- Accountants, or those with a background in accounting, can expand on existing skills in intermediate accounting courses. Depending on the program, courses typically focus on balance sheets and financial disclosures. Topics include trading securities, asset measurement and recognition, and cash, receivables, inventories and fixed assets.
- Most intermediate training courses require candidates to have a basic understanding of accounting and, in some cases, relevant work experience.
- Training can usually be completed in less than two years. Some individual courses are attached to an accounting boot camp and can be completed in less than three days, such as a program offered at the New York Institute of Finance. In addition, intermediate accounting courses are available online.
- Courses and programs offer a wide range of topics, including taxes, pensions and accounting theory. Candidates should choose courses based on career development and interests.
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