money to make more of it. In turn, that means that all those businesses require accountants of all shapes, sizes, and levels of qualification. There is, therefore, plenty of work for accounting professionals in the Southland, where you stand a much greater chance of making it as a successful accountant than as an actor/waiter.

Perhaps one of those many businesses is yours. If that's the case, then you have finances to understand. The more you understand them, the greater your control will be over your business. Although you may have an accountant taking care of the books, you should know how to read those books. While you shouldn't assume that your accountant is swindling you, the best way to avoid that is by being able to read corporate numbers. Less ominously, you may be a very small, young company and not have a need for (nor the means to hire) a professional accountant. Knowing how to keep your own books can save you money and spare you the unpleasant ritual of having to cross your fingers every time you decide to consult your bank balance.

In-Person Accounting Classes in Los Angeles

To start at the very beginning, those with no background in accounting will find Los Angeles City College's class in Bookkeeping/Accounting Analysis and Concepts to be a worthwhile introduction to the world of corporate numbers. The course, hosted by LACC's highly eclectic adult education wing, is offered on a not-for-credit basis.

The accounting program of choice for small businesses today is QuickBooks. A class in the software is also to be found from LACC, QuickBooks Fundamentals I. It shows students how to set up a business using the program and how to keep track of their venture's finances. (A follow-up class may also be available.) LACC is located on Vermont Avenue, at the Eastern end of Hollywood or slightly to the West of Downtown.

Another option for learning the highly practical basics of QuickBooks is ONLC Training Centers' QuickBooks Desktop Introduction. Offered in West LA, practically in the shadow of the 405, the class also takes students through their first steps in the software and shows them how to perform such vital tasks as invoicing, processing payments, and paying bills. At the end of the class' two half-day sessions, students will be able to track their businesses' progress using the program. Classes at ONLC are interactive and conducted live using a remote instructor.

A more specialized class for those who work (or who plan to work) in the arcane world of medical billing is Medical Credit and Collection. The four-session course takes place on weekends at Mt. San Antonio College, about an hour's drive from Downtown Los Angeles, when favorable traffic winds prevail. Topics covered include medical terminology, billing and coding, and, most particularly, credit and collection. The class is not-for-credit, but a certificate is issued at its conclusion. The course is one of six offered at Mt. San Antonio to help those working in a professional medical environment.

Another different take on an accounting class is to be had from another community college in the Greater Los Angeles Area, Santa Monica College: Investment Bootcamp. In one brief (two-and-a-half hour) session, the class touches upon the basics of retirement plans, annuities, and mutual funds. A massive bonus is that, unlike so many other investment seminars, this one won't seek to sell you anything. The class takes place at SMCC's Bundy Campus, ever so slightly to the east of Santa Monica proper.

Virtual Accounting Classes

No one wants to drive around Los Angeles any more than is absolutely necessary. If the thought of getting into the car and sitting in traffic and half-listening to yet another audiobook just to get to an accounting class doesn't appeal to you, the twenty-first century can offer you an alternative that you might find more attractive: the live online class. Fully live, in that the teacher is teaching to you (and can even see you if your camera is on.), you can nonetheless study from wherever you want, sit as comfortably as you wish, and not have to sit next to someone distracting.

Accounting classes are very well-suited to this learning format, as you don't require any complex materials with which to follow the course. All you'll need is paper, sharpened number two pencils and a calculator. (Introductory classes in accounting don't even require a specialized accounting calculator.) If you're taking a QuickBooks class, you'll also need the software loaded onto your computer, but you're going to need that anyway and very likely already have it and are taking the class because you need help understanding it.

Online accounting classes can be taken from schools anywhere, which considerably increases the pool of courses from which you can choose. You'll also find that selection extends to the subject matter covered in online classes, which run a whole gamut from the basic to the esoteric.

Among the basic classes, you'll find instruction in QuickBooks from the Digital Workshop Center's Bookkeeping Fundamentals. In this entry into the field, you'll learn basic accounting concepts from double-entry bookkeeping to professional financial analysis. The course takes three weekday afternoons to complete and is one of a host of online business classes, bootcamps, and certificate programs available from the Colorado-based school.

For people with well more than basic accounting knowledge, IASemniars offers a whole spectrum of seminars in different aspects of the highly complex subject of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which includes 17 Insurance Contract Accounting Workshop for Preparers. At the end of five half-day sessions, participants will have had considerable light shed upon the complexities of IFRS 17, how it compares to its predecessor, IFRS 4, and how insurance entities now have to report their activities to international regulators. Accountants, actuaries, auditors, as well as controllers, and executive financial officers, will all find the workshop highly beneficial as they struggle to come to terms with the new standard.

IASeminars also offers a thought-provoking online class in the form of Ethics -- A Workshop for Accountants. Events of recent years have created an image of accountants as a dishonest lot, always cooking the books and facilitating any number of schemes to separate investors from their money. While one would hope these unscrupulous beings aren't indicative of the entire profession's moral compass, this workshop is designed to remind all manner of financial professionals of the ethical code underpinning everything they do.

If you're not quite ready for a workshop on accounting ethics and are still at the stage at which you wish to learn about accounting practices, an engaging choice might be the Financial Modeling Bootcamp from Noble Desktop. The three-day program shows students well-versed in the ways of Excel to create a discounted cash flow (DCF) model using real rather than hypothetical numbers. Students will emerge with a new basis in financial analysis with many real-world applications.

What to Learn After Accounting

Accounting isn't all numbers. While many accountants might wish that it were, the reality is that every accountant is going to have, at some point, to explain accounting concepts to non-accountants. This can happen between a CFO and a CEO, or it can happen farther down the corporate ladder. As a result, an accountant seeking to make a career ought to know more than just the fundamentals of business writing. Concise and correct writing is one of the softer skills most in demand across the business world today, and an accountant can only benefit from an online course such as Effective Business Writing from Noble Desktop. The class runs for only one day but can make for serious improvement in anything you write. There is a follow-up course available as well: Advanced Business Writing also runs for a day and will have you using words almost as comfortably as you use numbers when writing reports.


While written communication is essential in business today, you should pay attention to your verbal communication skills as well. Oral presentations to small or large groups are a chance to shine or flop in front of managers and others who can make a difference in the development of your career. Public speaking doesn't come easily to most people, and anxiety when facing a room of more-or-less attentive listeners staring at you is perfectly normal. This is why they invented the public speaking class. Zenspeak Public Speaking Center offers a ten-session online course on the subject called, suitably enough, Overcome Your Public Speaking Fear. The course will help make you comfortable facing down crowds, and while it may be a mixed blessing, will also make you one of those people who always get the public speaking baton passed to them. If you're not sure about investing in the entire course, Zenspeak offers a free trial class for those on the fence.

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