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
As campus acclimates to Workday, Business Services content experts are fielding questions, providing guidance, and fine-tuning finance-related processes. During this time, we have paused many of our Canvas courses and live virtual trainings. The Universities of Wisconsin offers a robust collection of training, job aids, 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.
New Capital Equipment Q&A Session Added
Join the UW-Madison Property Control team for their next virtual Q&A session on February 18, 2026, 10 – 11 a.m. The featured topic is Reporting in Workday: How to run reports for your assets in Workday. Registration information and session details
Self-paced accounting courses available from LinkedIn Learning
Need to learn or brush up on basic accounting principles and practices? Here are some examples of courses available from LinkedIn Learning:
- 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. All UW–Madison faculty and staff have access to the LinkedIn Learning library of courses. You can view the library by logging in to Workday and clicking “Personal”, “Learning”, “Discover”, and “Browse Learning.” To quickly find accounting courses, enter “Accounting” in the search box when you browse the learning catalog.
Finance@UW
Learn about Finance@UW or register for an upcoming cohort or conference on the Finance@UW website.
Contact
Dawn Rekoske
Training and Organizational Development Manager
dawn.rekoske@wisc.edu