ABSTRACT
This study focused on the use of financial accounting information system for management devision making.
The objective of the study was to determine whether financial accounting information system was used by management for efficient and effective performance, and the extent the information guided and regulated management decision making in companies. This study proffered solution to the problems encountered by the management in the implementation of the financial accounting information system.
The study relied mostly on secondary data such as the financial rations responses to questionnaire the financial statement statistical test.
The major finding of the study was that employment of non qualified personnel in the account department lead to disregard of accounting information system.
It was also found out from the results of the percentage that accounting information system has a positive impact on management decisions in companies and there is a relationship between performance and effective use of financial accounting information my managers.
It was recommended that companies should employ qualified accountants or alternatively educate their staff on how to use the financial accounting information system for management decision making.
In conclusion it is found that the more merits than demerits in using the financial accounting information system for management decision making in companies
LIST OF TABLE
4.2.1 Acceptance of the use of financial accounting information system.
4.2.2 The influence of financial accounting information on the decision
made towards achieving the objective
accounting information system by managers
TABLE CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research design and methodology
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data presentation and analysis
4.1 Analysis of financial statement
4.1 analysis of responses to questionnaires
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of finding
Bibliography
Appendix.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Within the later part of 1990’s Nigerian economy has been characterized my instability. This might be caused by not making good use of accounting information system for their management decision making. Accounting information is the provision of relevant economic information system to permit informed judgment and decision by user of the information”
Many companies are now closed down rendering many people jobless. This led a lot of instability in the society the surviving companies are on the verge of collapse.
Financial accounting covers those activates related to the preparation of certain report which are know as financial statements. These statements report the financial states of the firm at a particular the financial states of the firm at a particular period or time. The essence of this information system is for management and other users to make decision. The accuracy of the decision made depends on the design of the management information system (M.I .S) which calls for the management concerned to prepare the financial accounting information system for the guidance of the users.
Decision making can be described as the art of choosing among possible managerial actions. The art of decision making is to enable management of a business to choose from among a range of already analyzed and evaluated alternatives. Good management would certainly choose those alternatives which would give the company maximum profit and at the same time reduce their expected loses. there are two classes of decision makers namely the internal and external user. They can be identified in respect of the use of financial accounting information. The management are the internal user while the share holders creditors customer employees and trade union and government agencies are the external user. The management who are the major user of financial accounting information need the financial accounting information to plan. Since not all business persons understand the impact of financial accounting on the management of their respective business they manager their business without taking any note of the importance of financial accounting information system. Whether a business is a sole proprietorship partnership or co-operation financial accounting as an information system has an effect on the management of any business.
The effect of financial accounting information on the management of any business can be over looked. The extent of such effect may not be the same for every business. Many schools of thought believe that no business escapes such an effect.
This study on the effect of financial accounting information on management decision sought to know how financial accounting manner influence managerial decision
The main reason for introducing the use of accounting information system for management decision making is that;
There are basic concepts involved in financial accounting such concepts are summarized under calculations and interpretation. In particle accounting conventions seem to be utilitarian. Their degree of acceptance stems form their usefulness the those making decision involving accounting data. Clearly as these factors change over time so must accounting conventions. Some organizations due to low financial layout or lack of adequate planning might not empty expert needed for the job and this might affect the usefulness of financial accounting information in their management decision making. Accounting makers or managers to enable them monitor operating expenses and revenues of the companies.
The purpose of this study were:
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