Best way to study accounting (on-cycle prep, general investing prep)

Incoming FT at an EB looking to do a little bit of prep for on-cycle pe recruiting and general help for my investing path.

I am a STEM major and never took a finance class in my life. Only finance stuff I did was my SA and prep for IB interviews. Never did a proper stock pitch for a company in my life or did a true deep dive of a company's financials. I understand basic finance concepts, but I would really like to form a solid base in my last semester (yes i know, but i have had enough fun in college) and figured accounting would be a good place to start to be familiar with financial statements and it's the language of finance per buffet. 

So for a newbie like myself looking to learn accounting not only for on-cycle but my future in this investing path, what is the best source or textbook that will allow me to study this stuff solidly. Favorite books, websites, courses? Thanks.

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Read the book Financial Intelligence. That should really be all you need as an accounting refresher. I was also a stem major going into banking and this helped immensely. Very easy read. You’re better off just reading about key Corporate finance topics online. Plenty of great resources 

If you have a loose grasp on these foundational topics, I’d seriously consider sitting out your first on cycle until prepared.

 

If you sit out first oncycle and opt for oncycle as a 2nd year analyst is this looked down upon by top PE firms? Basically doing a 3 year analyst stint versus typical 2 year banking stint. 

 

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