Accounting Information Support System with Particular Reference to Agency for The Administration of Rented Houses (A.A.R.H)
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1995-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The management process can be defined as the process of
planning, organizing, staffing and controlling. The
performance of a business can be measured on how well these
functions are being carried out . The main thing to be made is
that better quality information which helps management in the
process of managing a business. Accounting information, in
this regard , plays a great role in:
1) Planning , because reporting information on past periods
helps the user to make predictions about future events.
2) Controlling, because budgets and standards are set, and
performances are measured against these budgets and
standards.
3) Decision making, because the reporting of possible
outcomes based on alternative input allows the decision
makers to select the best alternatives .
The accounting function also acts as an over all control
device for external constituents such as external auditors ,
Inland Revenue Administration and Other Government bodies .
The result of the study reveals that accounting system of
A.A . R. H. currently used is not capable of supporting the
management in relation to investment and economic policy.
Therefore , this thesis aims to furnish in prototype
computer based accounting information to different level of
managers and to interested external users.
The proposed computer-based accounting system for the
accounting information system of A.A.R.H. emanates from the
fact that:
a) The existing semi-automated accounting system of
A.A.R.H. has not been presented in a suitable form to
help management.
b) The traditional batch oriented processing of accounting
creates a delay to provide timely information.
Thus, using the database approach attempts have been made
to design prototype accounting information system to be
suitable for management in a timely fashion.
The thesis holds six chapters, the Introduction part,
Accounting Concept , the Existing Accounting System of
A.A.R.H. , the Proposed Accounting System, System Operation
and Implementation Plan and lastly Conclusion and
Recommendations.
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Information Science