Your Path to Accounting Excellence
At Bentley, we empower professionals to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market through expert-led programs designed for immediate impact. Our offerings emphasize practical, implementable skills, customized learning paths aligned with your organization’s goals, and course content rooted in cutting-edge research and industry best practices.
In partnership with FlexProfessionals, this program was developed to meet real-world needs. FlexProfessionals specializes in supporting businesses and nonprofits through affordable, flexible talent solutions while connecting job seekers with flexible work options and upskilling for current business skills. This course is designed to help professionals build capabilities quickly and develop the confidence and readiness needed to take on accounting responsibilities.
Upskill to stay ahead of market trends
Emphasis on skills that can be immediately implemented
Customized programs to match organizational needs
Course content grounded in latest research and industry best practices, including AI advancements
Opportunity to partner with acclaimed academic centers
Graduates of Bentley’s Business Accounting Accelerator Certificate Program gain hands-on knowledge of accounting and technology functions, ranging from managing cash flow and budgets to financial reporting and the month-end-close. Through targeted instruction in QuickBooks Online and Excel, participants develop technical expertise using the tools most critical to accountants, including essential accounting systems and AI-enhanced solutions tailored to business needs.
The course is taught in a series of modules, each of which includes assessments to ensure the learner’s mastery of the material. Each module includes assessments to ensure a 75% minimum competency, and upon successful completion, learners receive a Bentley University non-credit certificate, boosting their credentials and career readiness. Students in the course have access to the FlexForward job search program offered by FlexProfessionals. This online, modular series equips students navigating career transitions with the skills, tools, and confidence needed for success.
Course Overview
Financial Accounting
- Master the accounting cycle:
- Identify, interpret, and journalize transactions,
- Prepare and post adjusting entries, and
- Prepare financial statements.
- Analyze financial statement data.
- Tell a company’s story using its financial statements.
Managerial Accounting
- Explore cost behaviors.
- Make decisions using cost-volume-profit analysis.
- Design budgets and forecasts.
- Interpret financial metrics.
Technology Tools
QuickBooks Online
- Process transactions
- Perform bank reconciliations
- Close the books
- Prepare financial statements
Microsoft Excel
- Formulas, functions, formatting
- Data analysis
Generative AI - prompt engineering
How You Will Learn
This program is designed to empower participants with a solid foundation in the principles of financial and managerial accounting and the use of key functionality in use in QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Excel, GenAI tools and the ability to navigate the rapidly evolving demands of business accounting, entrepreneurship, and technological advancements. It is designed for a variety of audiences, including:
- Professionals re-entering the workforce
- Entrepreneurs seeking to upskill their accounting knowledge
- Outsourced and fractional accounting staff
Overall Program Structure
This is a 16-week program consisting of 'flipped classroom' modules combining asynchronous, self-paced learning with live virtual instruction from Bentley faculty who are active field practitioners and accounting experts.
Asynchronous Learning
Asynchronous content: students watch 'bite-sized' lecture and problem-solving videos targeted toward program content, prepare textbook and other assigned readings, and work assigned practice exercises and problems; a total of 6-8 hours per week in advance of live, synchronous sessions.
Live Sessions and Support
Each weekly, live, synchronous session is 90-minutes long. The focus is on clarification of material prepared in advance with additional group exercises, and scenario-based discussions.
Assessments and Certification
Assessment after each topic (learners must pass with a 75% average across all topics to receive a Certificate of Completion).
Program Overview
If you are seeking a primer in accounting basics and the practical application of operational accounting concepts, this program is designed for you. The program is designed to empower professionals re-entering the workforce, starting their own business, or seeking to upskill with critical accounting knowledge, and equips participants with foundational accounting skills, proficiency in widely used tools such as QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Excel, and AI tools, as well as the ability to navigate the rapidly evolving demands of accounting and technological advancements.
This online, modular course offered through FlexProfessionals equips individuals navigating career transitions — whether re-entering the workforce, shifting career paths, or positioning for new opportunities — with the skills, tools, and confidence needed for success.
Each module includes a series of on-demand recordings, downloadable resources, practical exercises, and a workbook for guided application. Participants may take modules individually or complete the full series for a comprehensive career development experience:
| Module 1: Create a Compelling Resume |
| Module 2: Master LinkedIn for Job Search and Career Growth |
| Module 3: Networking - Uncover the Hidden Job Market |
| Module 4: Interviewing with Purpose - Communicate your Value with Clarity and Confidence |
| Module 5: Navigating Career Transitions |
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Program Details
Virtual Format: self-paced pre-work with live, virtual weekly classes with Bentley professors. Virtual live instruction on Tuesdays from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST. All sessions will be recorded for future viewing.
Program Dates: March 3rd - June 16th, 2026
Program Cost: $3,000
- Program fee includes tuition and instructional materials.
- Register 30+ days in advance to receive a 20% discount.
Bentley Refund Policy
Bentley University will grant a full refund for cancellations received at least 30 days before the program start date. A 50% refund will be given for those cancellations made prior to fourteen days of the program start date. No refund will be granted for those cancellations received after that time.
Get More Info
We are happy to answer your questions and provide more details about the program.
Contact Bentley University Executive Education at execed@bentley.edu
Supporting Our Community
50% Discount for Alumni, Non-Profits, Service Members, Law Enforcement, and Job Seekers in Transition. Inquire for more info: execed@bentley.edu.