Business Services Training provides relevant courses and resources to ensure UW–Madison employees have the knowledge and skills to perform their purchasing and financial responsibilities accurately and efficiently.
All Business Services trainings are available in a mix of live/virtual (Zoom/Teams) and on-demand, online (Canvas) formats. We are happy to accommodate learning styles/needs that are not met by these formats; please contact dawn.rekoske@wisc.edu so we can work with you.
Announcements
Workday Finance Training
The Universities of Wisconsin offers a robust collection of training, tools and resources for finance personnel on their Workday for Finance Professionals web page. As unique circumstances and needs are identified at UW-Madison, the Division of Business Services will offer supplemental finance support, which will be announced on this page.
Finance@UW offers new accrual accounting course
This self-paced course will guide you through the core components of accrual accounting and how it differs from cash-basis accounting. It is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes. You can register and access the course here: Finance@UW – Accrual Accounting – Prepare for accrual accounting
Accounting courses available
Need to learn or brush up on basic accounting principles and practices? Consider these self-paced online course options:
- Accounting for Non-Accountants (1h 45m)
- Accounting Foundations (2h)
- Accounting Foundations: Bookkeeping (1h 39m)
- Accounting Foundations: Understanding the GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) (1h 8m)
- Accounting Foundations: Understanding the Accounting Cycle and Accrual-Basis Accounting (1h 30m)
- Accounting Foundations: Cost Estimating (1h 15m)
- Develop Your Finance and Accounting Skills (13h)
- Financial Accounting Foundations (1h 49m)
- Excel for Accounting (1h 9m)
- Excel for Accountants (1h 31m)
These are among thousands of up-to-date courses developed and led by industry experts on LinkedIn Learning. All UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students have access to the LinkedIn Learning library of courses. Log in to LinkedIn Learning with your NetID and find accounting-related courses, including the titles above, by entering “Basic Accounting” in the search box.
Contact
Dawn Rekoske
Training and Organizational Development Manager
dawn.rekoske@wisc.edu